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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen
I think that a lot of what you are seeing is the natural upturn of the economy, particularly in the last few months. It has become clear to both parties that the next four years will feature a recovery, and that whoever is in the White House will get to have their party claim responsibility for that recovery. I believe that this explains the recent push and rally of the Republicans, and the recent sense of urgency of the Democrats. They each want to have their man in the game when the good stuff starts to happen. They can then use it as a campaign slogan for the next three decades.
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Very astute observation.
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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
Obama did create more jobs. These jobs were government related paid with tax dollars. Are we sure this is the way to go?  I don't think so. |
The number of government employees has dropped under Obama.
And tax dollars are distributed back to the public through spending, so it works from an economics standpoint. I don't think it's the most efficient way of going about it, but it does work.