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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 06:57 PM Apr 2013

Didn't Obama run on Jobs???

The best evidence I know of that America may be drifting leftward is that a Democratic President with no primary opposition ran to the left in a general election, just to pander to people.

Obama actually ran on jobs and, like, helping people and stuff.

Whatever issues one has with the deficit, the deficit it not contributing to American unemployment. Quite the opposite.

So why is it priority one, rather than, say... Jobs?

It's the damnedest thing.

There is no compelling economic argument for austerity.

There is no political craving for austerity among real voters.

So who the fuck wants it? What fricking siren song leads anyone to want to make the economy worse by addressing a problem that is not a problem with solutions that make the situation worse and plus did I mention that nobody really cares about the supposed problem to begin with?

I get that the Republicans want to privatize the world and destroy government. Check. But what the heck drives Obama?

I really do not get it. Does he have a personal theory of macroeconomics that we don't know about wherein austerity causes jobs?

A genuine mystery to me.

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tridim

(45,358 posts)
1. Despite the 100% GOP opposition to his multiple jobs initiatives...
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 07:02 PM
Apr 2013

He still managed to create millions of jobs.

http://www.barackobama.com/jobsrecord/

What the hell are you talking about?

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
4. I think he was sincere about that. He wanted jobs package to rebuild
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 07:55 PM
Apr 2013

America's infrastructure, but that would mean tax increases to the top income earners so Congress won't give it to him.

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