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Government Jobs Buoyed Bush’s Economy And Sunk Obama’s
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — An enduring impediment to President Obama’s economic recovery has been the erosion of public-sector employment, driven largely by layoffs at the state and local levels. As we’ve noted before, this wasn’t a problem recent Republican presidents faced. Total government expenditures (federal, state and local) grew under Reagan and the two Bush presidents much more than it has under President Obama.

But how is that reflected in Obama’s economic record? The economics blog Calculated Risk points us toward private- and public-sector payrolls under both Presidents George W. Bush and Obama, both of whom faced tough economies early in their first terms (though of wildly varied levels of severity).

We’ve adjusted these to reflect percent change, to account for population growth. The basic story is that Obama’s private-sector recovery has outpaced Bush’s, but Obama’s been hobbled by government cutbacks that Bush never faced. Quite the opposite, in fact.
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The facts indicate Bush ran a shell game with private sector jobs and gov. jobs based on republican economic policy-do you agree
No, it set the nation up for a recession of epic proportions
0%
Yes, anything to win
58%
No, it clearly proves republcian economic theory is flawed
9.7%
Yes, now we can cut government jobs
32%
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lastbaldeagle
Posted 425 days ago
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Where do you come up with this crap? Obama has increased the number of government jobs like no other. It's probably a good thing as it keeps so many people of little or no ambition out of the welfare lines. No 'worker' more useless and worthless than a government union member 'worker'. They are only good to shovel money back to the democRAT party to whom they owe their jobs. Have you ever seen a government union worker put out any real effort?
lightdude
Posted 425 days ago
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Blaming Bush? Still? It shows how desperate you libtards have become. Really makes me laugh! :-)
lastbaldeagle
Posted 425 days ago
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Remember these? I bet Obama is counting on you to forget them by the time this election rolls around.
“I promise 100% transparency in my administration.”.
“I promise NO NEW TAXES on a family making less than $250K a year.”.
“I will allow 5 days of public comment before I sign any bills.”.
“I will remove earmarks from PORK projects before I sign any bill.”.
“I will end Income Tax for seniors making less than $50K a year.”.
“I’ll put the Health Care negotiations on CSPAN so everyone can see who is at the table!”

“I’ll have no lobbyists in my administration."
"I'll close Guantanamo."
"I'll resign if I don't cut the deficit in half by the end of four years."
"I'll unite the people of this great country."

I'm waiting ...
TopSpin
Posted 425 days ago
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Republicans just can't believe the truth. Republican policies are disastrous.
Even in good times they f…. up.
945call
Posted 424 days ago
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Hanky,

If Mc Cann was elected in 2008 and the House and Senate were Republican, the Great Recession would be as much of a distant memory as the Great Depression.

Prove me wrong!
james2044
Posted 424 days ago
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Obamanation knows the following:

It can't be us!

Someone else is at fault.

It can't be the "right ideas" don't work.

If it is, we would look like stupid childish fools.

OH NO, Mr. Bill!
james2044
Posted 424 days ago
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Hank, this type of polls, Heads I win, Tails you lose, makes the author look stupid!
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