I guess you can list those Republican accomplishments. Go ahead, I am all ears.
why would i?
Because you're the one that said that had some. The truth is you know they don't.
Ef you. I didn't say they completely controlled Congress. I said they had a nearly unprecedented level of control over their agenda. Not. The. Same. Thing. Stop lying about what others said and maybe, just maybe, you'll start to garner a modicum of credibility around here...
It has been falling since the "era of big government is over" era ended under the big government Keynesianism of the Bush Administration. And it has escalated under Obama put it on steroids with the addition of his overt anti-capitalism. You want to blame Bush? I'm right there with you. But then we have to explain its continuance (and acceleration) under Obama. Something tells me you are going to blame that on Bush as well but that's just brain dead progressivism is what that is...
And what exactly did they pass that caused said downturn? Right - nothing. The Dems in the Senate filibuster everything and if anything did get passed that would help the economy, the most anti-capitalist President in our history will veto it. So we're still running on the Dem's policy agenda. And it's FAILING!!!!
Oh and we can totally ignore the recession's role in that decline and blame it all on govt. Instead of just claiming its govt. can you give some specific example or correlated cause and effect where new govt policies clearly play a role in the LFPR decline ?
Obama as only vetoed 2 bill since the GOP took over the senate 1 an attempt to overturn union election rules and 2 the Keystone pipeline.
I will gladly say they've accomplished NOTHING. That is why the base is angry with them. They were handed nice victories in 2010 to stop Obama and immediately surrendered and decided to be Democrat-Lite. That is why the part is in such dire straits. Of course, you didn't think this through very well. Your virtual admission they've accomplished nothing puts the weak job and economic growth directly into the lap of Democrats 100%.
The trail extends back since the Obama was elected
Sure, here you go. You can read up not only the aging population, but people giving up on finding work, more people becoming *disabled* and people opting to stay in school due to the bad economy. Why do you have to be educated on the most rudimentary of concepts in basic economics?
they've accomplished nothing while blocking attempts to make progress.
I said, "where new govt policies clearly play a role in the LFPR decline ?"
Anything in there that attempts to reduce or remove the miserable effects of Obamacare for starters. Anything intended to reduce or remove the market killing aspects of Dodd Frank as well. Why even bother when it's clear Obama is dead set on keeping markets as under the thumb of growth killing bureaucrats as possible.
You are counting as "progress" more of the "success" we've had to endure since Obama took office. Just slowing down the deleterious effects of Obama's anti-capitalist agenda is a "win" as far as I'm concerned.
Wow, so now he's not just Obama- he's "the Obama"? Dude, you're in strong CREEPY territory with your worship of Obama. Or was that a Freudian slip?
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