Record highs on the Dow, economy far more stable than he inherited, and our car companies didn’t go bust. Jobs growth has been pretty constant once past the disaster of the Buch carry over. But hey, facts don’t matter to Lisa, just like Trump.
If conservatives truly cared whether the new jobs were low-wage jobs or not, they’d agree with raising the minimum wage, not eliminating it. The cartoon is certainly a bizarre counterfactual, though, since by the numbers Obama has had a better economy than even Saint Reagan. There is no economist outside of right-wing think tanks who thinks that the economy will do better under Trump than it will under Clinton.
Lisa expresses the core Republican/Fox “news” viewer policy for improving the economy:
Hatred Of Obama.
Seriously, what policies have they enacted, or even proposed?Tax cuts, especially for the rich.Repeal of environmental regulations so that Duke can resume dumping coal ash into drinking water.
Benson and fellow doom-and-gloom crowd conveniently ignore that 14+ million private sector jobs were added during President Obama’s terms while private sector jobs werte lost during President Bush’s terms ! ( But let’s return to those failed policies ! )
The key thing to remember is that economy is in one helluva lot better shape than the mess left by Geo. Dumbya Bush…Ditto with the employment picture. Just think how great it could have been if the Party of NO had actually worked with the president instead of fighting him tooth and nail on everything. They spent more time trying to prove Obama was a failure and in turn…they failed. They should have worked just as hard trying to work for their constituents.VOTE THE BUMS OUT!!!
Worst economic growth since 1949, despite 0% interest and massive money printing. Most Americans out of work in history. Most Americans on food stamps in history. Doubling the national debt to historic levels. No growth in median incomes. What are King Barry’s subjects so happy about?
Just a note: 3% growth has always been regarded by economists as the performance for “good” economies. More equals inflation, less toward stagnant, or in the case of the Bush years and “Reaganomics”, constant decline in the economy. Also notable the Obama period growth has been in PRIVATE SECTOR jobs, government jobs at all levels have been in decline, local,state, and federal.
When I was employed and had health insurance through them, my deductibles and premium went up every year – since the 1980s. Hard to blame President Obama for that. I remember milk at 25 cents a gallon – it went up ages ago. And so have all the other things I buy gone up in price. During every president, it doesn’t matter, Dem or Repug. You want a return to some fantastical past where all was sunlight and roses and cheap buys and high wages? Not happening and it isn’t President Obama’s fault. The past is past deal with today.
That is more fish than we had eight years ago. U.S. GDP grew by 2.5% in 2015. U.S. manufacturing employment has rebounded by 7.3% since plunging to an all-time low after W’s term. The average increase for subsidized health plans on the exchange is about $4 a month. The ACA is helping keep employer-sponsored health insurance premiums lower than they would have been without.
According to Newt, it doesn’t matter if the actual facts and statistics show that the economy is UP, illegal immigration is DOWN and violent crime is DOWN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnhJWusyj4I-All that matters is what people, and the Repubs want to promote fear. That was the theme of the RNC.
Where are these Obama drones getting their news…MSNBC? There has never been a “recovery summer” and GDP growth is about 1% compared to Barry’s promised 6% by now if only he got his trillion dollar pork bill. There have never been this many Americans not working, this many on food stamps, and this many unable to afford a home. If interest rates weren’t 0 and Fed weren’t printing money, the markets would have crashed by now.
BE THIS GUY almost 8 years ago
54% approval rating, 15 million new private sector jobs since Spring of 2010.
Dtroutma almost 8 years ago
Record highs on the Dow, economy far more stable than he inherited, and our car companies didn’t go bust. Jobs growth has been pretty constant once past the disaster of the Buch carry over. But hey, facts don’t matter to Lisa, just like Trump.
Gypsy8 almost 8 years ago
Wow, that’s a really huge Obama Economy! Meanwhile the others catch nothing.
