Democrats Already Putting Out Disclaimers!!!
By rodney850
@rodney850 (2145)
United States
January 26, 2009 8:54am CST
As most conservatives knew before the election, no matter who won the presidency there were some real hard times ahead. Still Obama and the democratic party persisted with their " free bubble-up and rainbow stew" mentality.
Now, they want to head criticism off at the pass by putting out the discalimer of "it's going to get worse before it gets better"! People, if the government just does nothing and lets the economy correct itself, it will get better much faster than putting our country another trillion dollars in debt to stimulate something that can't be artificially stimulated!
But brace yourselves, because the democrats ARE telling the truth this time. It's going to get worse, MUCH worse!
Here is the article that prompted my discussion topic:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090126/ap_on_bi_ge/obama_economy
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
26 Jan 09
"Yes We Can"..."Yes We Did"..."ok, maybe, but if it happens at all it's going to take a long time, and what we try first might even make things worse, but never fear, we'll keep blaming Bush until we get it right... if we get it right!"
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@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Yep Bush will be the scapegoat for everything.
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@II2aTee (2559)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Lets be fair. Many Americans have blamed Bush for the past 8 years. Just because hes not the president anymore dosent mean hes off the hook for the damage that has already occured.
I will agree that he is not to blame for everything, but in many ways he is THE person to blame. And will remain so for a long time to come. He WAS in charge of the country for 2 terms after all.
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I do not think anyone with one iota of intelligence ever believed the campaign promises. We are in such deep trouble there is no way any president, no matter who he is, could come up with an instant fix. So I am waiting for us to hit bottom before we start to get back to what this country once was and can be again...THE GREAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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@clrumfelt (5490)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I agree. Anyone expecting a quick fix to their misery is in for a long wait. They were putting out this disclaimer even before the election. Did anyone else hear Mr. Obama say of his promises, "We may not get it done it 4 years, or even in 8 years." Seems he is saying if it doesn't get done while he is in office, it will be okay. Was anyone paying attention? In a few years people will start opening their eyes and be saying the Bush years were the good ol' days.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
26 Jan 09
True, I remember writing about how he's already setting the stage for things to not go into effect until after his adiminstration (whether it lasts 4 or 8 years)... that way he can always say, "we're not through yet".
The fact is though, recessions and even depressions only last a few years if left to themselves. All this "bailout" crap has little to do with recession and a lot to do with the government spending like the money junkies they are.
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@rodney850 (2145)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Clrumfelt and ParaTed,
We also have to remember that this goes right along with Obama's socialistic agenda. He is a socialist and he believes that the government is the culmination of all things good and everyone just needs to depend on the government for everything. Heaven help us if America is fooled into this mindset!
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@Benjaminna (300)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Amen!
Okay, I do not have a major in economics or anything BUT this is just my free wheeled mind at work here.
I agree, you can't stimulate the economy. The way I look at it is, the economy is just like everything else - it has it's ups and downs. Just like our little household - some months we are able to save some money and things go really good and then other months things aren't so good. During those not so good months, I can't not imagine us going out and spending an extra $500 in the hopes that it will put more money back in our pockets??? That is just madness. Of course I can totally see how other people might have thought this - and that is probably why they are in debt up to their eyeballs.
So, anyways, that is my uneducated reasoning why you can't stimulate the economy and why it won't work. That's what makes sense to me. But I could be wrong also...like I said, I am not an economics specialist or anything.
I just fail to see the reasoning WHY people think it would work. Have I missed that? If someone has the reasoning for the other side, please share - I would be most delighted to hear it.
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@rodney850 (2145)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Benjaminna,
I agree!
While it might be economically expedient to borrow money to consolodate debt and pay less interest on things like credit cards etc., there is no way to stimulate an economy by driving it deeper into debt.
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@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
26 Jan 09
We all knew this was going to get worse before it got better. Anyone who believed other wise was kidding themselves. I agree...we are throwing good money after bad with all these bail outs. They are not doing any good and causing our national debt to sky rocket.
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