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I don't feel like reading 200 Nazi reasons why President Barack Obama was the "worst president" in US history but I will give a lot of reasons why he wasn't.
1. Obama turned around the Great Recession.
During the second half of George Bush's second term, the economy started to plummet. House prices went up while the economy was steadily declining. From 2008 to 2009, 0 jobs being created turned to 800,000 jobs being LOST. President Obama was elected promising hope and hope is what he delivered. Within Obama's first year, he turned that recession around, finally reaching jobs being created in 2010. At one point, 500,000 jobs were being created. While that has fluctuated, Obama never looked back and jobs were never at a rate where they were lost. When he left office, there were over 200,000 jobs being created.
2. Obamacare
While Obamacare had a lot of flaws, the one benefit it did was provide most citizens with coverage, regardless of income, condition, or any other factors. Obamacare allowed for citizens with pre-existing illnesses to receive coverage and benefitted low income families too. While it did cost a lot of tax payer money, other healthcare plans by different politicians have either a) cost just as much, if not, more or b) failed to work on the scale the Affordable Care Act did.
3. Pulling us out of Iraq and Afghanistan
Over 4,400 soldiers were killed in the Iraq War, which was started by Bush under the pretenses of searching for nuclear weapons, none of which were found. Obama was the president that pulled us out the war. Obama also pulled out many troops from Afghanistan after Osama bin Laden had been killed.
I can't tell whether you support Obama or not but just saying that when Obama took office, the economy was in ruins due to Bush and all of the Wall Street Executives. Losing 800,000 jobs per month was carried over from the Bush administration who had been losing jobs since 2008. Throughout the first year of Obama's term, jobs were being created at a higher rate until 2010 when the over 100,000 jobs were being created in our country. At one point, over 500,000 jobs were being created. During Obama's term, jobs fluctuated but America never lost any jobs. Obama ended his term with around 200,000 jobs being created, which is still around that number in Trump's term.
Rusty what exactly did your Obie do for the economy ? Share what he did !!!! He could not reach 3 percent GDP we know that. Only President in history of the United States not to hit the 3 percent GDP mark.
AW! Jeez! You are blind in one eye and can't see out of the other! Obama brought the Stock Market from "the lowest since the great depression" to a RECORD HIGH! He hit 3% GDP TWICE! He SAVED the collapsing AUTO INDUSTRY when conservatives wanted it to go BANKRUPT! (Kind of like Trumps 4 banger!) He brought unemployment from 10-12% (conservatives said it was closer to 17%), to just over 3%! Be careful … the fact checkers are watching you …. IDIOT! (As you like to call ME!) I know you have a hard time with FACTS, just like your Fuhrer! Drop your guns, outlaw, your barrel is too short.
With Thursday’s final revision of fourth-quarter GDP growth to 2.1 percent from its previous 1.9 percent level, President Obama is the only president since Herbert Hoover to not have guided the US economy to 3 percent growth in any year he was in office.
The US economy grew 1.6 percent in 2016 from the previous years, according to the Commerce Department, which tracks GDP.
Obama’s best year, as far as growing the economy, was 2015 when it grew 2.6 percent from 2014 — after growing 2.4 percent that year from 2013.
The recovering economy — and steady job growth — gave Obama lots of momentum, but the economy sputtered again last year, Commerce reported Thursday.
The government attributed the upward revision in fourth quarter GDP to higher than expected consumer spending in the October-December period.
But even with the upward revision, the US economy was in no danger of achieving 3 percent or better growth last year.
In Mr. Obama’s final economic report, issued late last month, he gave himself high marks, writing: “By nearly every economic measure, America is better off than when I took office.” Intent on burnishing his legacy before Mr. Trump takes office Jan. 20, the president noted that the U.S. since early 2010 has logged the longest streak of job growth, with unemployment dropping by more than half, to 4.6 percent.
NOM Crazy AL said this - He(Obie) brought unemployment from 10-12% (conservatives said it was closer to 17%), to just over 3%!
So Outlaw is UNABLE to answer why he supports radical right wing terrorism? LOL! What does unemployment have to do with your support of fringe terror groups?
But you said everyone who objects to infanticide is a Jew hater, and you lied about the words used in a speech made by a Muslim woman objecting to exactly that. Your credibility is zero even among other terrorists.
You are so thick. Obama was giving an AVERAGE over a period of time. That period of time is far longer than Trumps "flash-in-the-pan" numbers of a MUCH shorter time.
Mr. Trump has also raised the national debt, unnecessarily, by $Trillions, in a much shorter time! It remains to be seen what his reckless tariffs and trade moves do to those percentages. We have, hopefully, 8 years to find out just who's policies win. The vast majority of financial experts are afraid. If, in about 6 more years, Trump's policies prove to be BETTER than Obama's, I will apologize. (I'm not nearly as afraid I will have to do that as the financial guys are of Trump's policies!)
With Thursday’s final revision of fourth-quarter GDP growth to 2.1 percent from its previous 1.9 percent level, President Obama is the only president since Herbert Hoover to not have guided the US economy to 3 percent growth in any year he was in office.
The US economy grew 1.6 percent in 2016 from the previous years, according to the Commerce Department, which tracks GDP.
Obama’s best year, as far as growing the economy, was 2015 when it grew 2.6 percent from 2014 — after growing 2.4 percent that year from 2013.
The recovering economy — and steady job growth — gave Obama lots of momentum, but the economy sputtered again last year, Commerce reported Thursday.
The government attributed the upward revision in fourth quarter GDP to higher than expected consumer spending in the October-December period.
But even with the upward revision, the US economy was in no danger of achieving 3 percent or better growth last year.
Did Obie just add part time work and or seasonal work ?
Oh so NOM does not like links that it opposes ! Shown your hand have you Little Gurl LMMFAO ! NOM give us the greatness of a Failed Economic Leader that Obie was !
I have already proven this. You attacked Muslims with allegations of terrorism, even though the people you support are responsible for 73 percent of terror attacks in the US. Not only are you a terrorist: you're a world class hypocrite to boot.
