DOGS THAT BARK said:
Yep you can have peace for short period of time if you want to ignore all the killing of our troops (embassey bombings-Cole-failed attempt on trade center) and when you do try(Somolia) fail and run and let them drag our troops through street on fire. You might call that peace--I call it an invitation to disaster which did occur.
Prosperity--True dot com was was of largest boost but conversly bust was just as big--you might note market when he left and months to follow-Economy was in recession day he left office.
In addition our economy will have greater production and tax revenue this year during anytime in Clintons admin--and that is AFTER 911--2 wars and greatest naural disater in our history.Poverty at lower level-employment #'s better.
Out of curiosity were you finacially better off then than now--if so why?
You do make some interesting points. I am not a one-sided person, and there are usually no absolutes when it comes to policy and economics. There are ways to deal with issues that usually will have positive and negative ramifications. There were plenty in the last decade, and plenty here.
You ask about me financially. Personally, it's plus and minus. It's hard to judge. I am making less than I made in the 90's and my wife is making more. She is an attorney - just became a partner in a law firm. During the early 90's, she was a single mother who was receiving financial aid, and also aid from the government. Personally, I had a bit of a problem with that, but I did see the other side of the coin and learned a lot from it. She was raising a child, using help from the Government, worked really hard, got a great job making pretty good money, and is aggressive in paying back her student loans. She is a shining light as far as what Governmental help can do for those in need. There are many that would say she shouldn't have received that help, but I know first-hand that it did good in this instance. She is a good citizen, paying plenty of taxes, active in the community, a great parent, etc. Me, personally? I make $10,000 less per year than I did in the 90's, but I can't point to anything economically that I can blame that on, for or against. It had more to do with the family, moving, travel, etc. I know I'm making quite a bit less thanks to the price of gas, as I drive over an hour to work and back, but that's about the only economic indicator that has much bearing. I'm not sure what your point is...I'm guessing that most people make more in each subsequent decade than the one before it due to everything going up in price, salary keeping pace, cost of living, etc., so to judge that, I don't know.
I've already typed a lot here, so I'll cut it back a little. You are talking about these economic issues:
>> our economy will have greater production and tax revenue this year during anytime in Clintons admin--and that is AFTER 911--2 wars and greatest naural disater in our history.Poverty at lower level-employment #'s better. <<
I have not studied these numbers, but I know I can find plenty of numbers that can show negativity in this economy. I know our debt will eventually gobble up any kind of "recovery" we may be experiencing. Of course the economic problems we experienced - and experience - due to Bush will be blamed on Clinton. Typical. Take credit for the positivity, and blame the negativity on the previous administration. I know tax revenues fell far short of promised levels when Bush was preaching his tax cuts. Far short. You are asking me to understand that there is greater production due to 2 wars and natural disasters? I would sure hope so...war has always been a spur to the economy, manufacturing, producing products for it, etc. Natural disasters, terrorism? Hmm, a lot of building going on after those, products, services, etc. I would expect that.
Our country and Americans in general are in debt at record levels. This "recovery" has been purely done on credit. People have not used cash for purchases...they are borrowing in record numbers. Bankrupcies, both individual and businesses, are at all time highs. Not to mention our national debt is growing at an incredible pace, with no letup in sight. In fact, it looks worse, with the problems we face - DUE to this administration.
I'm not sure what your last economic good thing was. >> Poverty at lower level-employment #'s better.<< Are you saying that more poverty level people are now employed than in the 90's? I don't know, maybe they are. But they are certainly not making it...as the numbers of people now living below the poverty level are at all time highs, and growing. I don't think that a growing number of people living in poverty is a good thing for any country, but maybe that's just me.
Not that this administration cares. That's one thing we can know for sure.