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this is what the slow destruction of our country looks likeWorst. Socialist. Ever.
*** Well-said ***The economy will naturally expand if it is allowed to. The occasional recesion is normal and healthy; the economy then bounces back stronger than ever. What we have had is a government-caused severe recession followed by government-caused near-stagnation.
I (and others) said at the time of Obama's central planning of the recovery that we would not have an economic boom, but probably a decade of low growth. Well, that's what we've had so far. So, while Obama can try to take credit for our stagnate/slow growth economy, he should only be applauded if you have an "everyone gets a participation trophy" mentality. What Obama has done is deprive us of an economic boom, which was easily predicted.
there is also the underemployed. just because you have a job doesn't mean it is a good job that you are qualified to do. I know of many people with architecture degrees that aren't doing that right now.Labor participation rate January 2009 - April 2015
Jan 2009: 66.7%
April 2015: 62.5%.
Much of the drop in unemployment is simply people who gave up looking for work, and, after two years are no longer counted among the unemployed.
Well, as long as we're playing the idle speculation card, if Obama's policies have prevented a boom economy, it should also be noted that his polices--specifically the stimulus (poorly conceived as it was) and auto bailout--prevented a much severe recession, if not depression. So it balances out.I (and others) said at the time of Obama's central planning of the recovery that we would not have an economic boom, but probably a decade of low growth. Well, that's what we've had so far. So, while Obama can try to take credit for our stagnate/slow growth economy, he should only be applauded if you have an "everyone gets a participation trophy" mentality. What Obama has done is deprive us of an economic boom, which was easily predicted.
LolWell, as long as we're playing the idle speculation card, if Obama's policies have prevented a boom economy, it should also be noted that his polices--specifically the stimulus (poorly conceived as it was) and auto bailout--prevented a much severe recession, if not depression. So it balances out.
I’ve also said that the stimulus probably did shorten the recession, but that the cost far exceeded the gains.Well, as long as we're playing the idle speculation card, if Obama's policies have prevented a boom economy, it should also be noted that his polices--specifically the stimulus (poorly conceived as it was) and auto bailout--prevented a much severe recession, if not depression. So it balances out.
Now, why would the number of hours a worker actually works drop like that?the average number of hours worked per week dropped from a peak of 38.8 under President Johnson to a 50 year low of 33.9 hours per week under President Obama
I have no idea what the numbers are but rather than comparing from LBJ to BO, many many years that BO had nothing to do with, how about some figures from when Dubya left to now?And there's this:
Number of hours worked is at a 50-year low under Urkle.
Now, why would the number of hours a worker actually works drop like that?