Comments on: You Own It Barry.

By: TJ

TJ — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:09:43 +0000

*sigh*

1. If by liberal you mean neo-liberal, then yes. The Recession was caused by neo-liberal policies. It doesn’t matter what party it was sense they shared the same policies regarding NINA Loans, Credit Default swaps, Collateralized Debt Obligations, and all the rest. Republicans however take blame since they are the loudest free marketers of the two parties. THE RECESSION IS NOT AN ACCIDENT that no one saw comming. IT IS THE PRODUCT OF SHITTY SHITTY POLICY. Yes Wall Street is hugely responsible, but they’re just fucking animals, and this is the way animals behave. The job of the federal government is to chill them niggas out.

2. Barack Obama came in on the ass end of that policy and was asked to clean up the mess.

3. Cleaning up a recession requires spending money. You don’t cut spending in a recession.

4. The deficit has obviously grown accordingly as we attempt to stave off depression, but also as we attempt to invest in our future (education, healthcare, roads, alternative energy).

5. Spending money is a good investment. So chill the fuck out.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:37:47 +0000

So many people speak about the “economic collapse of 2008″ as if it was the worst. We have had far worse times in my life time. What about 2002? What about the 1990′s when my retirement account and my children’s college education savings accounts were halved (and never recovered). I remember the gas crises. I remember struggling to find a job in 1977-1978. I’ve seen far worse times. We survived by cutting spending. The government needs to reduce taxes, cut spending and balance the budget.

By: Paulie

Paulie — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:56:04 +0000

Nice try.

1) I didn’t vote for George Bush either time. And before that I actually voted for Clinton both times. So you are woefully inaccurate already.

2) Our collapse in 2008 was not due to George Bush. It took thirty years to come to a head and was exacerbated by the housing bubble. Wall Street is largely to blame, as are BOTH parties.

3) I was paying attention back then, but I had other priorities at the time.

4) What does race have to do with any of this? I despise Barack Obama’s policies because he is 100% liberal, not because he is 50% black. Apparently in your world a person is not able to disagree with a bacl person without being a racist.

I suggest you get your liberal head out of your liberal butt and do some research. It is sad that you are able to vote while being so uninformed.

By: frank

frank — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:19:41 +0000

Did you miss the part where the entire economy collapsed in August of 2008. You forgot to mention that. I understand your unhappy with the way things are going but its your own fault. You supported Bush then, and your trying to defend it now. You weren’t paying attention then, but now your trying to pass the buck. Your not a fiscal conservative, your a non-compassionate fake conservative. Im so tired of you fake Tea party people who stand for nothing but the hatred of a Black president. Your a sore loser, and your small glimpse into unemployment and budgets are only used to try and further your fault beliefs and not divulge any real truth.

By: zorbasch

zorbasch — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:03:55 +0000

Hey, what happened in the Presidencies going back to 1948? Looks like those damn Dems deliberately decreased unemployment just to win votes! Nice graphic!