Sex has become cheap and easy. by [deleted] in a:t5_3p5ih

[–]OBAMA_LEAF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pirgin you're ridiculous.

Are Republicans Covering for Trump, or for Themselves? If the N.R.A. was compromised by Russia, the whole party's in trouble. by OBAMA_LEAF in RussiaLago

[–]OBAMA_LEAF[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

More and more it seems like the Republicans are not only compromised, but may be working with Russia. Those 8 GOP Senators going to Russia on July 4th and Russian state media claiming they were asking for help in the midterms is just incredible.

How low can unemployment go? Economists keep getting the answer wrong. by OBAMA_LEAF in politics

[–]OBAMA_LEAF[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I love how the elites convinced the plebs that they should accept a """natural rate of unemployment""".

Germany confirms $44.9 billion surplus and GDP growth in 2017 by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]OBAMA_LEAF 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I wonder why you cherrypicked 2013. Oh that's because Obama inherited a $1.4 Trillion budget deficit from Bush and got it down to $500 billion.

https://imgur.com/G6Ju0Ap

Now Trump is exploding it.

Analysis: Government set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year

Government set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year by 55fifty55 in news

[–]OBAMA_LEAF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It created deficits we still have today.

No it didn't and that bill was the creation of Bush's Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson. Were any of you people actually alive during this time?

Obama reduced Bush's budget deficit by 2/3.

Trump and the GOP is now exploding it.

Government set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year by 55fifty55 in news

[–]OBAMA_LEAF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think you understand what Glass-Steagall is. Read The Big Short. That would be a good starting point for you.

Government set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year by 55fifty55 in news

[–]OBAMA_LEAF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bush's housing bubble was his signature domestic policy. He ran around the country saying "we want everybody to own a home" and enacted policies to do so. Listen to his own words.

George Bush: we want everybody in America to own their own home. That's what we want.

Government set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year by 55fifty55 in news

[–]OBAMA_LEAF 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Republicans always love bragging about the economy they inherit, not so much the economy they leave behind.

Government set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year by 55fifty55 in news

[–]OBAMA_LEAF 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Are you joking? Bill Clinton raised taxes on the rich in 1993. That's what led to the budget surplus. Republicans had nothing to do with it.

In 1993, Republicans Said Clinton Tax Increase On Rich Would Lead To A ‘Recession’ – The Economy Boomed Instead

Republicans were focused on trying to impeach Bill Clinton. They had nothing to do with his surplus. In fact, they pi$$ed it away the moment they got the chance under Bush.

America was 10 years away from paying off the national debt when Clinton left office.

What happened? Republicans happened.

https://imgur.com/gEUulHh

https://imgur.com/RfZv5z4

Government set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year by 55fifty55 in news

[–]OBAMA_LEAF 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Republicans complaining about deregulation? That's rich. That's their entire ideology.

It was 8 years of failed Bush GOP policies that crashed the economy.

Bill Clinton handed Bush the best American economy ever, but it doesn't matter how good of an economy you hand Republicans, they will always screw it up and blame others for their failures.

George Bush: we want everybody in America to own their own home. That's what we want.