I am not tied to that particular graph, but I will mention that such information gets updated all the time, and so that graph may have been correct according to BLS numbers when it was created. If I cared, I could find out if that is the case. I don’t, though, as it is more than “close enough for govt work.”
This is why economists don’t just pick one arbitrary data point and track that to the exclusion of all others. You end up with conclusions like that the economy wasn’t getting better in early 2009, or that the economy has been getting worse since Q3 2014. If you find yourself coming to conclusions like that, and deciding that you are not getting useful measurements of economic performance, then you should broaden your view to take into account more factors of the economy.
What Obama tried to do was much bigger than what he could get past Congress.
A perfect storm of opportunity. We had millions of people out of work, crumbling infrastructure in need of repair, prices for steel, concrete, etc. about as low as they could get, and we could borrow the money from eager lenders. Cherry on top: sooner or later, we had to do it anyway, it wasn’t so much spending money as doing what had to be done as cheaply as possible. Obama got some of what was needed, but not nearly enough. Now, we still gotta fix it, but it will cost a shit-ton more.
And which political organization is chiefly responsible? Starts with an “R”. “R”, me hearties, “R”! “R”!
We had this discussion around the (failed) ObamaCare repeal and CR / shutdown. I believe the new standard accepted around here is that if one party has a majority in both houses, then it’s got absolutely nothing to do with the minority party because regardless of how they vote, the majority should be able to pass it anyways. Did I understand that correctly?
Dems were not telling the truth about the tax cuts, implying they are not for the middle class, when they are. Also, this Russia probe nonsense has zero evidence ( for getting proof ) of collusion.
With the new infrastructure bill, many blue and red countries and states will finally get a facelift.
Bottom line, he’s delivering on his promises, which isn’t easy to with the political landscape these days.
As for border security, it will happen. Dems’s should have taken the first deal. If needed the Pentagon, which recovered an over sized budget as part of the infrastructure planning, could share shift some of their extra funds for border security.
OK, technically, a few crumbs were thrown to the middle class.
Unless you’re on Mueller’s team, you have NO idea what evidence he has.
Profitable facelifts only. By the way, facelifts don’t fix the underlying problem.
I’m pretty sure the Pentagon has no authority to just give finds to another agency.
I’ve seen a couple of people (Boomers, of course) on another message board saying in earnest that Trump is the “greatest president ever!” solely because of the tax cut.
remains to be seen whether that bribe to the credulous is sustainable, or if it’s just panem et circenses.
$1,000.00 can be a lot of money for some families. Even families that make over $100,000.00 a year.
I used the wrong term when I said facelifts. Change it to area improvements. Travel around the world a bit, our infrastructure is much older and needs to be replaced or fixed.
On Mueller’s team, it’s a partisan effort. Didn’t he have to dismiss a few people? And do you think he’s wouldn’t nail Trump the second he could? He’s got nothing.
But let the Dem’s keep acting the way they are. One can not just be the party of no and expect to win, spending their time hoping for something in a case where over a year in no collusion has been found.
If the Pentagon views border security as a priority why can’t they take the project over? Birder security by the way is not just to keep illegal aliens out. Think human trafficking, hard core drugs, radar and sonar.
There’s that pesky Constitutional thingy that prohibits the military from operating inside the US.
Bullshit it’s a partisan effort. Mueller was praised to the sky by the GOP. Until he started closing in. So he dismissed some agents who weren’t discreet. Do you really think all FBI agents have no political leanings? Unless you’re claiming they actually manufactured evidence and you think Mueller could be fooled that easily, you’ve got jack shit.
He nails Trump once he has what he needs to make it airtight.
I’m curious what proof you have that he has no evidence. Remember that Manafort, Gates and Popadopalous were a complete surprise. Mueller and his team are leak-proof.
As for that infrastructure, read Trump’s “plan”. It mainly encourages private investment. That means only potentially profitable projects will be done, if at all.
Lots of toll roads and bridges.
1000/year is only 83/month. That is not a better house, a better car, college savings or retirement savings. It’s a bit more for groceries or more TV channels.
Biggest line of crap I’ve heard in a long time. Not only do you know nothing about what Mueller has got, you clearly don’t know anything about him. He’s going step-by-slow-step, building and working his way up the ladder but not skipping any steps in between. Like a professional prosecutor, which he is.
You’re the one who’s got nothing…but flawed logic.
Ever hear of Alan Dershowitz? A famous law professor, and democrat. He said Muller has NOTHING. And if he had something substantial, it would be used or at least leaked by now.
I’m not sure what happened to the reason of the left. The news the left watches continues to keep them high on catnip. Try reading other sources too.
I think you also missed that we look at historical sources:
That allows people like me to report what many right wing sources do, they do omit enough of the past so as to misled many like you.
In essense: Nixon was impeached for obstruction of justice, contemp of congress and other issues. That burglary at watergate was not a reason, and so it is in this case IMHO. Obstructing justice is a very serious and damning issue for a president involved on it.
As for leaks, there was next to nothing about Papadoupolous or the just pointed out 13 Russians commiting fraud to influence the past elections.
Alert the media when he’s anywhere near the Mueller investigation, let alone knowing what they’ve got.
Got a real source, from the Mueller investigation? Let me answer for you. No fucking way. You’re throwing up cotton candy thinking that people won’t see through it.
Oh, and btw, I’m not part of the ‘left’ that you like to disparage so much.