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[soupsandwich]

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/transcript/bill-oreilly-anger-over-obamas-handling-economy

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[sigmundsmith]

Well under the Bush policies the deficit increased to 2.6 trillion dollars. Employment dropped but the wealthy saw substantial increases while the poor and middle class saw a drop in their economic wealth.

But think using Bill O as some sought of authority figure on what is best for the country is quite funny, as Bill O only cares what happens to his wealth and not the rest of the country.

Even if you look at the all mighty one Reagan, taxes for corporation and the wealthy was a lot higher than what it is now. All the left wants to do is bring that back to the Clinton rate (which was still lower than Reagan's) where he left office with a surplus and during his term 23 million jobs where created.

Now the old adage 'You have to spend money to make money' is so true in these times. And that is what Obama is saying. He wants to invest in new technology and energy pathways that would reduce reliance on foreign energy, create jobs, sell new technology abroad. He is not looking at cutting entitlements to reduce the deficit. That is just a short term fix.

I haven't seen how republicans are looking at the future for America - where will the new jobs come from, what will the spend on infrastructure, what about technology.

Obama is all for high speed rail across America. It is only logical that this is an optimal form of transportation. Yet, many Republican Governors refuse the funding. Why? Considering more people are moving back to the cities to be closer to work as time and cost of travelling by car has become unbearable. Look at Korea. people use the KTX to commute to work, they are becoming more connected by satellite cities. They are able to move people around more efficiently than what America does.

Now, if you ask European countries if they want to be like America for example health care, I can't see anyone clammering to follow the American way. But you will find the majority of Americans agree with having medicare, and taking the insurance companies out of their doctors visits.

I reiterate, Bill O is just a scare monger - he uses the fear of being like the French et al. as a way to scare people into believing that it is completely the wrong way and not good for America. Well what Bush and Cheney did for America when they left office really left America in a really great state

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[soupsandwich]

Tell ya what....I'll break it down Barney Style for you.

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[sirius black]

I have more than a few issues with Obama. Just to name a few, I don't think he should have spent so much political capital on he health plan. He should have backed off and revisited it in his second term if he got one. Its compromised down to where its not the type of health plan it should be. There are other issues as well.

The economic numbers aren't great. I didn't expect them to be. I think many of us have very short memories. We faced a near fatal collapse economically. You can't turn things around in 3 years. Or more specifically, you'd need a lot of luck to do that. I think there is more he could or should be doing. Spending less on these wars, more on infrastructure that would create jobs, etc.

However, if McCain had won, would things have been markedly better? Its speculation but I personally don't think so. BOTH parties are tied to special interest groups that do not promote healthy economies. Self serving groups which only benefit America by coincidence and not by design.

Criticizing Obama is all well and good and he deserves a fair amount of criticism but if the alternative is a Republican party that talks about small government, government out of your home and privacy and cutting deficits but has always done the opposite once they are in office, then what's the point?

A 3rd party would be ideal. I'm not talking about the heavily compromiszed Tea Party either. The ones with inegrity of both parties don't stand a chance (Ron Paul for example).

Its not about just Bush for me. Its about a party that stood by and let him do things because he was their man. The Dems have massive issues of their own as well. They would have done the same had their man messed up as bad.

I have absolutely no faith in the Republican party. I'm an independent. Always have been, with libertarian leanings. I've voted for both parties. Right now, I'm not ecstatic about Obama but until the Republicans can show they can do more than criticize I'll 'waste' my vote on a 3rd pary as I've done at times or stick with the devil I know. If Ron Paul get the nomination then its a whole different ball game.

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[English Matt]

[rollo]

Spain 45% unemployment for those under 25, Greece is finished economically for at least 70 years. Ireland is under water and Germany is probably headed into a severe recession;

But Fox news is a joke and mostly an entertainment/ reality show type of programming. I mean it is owned by an Australian and a Saudi businessman , who have no interest in telling the truth to the American people. So quoting someone from Fox news on the economy or Politics is like quoting DOG THE BOUNTY Hunter on quantum physics.

But the three year degree people on here and those from countries that envy the hell out of Stanford, Harvard, Yale, M.I.T. are almost as ignorant.

Europe is over!! DOne! Finished! Becoming more and more anti-immigrant, awaiting the rise of a Leader to cleanse it of the non European masses. Europeans pay like hell for healthcare and it is not that great, lacks specialist and advanced treatments. Europes debt is as great or greater than the U.S.'s