Obama campaign struggles with question

Very simple... I'll see your Peter Ferrara, Forbes opinion-piece and raise you a Wall Street Journal editorial...

Geez Marge, this sure looks like an answer to me:

Axelrod responded: “Here’s what I can say, Chris: I can say we are in a better position than we were four years ago in our economy in the sense that when this president took office we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. The quarter before he took office was the worst quarter that this country has had economically since the Great Depression. And we are in a better place: 29 straight months of job growth, 4.5 million private sector jobs. Are we where we need to be? No.”

I'm definitely better off. I'm making more money than I was four years ago, and my child with a pre-existing medical condition is covered by my insurance, thanks to Obamacare.

Raees wrote: I'm definitely better off. I'm making more money than I was four years ago, and my child with a pre-existing medical condition is covered by my insurance, thanks to Obamacare.

Clearly you are getting paid by the post.

Just stating the facts. Everything is not doom and gloom and boogeymen, as the Republicans would have you believe.

Raees wrote: Just stating the facts. Everything is not doom and gloom and boogeymen, as the Republicans would have you believe.

The market is still sluggish because investors have no optimism. In general there is a "Wait and see" attiude that stems from Obama's questionable economic theories.

Am I better off that 4 years ago?

Nope.

My arthritis got worse.

What that history reveals is that before this last recession, since the Great Depression recessions in America have lasted an average of 10 months, with the longest previously lasting 16 months.

When President Obama entered office in January, 2009, the recession was already in its 13th month. His responsibility was to manage a timely, robust recovery to get America back on track again. Based on the historical record, that recovery was imminent, within a couple of months or so.

This is exactly right- in fact many countries around the world started a big economic boom at that time- I have posted over and over again the list of those countries. With the right policies- we would have recovered at that same time.

But there's somthing even more troubling about this recession- those poisonous anti-bisiness and pro-regulation & pro-tax policies have even worse news.

The 4 million jobs that the Obama era is trying to take credit for- are not like a sample of 4 million jobs that existed under the Bush era .

The 4 million Bush era jobs were good paying jobs- the kind of jobs that could support a family.

The 4 million Obama jobs that he keeps touting are "burger-flipping" or retailing jobs. They are low quality, low paying jobs. So when you hear the democrats talk about having created 4 million jobs- remember that 30 million Americans are either out of work or under employed.

Remember that the jobs that Obama created are CRAP jobs!
Here's a few good articles that explain what I'm talking about.
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/lost-middle-class-jobs-being-replaced-burger-flipping-164535060.html

While a majority of jobs lost during the downturn were in the middle range of wages, a majority of those added during the recovery have been low paying, according to a new report from the National Employment Law Project.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/majority-jobs-pay-low-wages-140207221.html

So while some of the liberals on here think they are better off than they were 4 years ago- either reality has not caught up to them yet- or they have their head in the sand!

So go ahead lefties- vote for your man again, but you and your family won't be able to dodge the damage you do to yourself and your family.

The country is NOT better off than they were 4 years ago- and I'd bet that the families of these liberals are not better off either.

If they were able to admit the truth.

Nobody that matters wrote:

Raees wrote: Just stating the facts. Everything is not doom and gloom and boogeymen, as the Republicans would have you believe.

The market is still sluggish because investors have no optimism. In general there is a "Wait and see" attiude that stems from Obama's questionable economic theories.

Am I better off that 4 years ago?

Nope.

My arthritis got worse.

Actually the stock market has done very well during the Obama Administration. The S&P for example is up 64%. If anyone is doing better now than 4 years ago it's Romney and other investors. As a senior who lives on income from investments and SS, I am definitly better off now than after the crash in2008.. My kids have seen their 401k's increase very nicely....so while wages are still lagging, their savings for retirement have given them more security. Also, knowing that should they lose their jobs they can count on getting healthcare even with preexisting conditions. And don't forget lower interest rates on mortgages that leaves more money to live on, along with lower payroll deductions.

And don't forget lower interest rates on mortgages that leaves more money to live on, along with lower payroll deductions.

Those manupulated interest rates are the result of a house of cards- running on borrowed money- ready to collapse at any moment. And while they may help a first time home buyer who wants debt- they are killing the income stream of millions of retired seniors- who depent on investment income to pay the bills!

Archer- I'd be willing to bet that your kids are not better than they were 4 years ago. So you are better off, so am I.

But I see all around me, the signs that things are worse. I hear the stories from friends, and their friends, who are not better off. No way-no how.

I recently took a trip across New Mexico and Arizona and was astounded at the hundreds and hundreds of "mom and pop" businesses standing abandoned in all the small towns- some of those buildings were brand new.

All I could think about was how each one of those businesses represented some family- who sunk everything they had into a business, and because of high gas prices and bad government policy- there were not enough customers for them to scrape by.

Even if every member of your family is kicking ass- you can't be so sheltered as to not see what the general condition is across the country- heck I don't even need to leave Evergreen or Conifer to tell you that.

So please- just for once - stop with the leftist lies. Stop with the utter BS about being better off. The question not only appies to your selfish ass, but it's a general question about the condition of our society and the community as a whole.

Liberal arrogance and desdain has no boundries!

Makes one wonder where we'd be now if we had let General Motors fail, along with other business without trying to help them.