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[ZackieChan]

Holy fuck... What would happen if there were two Republican presidents in a row? That would probably destroy the entire American economy, and the world economy while at it...

You see that part at the beginning of the graph before Clinton?

 

[Nightwing123]

Thanks Obama <3 Democrats inherit republicans high unemployment numbers only to bring that number down until the next next republican president ruins it again.

 

[JaggedSac]

Can someone post a graph showing job growth since 2008? Are we seeing a spike or is this status quo as we have been seeing?

Edit:

https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0000000001?output_view=net_1mth

Unless this graph isn't what I think it is, then the answer is...no.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Change I can believe in!

 

[TheLaughingStock]

Appoint qualified experts to manage policy and listen to their advice. It's actually amazing how easy it is to be a decent president if you actually try.

Auto bailout?

What major initiatives did Pres. Obama enact before he left that's responsible for the growth we're seeing now? Do you really believe the auto bailout is relevant? If you all want to bash Trump, then simply say no POTUS ought to take credit for jobs (particularly if the rise is due to the private sector).

 

[LookAtMeGo]

So what was it that created all these new jobs? The failed health care bill shit? The failed wall? Tax reform? Less bad hombes? Golf?

 

[JaggedSac]

So what was it that created all these new jobs? The failed health care bill shit? The failed wall? Tax reform? Less bad hombes? Golf?

Nothing different is changing than in the past. Last July had 290k new jobs.

 

[David H Wong]

So what was it that created all these new jobs? The failed health care bill shit? The failed wall? Tax reform? Less bad hombes? Golf?

No policies, at BEST you can say that businesses are hiring because they're not nervous about some new tax or health care regulation that would have happened under Clinton (even if the policy isn't bad, fear of an anti-business environment can make companies nervous about expansion, borrowing, etc).

In other words, at best it's just the psychological effect of having a pro-business Republican in office. More likely, he had nothing to do with it whatsoever.

I guess he didn't do anything to fuck it up, either, so there's that.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

What major initiatives did Pres. Obama enact before he left that's responsible for the growth we're seeing now? Do you really believe the auto bailout is relevant? If you all want to bash Trump, then simply say no POTUS ought to take credit for jobs (particularly if the rise is due to the private sector).

Obamacare. Look at the growth with the healthcare industry since it was enacted.

 

[JaggedSac]

More data, last year's first 6 months of job growth are currently exactly equal to this year's. Before that, it hasn't been this low since 2012.

 

[HardRojo]

reminds me of

thanks democrats

Is this for real? Well, it's probably aimed at stupid people who don't apply logic when processing information, so of course they won't notice this graph establishes the opposite of what Fox News tries to represent.

 

[cameron]

Make "American" Great Again.

— Kyle Griffin&#8207; (@kylegriffin1) Aug 4, 2017​

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/media/

 

[Kentuchi]

This has been the ebb and flow of the Republican-Democratic cycle since the 90's. Republicans come in, rack up crazy debt, cut taxes for the rich, and wreck the economy. Then, Democrats come in and spend their entire term fixing it.

Repeat, ad nauseam.

Not really, it's much more complex than this especially when you look at the fact that economic policy is decided by a select class of people who even though they might be in different parties still generally think alike.

For instance, the Bush era reforms of the stock market and the like that caused the crash of 08' were championed by people like Larry Summers, who is a registered Democrat. This is a unique aspect of the U.S, parties come and go but the basis of policy in certain fields (economics, national security, etc.) is determined by a community of professional who even though differ on some issues, generally do tend to go in the same direction.

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

Make "American" Great Again.

— Kyle Griffin&#8207; (@kylegriffin1) Aug 4, 2017​

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/media/

Look at all the work he did...

The simple fact that he is not called out by ALL media for this honorless behavior is a scandal.

 

[Black Mamba]

The first 6 or 7 months of job growth in 2016 were much better than this year.

I'm sure the media will constantly put this into perspective.

 

[Not]

Hey this thing happened when I was President, I did it right?

 

[Spoiled Milk]

He really doesn't understand how jobs work does he?

He said he's going to lower taxes, so investment increased. It's been 9 months since November. Maybe it's you who doesn't understand.

 

[neorej]

He created those jobs the same way he made his wealth.

 

[Wet Bloodfart]

He said he's going to lower taxes, so investment increased. It's been 9 months since November. Maybe it's you who doesn't understand.

Cmon now.

 

[Spoiled Milk]

Cmon now.

I scrolled up and those job numbers posted earlier look identical to the last few years so I take it back and I'm surprised, I thought we'd get more growth from promises to repeal one of the largest taxes ever

 

[Toxi]

lol

I just compared it to the NYT-article.

"It's about the economy, stupid"

*votes for another Republican President*

 

[3N16MA]

Amazing job, Chester.