Originally Posted by Rochard

I am not a Democrat. I can't stand Hillary; She's a ticket puncher who hit just the right jobs for a run to the White House. We don't need people like that in politics.



All of these issues you bring up weren't caused by Obama or the current administration, but before hand. You need to understand where we were before you can discuss where we are now.

Is 6.7% unemployment good? Considering we had topped out at well above 10%, yes, 6.7% is good. In fact, it's great. And according to the report you shared with us, it will be dropping down to 5.5%. This is great.

Median wage is down, poverty is worse, record number of people on food stamps.... Did you not see what just happened? You've been to my house; Half of the people on my street alone lost their house. People aren't worse off because of Obama; People are worse off because of the recession that happen before Obama came into office.

The work force is going down? Well, that's what started this thread.... The Republicans saw this, twisted this, and spit out false information. This was on the front page of the news this morning. Republicans are reading "two million people will loose their jobs". That's not true. Two million people who are currently in the work force ONLY because they need medical benefits will now no longer need to work because the healthcare act gives them better healthcare options. My wife is the perfect example - she works only because she needs healthcare. Now because of this healthcare law, she'll be able to get better healthcare without working and no longer will need to work. She's not loosing her job; She's choosing not to work because she won't have to. Others will be able to retire earlier.

At the same time, these two million people who no longer need to work for healthcare.... Will mean two million more jobs will open up, only benefiting the economy. What you think is bad for the economy is really a good thing.