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Originally Posted by raymor
I wanted an unbiased representation, so without knowing the numbers I decided economic growth was the best indicator. I then looked up the economic growth numbers and ran the graph myself so I wouldn't be influenced by someone trying to make a graph that looked a certain way.
I had planned to see if the numbers were better under some presidents or parties than others. What I learned was that the direction of the numbers was more interesting. Bush II was the first republican to have the line go down - to leave the economy worse off than when he started.
I haven't made a fresh graph, but I have looked at the numbers so I know what it looks like. The line goes flat at the end of Bush, representing little growth, then free falls below zero under Obama.
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I see.
One thing I hate is how numbers can be twisted and turned.
Or one side will step in and say well those numbers were high because of this or low because of this.
Like I noticed the left keeps saying Bushes wars. Well Obama is still in the same wars, and shooting in several other countries. Yes, he pulled troops from Iraq, but that was also the plan already in place. Someone also said, Obama is just doing the war on terror that bush started. Now I would think a president should be able to do what he wants, ha.
Anyway that is all off topic, I am just seeing what the answers would be to the
topic of raising taxes.