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Originally posted by The Truth Hurts
Get off his well polished know already, he didn't do shit.
If Mickey Mouse was in office during the dot com boom, people would give him credit too.. though in reality, he had squat to do with it.
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Obviously you need a history lesson. Clinton had everything to do with the economy.
Just to help you out, here's just a sample of how Clinton helped the economy.
1. Released internet backbones for public use that were previously used only for government and education institutions. This in turn led to the dot com boom.
2. Gave special tax breaks for companies that invested in high tech, another reason for the dot com boom.
3. Negotiated 300 trade agreements and promoted the largest investment in higher education since the GI Bill.
4. Tax Cuts for Working Families. 15 million additional working families received additional tax relief because of the President?s expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
5. Increased the Minimum Wage. The minimum wage has risen from $4.25 to $5.15 per hour, increasing wages for 10 million workers. The economy boomed within 6 months after this even though republicans argued raising the minimum wage would ruin the economy.
6. Enacted the Workforce Investment Act. The Workforce Investment Act reformed the nation?s employment and training system so that it works better for today?s workers.
7. Opening the Doors of College to All Americans. President Clinton proposed and enacted the Hope Scholarships and Lifetime Learning tax credits. In 1999, $7 billion in tax credits were claimed by an estimated 10 million American families paying for college.
8. Making College More Affordable. The Clinton-Gore Administration has cut student fees and interest rates on all loans, expanded repayment options including income contingent repayment, and improved service through the Direct Loan Program. Students have saved more than $9 billion since 1993 through the reduction in loan fees and interest rates; the average $10,000 loan costs a student $1,300 less now than it did in 1993.
9. Investing in School Construction. President Clinton fought for and won a new initiative to repair America?s schools, providing $1.2 billion in the FY 2001 budget for urgent school renovation.
All this in turn led to moving From Record Deficits (created by repugs) to Record Surplus, created 22 million new jobs, unemployment the lowest in 3 decades, most rapid growth in construction jobs in over 50 years, and the highest home ownership in history. Yep, and that was all due to the dot com boom, please.
Doesnt sound like Mickey Mouse to me, what it does sound like is there are quite a few people in this country (like yourself) that can't stand to see other people do well and cannot stand it when there are times of peace. See a shrink, you need it.