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In reply to the discussion: Historically speaking , is this a quick recovery ? [View all]mikekohr
(2,312 posts)9. The President's Policies are working -graphs-
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It is currently 21 straight monthes of private sector job growth. It took FDR 7 years to return emplyment to pre-depression levels. The deeper the hole the longer the climb back. The George W. Bush Great Recession/Depression had a -9% drop in GDP, 2nd only to Hoover's Great Depression.
If we want to avoid the long, painful climb back from economic FUBAR we must quit electing the assholes that are causing them in the 1st place, namely Republicans.
see: http://bureaucountydems.blogspot.com/p/history-of-recessions.html
"Should any political party attempt to abolish Social Security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things, but their number is negligible and their number is negligible and they are stupid." -President Dwight Eisenhower-
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It is currently 21 straight monthes of private sector job growth. It took FDR 7 years to return emplyment to pre-depression levels. The deeper the hole the longer the climb back. The George W. Bush Great Recession/Depression had a -9% drop in GDP, 2nd only to Hoover's Great Depression.
If we want to avoid the long, painful climb back from economic FUBAR we must quit electing the assholes that are causing them in the 1st place, namely Republicans.
see: http://bureaucountydems.blogspot.com/p/history-of-recessions.html
"Should any political party attempt to abolish Social Security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things, but their number is negligible and their number is negligible and they are stupid." -President Dwight Eisenhower-
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Virginia hit a record number (900k) people who applied for emergency food aid in november
peacebird
Dec 2011
#3
I do not blame Obama, but I also do not think that we are in any sort of healthy "recovery"
peacebird
Dec 2011
#6
ok, if Obama really wants to be re-elected he needs to keep all those charts & graphs & SHOW
StarsInHerHair
Dec 2011
#38
The George W. Bush Great Recession/Depression was America's 2nd greatest economic downturn
mikekohr
Dec 2011
#22
I think the comparisons of data pre and post Stimulus is the most compelling. nt
JoePhilly
Dec 2011
#34