Is Lisa drunk or stuck in a time warp? She does this on the same day that the Dow, S&P 500, and NASDAQ all close at record highs.My Mother is a retired teacher whose retirement account was in an S&P 500 index fund. You can’t imagine the panic she was in 2009 when the market was bottoming out. Now she feels secure again. There are millions of people with 401k who are grateful for the job that Obama has done with the economy, especially when you take into account what he inherited in 2009.
Let’s see, to fix the debt problem you have to raise taxes a lot, cut programs causing the debt like defense spending and social programs like social security, Medicare, etc.since they are the big hitters in the budget. Of course that would probably send the US economy into a recession again. Or you could cut taxes for the big companies and the rich making the problem worse since we already found out a “rising tide” does not raise any boats only yachts.
Republicans criticizing the Obama economy is one of the great mysteries of this political season. Obama inherited a Republican created disaster in 2009 with jobs being bled at 800,000 per month and the markets in free fall. So after a steady hand on the tiller for seven years, the three stock markets reached record highs this week; unemployment at acceptable levels; the deficit dropping; optimism returning. The three high stock markets may not be the total economy, but they do reflect profitable companies with the capacity to grow, hire staff, and reward share holders and workers. Growth in the GDP may not be spectacular, but still one of the best of the major world economies, and it would have been better had the Republican congress co-operated in much needed infrastructure spending. Sitting on their hands and not taking advantage of historically low interest rates is one of Congress’ more egregious failings the past seven years. .The Benson/Republican twisted message is further proof that when it comes to politics, truth and integrity are irrelevant.
Recently Avik Roy, a leading Republican health-policy expert, had the personal and moral courage to admit what liberals (and political scientists) have been saying for years: “In reality, the gravitational center of the Republican Party is white nationalism.”
Yes, we are looking for a “new driver” every 4 years. The economy is on a steady uptick, but no Republican would admit this until there is a Republican president. Then any indicators that drop off are not good metrics. Whatever. If you are worse off than you were 8 years ago, go vote Trump. I am much better off now than I was during the W fiasco, and I feel Trump would be worse. Could the economic recovery from W’s recession have gone faster? Probably not in this political climate. I mean just take a look at the posters and the toon, he has had no help for 8 years, because you would never want to admit he did something right.
Lisa has that same conservative delusion that says Bush and Reaganomics destroying the economy, and especially the middle class, like exporting all middle class jobs not taken my mechanization, was good for the country. But is Lisa really in that top one-tenth of one percenters who’ve profited from those policies?
Reality has a established liberal bias. That leaves Republicans with little to make cartoons about unless they choose to ignore reality. Since Faux has created an entire alternate reality for them to work with, that’s not a problem for Lisa, or anyone else who lives in the Faux bubble.
@OldCoalI read and re-read Tom’s post and I didn’t read anything about him saying anything about tax cuts. He said tax receipts meaning how much the government is receiving in taxes. The tax code does need fixed so everyone pays their fair share, but I doubt either Clinton or Trump will actually look for a fair solution.
If King Barry hadn’t borrowed record debt, printed record money, and had 0% interest rates, how much worse could it get than a record number of Americans out of work and on food stamps?
BE THIS GUY over 7 years ago
Is Lisa drunk or stuck in a time warp? She does this on the same day that the Dow, S&P 500, and NASDAQ all close at record highs.My Mother is a retired teacher whose retirement account was in an S&P 500 index fund. You can’t imagine the panic she was in 2009 when the market was bottoming out. Now she feels secure again. There are millions of people with 401k who are grateful for the job that Obama has done with the economy, especially when you take into account what he inherited in 2009.
Theodore E. Lind Premium Member over 7 years ago
Let’s see, to fix the debt problem you have to raise taxes a lot, cut programs causing the debt like defense spending and social programs like social security, Medicare, etc.since they are the big hitters in the budget. Of course that would probably send the US economy into a recession again. Or you could cut taxes for the big companies and the rich making the problem worse since we already found out a “rising tide” does not raise any boats only yachts.
Gypsy8 over 7 years ago
Republicans criticizing the Obama economy is one of the great mysteries of this political season. Obama inherited a Republican created disaster in 2009 with jobs being bled at 800,000 per month and the markets in free fall. So after a steady hand on the tiller for seven years, the three stock markets reached record highs this week; unemployment at acceptable levels; the deficit dropping; optimism returning. The three high stock markets may not be the total economy, but they do reflect profitable companies with the capacity to grow, hire staff, and reward share holders and workers. Growth in the GDP may not be spectacular, but still one of the best of the major world economies, and it would have been better had the Republican congress co-operated in much needed infrastructure spending. Sitting on their hands and not taking advantage of historically low interest rates is one of Congress’ more egregious failings the past seven years. .The Benson/Republican twisted message is further proof that when it comes to politics, truth and integrity are irrelevant.
Happy Two Shoes over 7 years ago
Recently Avik Roy, a leading Republican health-policy expert, had the personal and moral courage to admit what liberals (and political scientists) have been saying for years: “In reality, the gravitational center of the Republican Party is white nationalism.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/opinion/pieces-of-silver.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=0
Mr. Blawt over 7 years ago
Yes, we are looking for a “new driver” every 4 years. The economy is on a steady uptick, but no Republican would admit this until there is a Republican president. Then any indicators that drop off are not good metrics. Whatever. If you are worse off than you were 8 years ago, go vote Trump. I am much better off now than I was during the W fiasco, and I feel Trump would be worse. Could the economic recovery from W’s recession have gone faster? Probably not in this political climate. I mean just take a look at the posters and the toon, he has had no help for 8 years, because you would never want to admit he did something right.
Dave Ferro over 7 years ago
Ha ha! Great cartoon, Lisa!!
Dtroutma over 7 years ago
Lisa has that same conservative delusion that says Bush and Reaganomics destroying the economy, and especially the middle class, like exporting all middle class jobs not taken my mechanization, was good for the country. But is Lisa really in that top one-tenth of one percenters who’ve profited from those policies?
Diane Lee Premium Member over 7 years ago
Reality has a established liberal bias. That leaves Republicans with little to make cartoons about unless they choose to ignore reality. Since Faux has created an entire alternate reality for them to work with, that’s not a problem for Lisa, or anyone else who lives in the Faux bubble.
TonyB. over 7 years ago
@OldCoalI read and re-read Tom’s post and I didn’t read anything about him saying anything about tax cuts. He said tax receipts meaning how much the government is receiving in taxes. The tax code does need fixed so everyone pays their fair share, but I doubt either Clinton or Trump will actually look for a fair solution.
sofartotheleftimright over 7 years ago
I really don’t understand how people like you don’t live in reality. It makes absolutely no sense.
Mike Herman over 7 years ago
If King Barry hadn’t borrowed record debt, printed record money, and had 0% interest rates, how much worse could it get than a record number of Americans out of work and on food stamps?
doverdan over 7 years ago
Contrary to facts.