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- If CBS is such a "liberal" news agency don't you think the headline would read "Half of Americans think Obama is doing a GOOD job". As it reads, you'de have to think it (the headline) came from that great bastion of news Fauxnews.
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- Unemployment Rate at 9.7% is one of the worst in 60 years, and when the Democrats came into power represent the highest gain of unemployment in 60 years: http://www.miseryindex.us/urbymonth.asp National Debt vs. GDP an amazing skyrocket under the Democrats and President Obama: http://zfacts.com/p/318.html National Federal Budget under the Democrats and President Obama: http://www.federalbudget.com/ National Deficit under the Democrats and President Obama: http://blog.heritage.org/2010/02/05/past-deficits-vs-obamas-deficits-in-pictures/
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- That is just the economy. He has also failed on health care, as the bill is horrendous, and does nothing to control costs at all. He has also failed to end either war, and indeed, the entire middle eastern region continues to heat up, with a broadening of the wars, into other countries, very much possible. The only thing he has been successful at, is snowing the majority of the public, to get elected.
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- Hopefully the US people aren't that ignorant. Every Businessman I know has more work than they can keep up with. They're going to have to hire. Many are holding out until after the election to keep the same ideology that creates the problems in the first place alive so they can take advantage of the desperation republican ideology creates. The bridges are looking great from all the jobs that the stimulus didn't create. At least this President spend the money on the United States and its people. If the people are ignorant enough to vote republicans back in charge they deserve to be servants working 3 jobs to make the wages they used to make from one.
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- Not in the State of California! The Businesspeople, (hello Liberal?), are in a conservation mode of not hiring due to the threat of higher taxes. The unemployment rate in California has increase from 4.4% in 2006, to 6.5% in 2008...then BAM...the Democrat controlled Congress, and the the Obama Administration comes in...to join the looney Liberal Democrats of the State of California and the unemployment rate rises the sharpest increase in California ever to 12.4%.
- This is funny. You liberals keep putting the blame on bush and others while the story is about your guy obama's slipping approval. Admit it to yourselves that you made a huge mistake with this guy.
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- rncox1....Unfortunately all I'm seeing is negative campaigning on television, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There's nothing wrong with the negative STOP THE G.D. SPENDING!!
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- "Half of Americans Say Obama Failing on Economy" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The other half is on the dole and half of those folks don't want to be.....thanx Prez 0'bammy!
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- Unfortunately all I'm seeing is negative campaigning on television, "why you don't want to vote for my opponent", not "my ideas about why you would want to vote for me". I'm not running for anything but heree's an idea at least... PROPOSED: - Economic regulative legislation to ease domestic job issues and the Social Security shortfall... o Impose a system of CAREFULLY crafted and monitored import surcharges on products made overseas, sufficient to make the price of those products fall within a narrow range of what it would cost to make said products domestically. That removes the overseas cheap labor and subsidy advantage, leaving, ideally, only quality to base purchasing decisions on. It also does not let domestic companies become complacent since they still have to compete within the window, set ideally by an independent party such as the Fed, but they are not overwhelmed. This is an economic regulation mechanism, NOT protectionism. o Apply the revenue of said surcharges towards the national deficit, then when that is low enough towards the general revenue, thereby lowering taxes for all citizens. (See Social Security note, below.) o Exclude foreign companies who choose to locate plants here, hire domestic labor and abide by our nation's labor laws. o Do not exclude domestic companies which export their labor needs outside this country then bring their products made there back here to sell. o As we now should have more domestically employed we should see more revenue going into Social Security thru FICA, thus making it solvent again :-). After all, Social Security as originally conceived is the minimal level income safety net for the old and disabled paid by domestic labor thru the good faith contract of the active generation helping take care of the retired and disabled. So if we let our jobs go overseas who will pay YOUR Social Security? Exporting jobs short circuits this mechanism, requiring alternative funding sources like what I'm proposing. This will maintain a good standard of living within our country. It might encourage other countries to establish and maintain equally good standards of living for their citizens as well, since the cheap labor and subsidy advantage will be removed. What could be better? That's the answer to our dilemma, keeping existing jobs here by removing the incentive to go outside the country while preserving our nation's standard of living.. This ought to have bilateral support, when it is pointed out that with this mechanism local businesses large and small would not be driven out of business by subsidized or lower cost labor overseas. With that level playing field then it is the quality of their services and products that will dictate whether they survive or fail, It is most important when deciding how to implement this mechanism to insure that the so-called "free trade" windows are set as impartially and independently as possible according to market conditions thru an agency not particularly holding to political influence (no "favor nation" or lobbying special treatments, marketing costs independently derived at via market monitoring and reporting), e.g., the FED, using input from another independent accounting agency such as the GAO. Otherwise it would be but one more source of political controversy. It also is just as important that revenue from such a surcharge NOT be used for new spending, but 1) to lower the deficit, then 2) to lower the general taxes on everyone by funneling into the general revenue pool, out of which all back owed IOUs to Social Security should be paid as soon as possible . One more remark before we go modifying the Social Security retirement age, in addition to a "means" test it needs to take in the type of activities one was engaged in while productive. Generally speaking, while desk or nonphysical intensive careers might be worked at into your 70s if you worked at a physically hard job such as a coal miner, mill worker or general laborer you might well be worn out by the time you hit your 60s due to joint deterioration and arthritis. So maybe some justice to this: work at a physically hard job at lower pay but retire early or at a higher paying less physical job but retire later. It keeps the higher wage earners paying longer. Thanks, Richard Cox LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/11/75/829 <= my professional profile Independent member, WV Governor Manchin's Project Weirton task group (http://www.wtov9.com/news/5484507/detail.html) Web page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Recycling-and-Power-Facilities-RPFs/347616143827
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- by grumpas October 7, 2010 8:47 AM EDT Your guy Bush is the one who sunk the economy with debt and ignorance! What has your people done recently to help restore what they destroyed with 30 years of ignorance???? What is the debt today grumps? The Democrats have had complete control of all federal spending since Jan. 2007. Lets talk about ignorance?
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- Obama I warned you Obama voters that this would happen if he got elected. Business would stop expanding and hold on to their money.. And who can blame them Obama and his policies are bad for business. Vote against Obama in November....
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