liblady;1058917506]although i don't believe his presidency is in meltdown, i do believe it's troubled. the economy is not recovering as quickly as hoped, we are still engaged in two wars, and obama has to fight tooth and nail for anything he wants passed.
What? He has total control of Congress and an overwhelming majority in both houses including having a filibuster proof Senate during part of his first term. Please focus on the results of what he has passed which is everything he wanted except probably a single payer healthcare system.
it's also true he inherited a huge mess which we just beginning to feel the effects of when he took office, and he did not have a ton of experience. i would like to know why you posit that businesses have less incentive to hire........doesn't obama advocate a stimulus for small business? and isn't there a tax break for businesses to provide healthcare?
He inherited? I am sorry but this is getting old. Congress participated in creating the mess and he was part of that Congress. He applied for the job, you hired him, now you give him a pass on his performance.
Businesses will not hire because they have no idea what the tax structure will look like from Obamacare and after the midterm elections. The stimulus for small business is a tax credit on what they earn and if they don't earn anything there is no credit. There is no incentive to hire, repeal of Obamacare would provide that incentive.
a key issue is the financial markets.....banks really don't want to lend money right now unless the loan will be very, very safe. if banks don't lend money, business is cramped. another issue is the "wait and see" syndrome........many businesses could hire, but they wait until more positive economic signs are apparent. a viscious cycle.
That is very true as there is so much uncertainty now which isn't a ringing endorsement of the Obama economic plan.
people with short memories forget that the republican hero reagan had quite a few problems as well....and they forget that obama inherited this god awful mess. and then they forget that reagan left bush no choice but to raise taxes. partisanship won't rebuild our country, and tax cuts are not appropriate at this point. the bush tax cuts never "paid for themselves". reaganomics has been thoroughly debunked. instead of pissing and moaning about obama......why not propose some well thought out ideas? i don't believe obama has faltered much on the economy, where i have isssues with him is the wars.
Not sure how old you were during the Reagan years but his record was distorted by people who don't like the American taxpayer keeping more of what they earn, that means less need for liberalism. Do you realize how many times you have stated inherited. What the hell do we pay Congress for if you are going to only blame the President? Democrats have controlled the Congress since January 2007 and controlled the House prior to that. What did Democrats do while they controlled the legislative process? Seems to me they were more interested in regaining the WH than doing their job of controlling Freddie and Fannie.
As for tax cuts, where are tax cuts as a line item on the expenses of the United States? How can your income be an expense to the govt? Can you explain, because others can't, how tax cuts that grew govt. revenue cause deficits? This is a typical line for the misiformed, tax cuts have to be paid for, BS, tax cuts put more money in taxpayer hands that is used to grow the economy. Happens every time.
It is frustrating to have to defend you keeping more of what you earn as if it is meaningless and the govt. needs the money first. That is total brainwashing.
raise the limit on ss taxes (imperative)
raise taxes on high earners
bring back the estate tax
provide additional stimulus to business to hire and grow
expand the sba
get rid of rangel
focus on green energy
focus on waste and fraud.....provide incentive to employees who bring it forward. when some employees save their comnpany money, they are rewarded with a percentage of that savings. a great idea.
secure our borders
get out of iraq and now i think afghanistan as well.
Spoken like a good little soldier,
Raise SS age limit-No, cut the waste, fraud, and abuse in the program and put it back where it belongs in its own account instead of in the General budget.
Raise taxes on the high wage earner- of course promote class envy. tell me how the rich making their money hurt you and your family? Where does human behavior lie in your world?
Bring back estate tax-Why? what did the govt. do that created that estate?
Provide additional stimulus to hire-YES, eliminate Obamacare and reduce corporate tax rates
Expand SBA-Just what we need a bigger bureaucracy that cannot create businesses in an anti business environment
Get rid of Rangel, AGREE
Focus on green energy-paid any attention to the economy of Spain, the leader in green energy. Sounds great but eliminates jobs
Focus on Waste, fraud and abuse, AGREED
Savings-16 million unemployed Americans are depleting their savings by being unemployed
Secure the border-AGREED
Get out of Iraq and Afghanistan-the jury is out on that one, 9/11 cost us over a trillion dollars and to date we have spent about 600 billion.Would you spend 600 billion to save a trillion?
