America the Stupid

Sal wrote:This should come as no surprise.

We see this kind of complete lack of analytical and even reading comprehension skills here every single day.

Still, this is just pathetic .....

Q: Do you think the U.S. economic system (generally favors the wealthy) or (is fair to most Americans)?

Generally favors the wealthy 71%
Is fair to most Americans 24%

Other polls show something ironic: People trust Republicans more than Democrats to fix this and make the economy favor regular people again.

Here's another irony: With the annual budget deficit down two-thirds from what it was when President Bush left it, people think it's worse. This is from the October 13 Gallup poll: "The GOP's lead on the federal budget deficit has also widened, to 20 points from 14 points in April, and is now higher than at any other time during Barack Obama's presidency." That last one is not a poll of opinion, that's a poll of people's understanding of basic facts. The deficit is way, way, way, way down, but people think it's up.

http://ourfuture.org/20141028/polling-irony-people-think-economy-is-rigged-trust-republicans-to-fix

This is the political equivalent of Creationism.

We are truly and completely fucked.

Sal wrote:This should come as no surprise.

We see this kind of complete lack of analytical and even reading comprehension skills here every single day.

Still, this is just pathetic .....

Q: Do you think the U.S. economic system (generally favors the wealthy) or (is fair to most Americans)?

Generally favors the wealthy 71%
Is fair to most Americans 24%

Other polls show something ironic: People trust Republicans more than Democrats to fix this and make the economy favor regular people again.

Here's another irony: With the annual budget deficit down two-thirds from what it was when President Bush left it, people think it's worse. This is from the October 13 Gallup poll: "The GOP's lead on the federal budget deficit has also widened, to 20 points from 14 points in April, and is now higher than at any other time during Barack Obama's presidency." That last one is not a poll of opinion, that's a poll of people's understanding of basic facts. The deficit is way, way, way, way down, but people think it's up.

http://ourfuture.org/20141028/polling-irony-people-think-economy-is-rigged-trust-republicans-to-fix

This is the political equivalent of Creationism.

We are truly and completely fucked.

colaguy wrote:

"The deficit is way, way, way, way down, but people think it's up."

What is more important is the fact that the debt is is way, way, way, way up. The fact that the deficit is lower pales in comparison to the increasing debt.

colaguy wrote:

Sal wrote:This should come as no surprise.

We see this kind of complete lack of analytical and even reading comprehension skills here every single day.

Still, this is just pathetic .....

Q: Do you think the U.S. economic system (generally favors the wealthy) or (is fair to most Americans)?

Generally favors the wealthy 71%
Is fair to most Americans 24%

Other polls show something ironic: People trust Republicans more than Democrats to fix this and make the economy favor regular people again.

Here's another irony: With the annual budget deficit down two-thirds from what it was when President Bush left it, people think it's worse. This is from the October 13 Gallup poll: "The GOP's lead on the federal budget deficit has also widened, to 20 points from 14 points in April, and is now higher than at any other time during Barack Obama's presidency." That last one is not a poll of opinion, that's a poll of people's understanding of basic facts. The deficit is way, way, way, way down, but people think it's up.

http://ourfuture.org/20141028/polling-irony-people-think-economy-is-rigged-trust-republicans-to-fix

This is the political equivalent of Creationism.

We are truly and completely fucked.

"The deficit is way, way, way, way down, but people think it's up."

What is more important is the fact that the debt is is way, way, way, way up. The fact that the deficit is lower pales in comparison to the increasing debt.

PkrBum wrote:The keynesian intervention has been extraordinary... the cost unprecedented... the numbers on govt dole growing.

But any hopes that pubs will counter those trends is however... delusional. Bush2 made those same promises.

colaguy wrote:

Sal wrote:This should come as no surprise.

We see this kind of complete lack of analytical and even reading comprehension skills here every single day.

Still, this is just pathetic .....

Q: Do you think the U.S. economic system (generally favors the wealthy) or (is fair to most Americans)?

Generally favors the wealthy 71%
Is fair to most Americans 24%

Other polls show something ironic: People trust Republicans more than Democrats to fix this and make the economy favor regular people again.

Here's another irony: With the annual budget deficit down two-thirds from what it was when President Bush left it, people think it's worse. This is from the October 13 Gallup poll: "The GOP's lead on the federal budget deficit has also widened, to 20 points from 14 points in April, and is now higher than at any other time during Barack Obama's presidency." That last one is not a poll of opinion, that's a poll of people's understanding of basic facts. The deficit is way, way, way, way down, but people think it's up.

http://ourfuture.org/20141028/polling-irony-people-think-economy-is-rigged-trust-republicans-to-fix

This is the political equivalent of Creationism.

We are truly and completely fucked.

"The deficit is way, way, way, way down, but people think it's up."

What is more important is the fact that the debt is is way, way, way, way up. The fact that the deficit is lower pales in comparison to the increasing debt.

PACEDOG#1 wrote:BOF,

Your boy has had 5 years and 10 months to fix it. He campaigned in 2008 saying that if he couldn't fix it, he wouldn't deserve another term of office. We see he lied and ran again anyhow.

PACEDOG#1 wrote:It's not been a tapering of spending whatsoever.... It's been a steady increase of taxation on the middle class who can least afford the burden.

PACEDOG#1 wrote:Obama rescinded the Bush tax cuts chick.