george bush designed the fiscal cliff.

[wildchild]

Quote from Brass:

Don't try to equate Obama with Bush. Bush inherited a budget surplus which he quickly proceeded to dismantle.

Bush inherited Clinton's dot com bust. The Clinton economy like everything else in his life was a lie.

 

[wildchild]

Quote from AK Forty Seven:

How is Obama worse when he started with a 1.2 trillion dollar deficit and ended with a 900 billion dollar deficit when Bush started with a budget surplus and ended with a 1.2 trillion dollar deficit Luke ?

The big question is "Does Obama have what it takes to fix it?" I haven't seen any evidence thus far that Obama has any clue what he is doing. After all the money poured into the economy by Obama's regime and the Fed, we still have a terrible economy, and I haven't heard solution one from Obama. Obama's track record on economic growth is dismal, there is simply no way any leftist can defend it.

 

[jem]

Quote from wildchild:

Bush inherited Clinton's dot com bust. The Clinton economy like everything else in his life was a lie.

the about the dot com burst is very true. I economy was tanking when Bush took over.

His tax cuts revived the economy.
something Obama and his tax increases and threats of more has not done after 4 sick years. If you are going to be Keynesian... follow keynes.

Cut taxes... and grow out of the problem - just like keynes said

 

[AK Forty Seven]

Quote from wildchild:

Obama's track record on economic growth is dismal, there is simply no way any leftist can defend it.

I disagree

 

[Free Thinker]

Quote from jem:

the about the dot com burst is very true. I economy was tanking when Bush took over.

His tax cuts revived the economy.

those tax cuts were in effect through the crash and still are. what happened?

 

[Spike Trader]

Quote from Lucrum:

Yeah really, everyone knows Bush is better than Obama. Duh!

AK . . . . i have to remind you again , Ricter told you not to quote this chap.

 

[wildchild]

Quote from AK Forty Seven:

I disagree

The guy has the longest stint of +8% unemployment in American history and you think thats good?

 

[wildchild]

Quote from Free Thinker:

those tax cuts were in effect through the crash and still are. what happened?

With the Dems in charge of the House, Senate, and Presidency those tax cuts were extended. If you are arguing that those cuts had no effect, then you ought to be arguing with Dems about it.

 

[Ricter]

Quote from jem:

the about the dot com burst is very true. I economy was tanking when Bush took over.

His tax cuts revived the economy.
something Obama and his tax increases and threats of more has not done after 4 sick years. If you are going to be Keynesian... follow keynes.

Cut taxes... and grow out of the problem - just like keynes said

Not all tax cuts are created equal. Keynes' focus was employment and aggregate demand. Our "job creators", Romney's constituency, have never had lower taxes or more cash, so cutting their taxes is useless. Actually, worse than useless, since cutting spending (sharply) to account for the reduced revenue simply adds velocity to the negative feedback loop we're experimenting with this recession.

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from AK Forty Seven:

How is Obama worse when he started with a 1.2 trillion dollar deficit and ended with a 900 billion dollar deficit when Bush started with a budget surplus and ended with a 1.2 trillion dollar deficit Luke ?

There is much more to him being worse than just the budget deficit.