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[weaktwos]

Check your economic data today, folks. The numbers just came in for September. The increase in jobs is not keeping up with population growth. We're still a million jobs shy from when Bush stepped into office.

Yeah, those tax cuts were worth it. Poor job market and hideous debt, both in the government and the average household. Mmm, good.

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Re: Here's your bone!

[cotharyus.livejournal.com]

That's very part line of you. You still didn't answer my question. You said we went to afganistan because of the attack, I know that. I wanted to know how much of the job loss was directly related to the economic downturn that was taken as a direct result of 9/11, not because of any mistakes mad since. Around here, we call that "dodging the question". You may have a valid point, but you still didn't answer my question. This same habit is what makes me hate every politian that's running for any major (national) office right now, and most local politians.

Re: Here's your bone!

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Hell, I don't know precisely how much of the economy was effected by 9/11, per se. But I can tell you if we didn't invade Iraq, we would shave 200 billion off our deficit. That's fairly obvious. And when a president continues to favor the very wealthy taxwise when we have increased financial obligations by virtue of trying to play "let's build nations!" in Afghanistan and Iraq, that doesn't work well for us.

Some of the economic downturn was cyclical and due to the dot-bomb. Under Bush's leadership, however, we've diverted billions of dollars outside of this country. If we didn't invade Iraq, that would save 200 billion dollars when all is said and done. The impact of 9/11 cannot be ignored. Increased costs of doing business have not yet been fully realized. Diving head first into Iraq takes 200 billion dollars are sends it out from our country. Granted, some of it is going to Hallilburton, but they employ a lot of foreign workers, as well. And my main point, outside of 9/11, is that despite the optimistic estimates given, the economy isn't responding the way Bush believes it would: that easing up on taxes on the rich is better for the economy as a whole. Energy, security, and defense companies are having fantastic profits, but yet the middle class is shrinking, and more people are falling below the poverty level. Our military is being tapped, including our reserve forces. I think someone else could do better, honestly.