ARodney almost 8 years ago
If conservatives truly cared whether the new jobs were low-wage jobs or not, they’d agree with raising the minimum wage, not eliminating it. The cartoon is certainly a bizarre counterfactual, though, since by the numbers Obama has had a better economy than even Saint Reagan. There is no economist outside of right-wing think tanks who thinks that the economy will do better under Trump than it will under Clinton.
jespence97 almost 8 years ago
Lisa doesn’t read the news. Can Lisa read?
superposition almost 8 years ago
braindead Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Lisa expresses the core Republican/Fox “news” viewer policy for improving the economy:
Hatred Of Obama.
Seriously, what policies have they enacted, or even proposed?Tax cuts, especially for the rich.Repeal of environmental regulations so that Duke can resume dumping coal ash into drinking water.
DrDon1 almost 8 years ago
Benson and fellow doom-and-gloom crowd conveniently ignore that 14+ million private sector jobs were added during President Obama’s terms while private sector jobs werte lost during President Bush’s terms ! ( But let’s return to those failed policies ! )
Buzz the Bear almost 8 years ago
The key thing to remember is that economy is in one helluva lot better shape than the mess left by Geo. Dumbya Bush…Ditto with the employment picture. Just think how great it could have been if the Party of NO had actually worked with the president instead of fighting him tooth and nail on everything. They spent more time trying to prove Obama was a failure and in turn…they failed. They should have worked just as hard trying to work for their constituents.VOTE THE BUMS OUT!!!
Mike Herman almost 8 years ago
Worst economic growth since 1949, despite 0% interest and massive money printing. Most Americans out of work in history. Most Americans on food stamps in history. Doubling the national debt to historic levels. No growth in median incomes. What are King Barry’s subjects so happy about?
Mike Herman almost 8 years ago
As long as Barry’s media keeps his subjects stupid and collecting government checks, what do they care about economics?
Dtroutma almost 8 years ago
Just a note: 3% growth has always been regarded by economists as the performance for “good” economies. More equals inflation, less toward stagnant, or in the case of the Bush years and “Reaganomics”, constant decline in the economy. Also notable the Obama period growth has been in PRIVATE SECTOR jobs, government jobs at all levels have been in decline, local,state, and federal.
Dave Ferro almost 8 years ago
Let’s see. Since Obama became President, my money buys less, and the deductable for my health insurance has doubled. Great cartoon!
Catherine Spencer-Mills Premium Member almost 8 years ago
When I was employed and had health insurance through them, my deductibles and premium went up every year – since the 1980s. Hard to blame President Obama for that. I remember milk at 25 cents a gallon – it went up ages ago. And so have all the other things I buy gone up in price. During every president, it doesn’t matter, Dem or Repug. You want a return to some fantastical past where all was sunlight and roses and cheap buys and high wages? Not happening and it isn’t President Obama’s fault. The past is past deal with today.
Mr. Blawt almost 8 years ago
That is more fish than we had eight years ago. U.S. GDP grew by 2.5% in 2015. U.S. manufacturing employment has rebounded by 7.3% since plunging to an all-time low after W’s term. The average increase for subsidized health plans on the exchange is about $4 a month. The ACA is helping keep employer-sponsored health insurance premiums lower than they would have been without.
Nantucket Premium Member almost 8 years ago
According to Newt, it doesn’t matter if the actual facts and statistics show that the economy is UP, illegal immigration is DOWN and violent crime is DOWN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnhJWusyj4I-All that matters is what people, and the Repubs want to promote fear. That was the theme of the RNC.
Mike Herman almost 8 years ago
Where are these Obama drones getting their news…MSNBC? There has never been a “recovery summer” and GDP growth is about 1% compared to Barry’s promised 6% by now if only he got his trillion dollar pork bill. There have never been this many Americans not working, this many on food stamps, and this many unable to afford a home. If interest rates weren’t 0 and Fed weren’t printing money, the markets would have crashed by now.
Mike Herman almost 8 years ago
The only positive aspect of King Barry’s $20 trillion debt is that the ignorant millenials supporting him will be the ones who have to pay it back.