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spanone

(135,861 posts) Wed Dec 20, 2017, 10:09 AM Dec 2017

republicans so easily forget that they left the economy in shambles in 2008...

on the brink of a depression.

i predict they will achieve the same level of success with this 'tax bill'.

The Great Recession of 2008: Explanation with Dates

The first signs of the Great Recession started in 2006 when housing prices began falling. By August 2007, the Federal Reserve responded to the subprime mortgage crisis by adding $24 billion in liquidity to the banking system. By September 2008, Congress approved a $700 billion bank bailout, now known as TARP. By March 2009, Obama proposed the $787 billion economic stimulus package. Learn how economic stimulus ended a global depression. To find out the causes and earlier events, see Financial Crisis 2007 and Financial Crisis Timeline.

https://www.thebalance.com/the-great-recession-of-2008-explanation-with-dates-4056832

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republicans so easily forget that they left the economy in shambles in 2008... (Original Post) spanone Dec 2017 OP

They're good at that. One of the few things they are good at. shraby Dec 2017 #1

This will be far worse. Iliyah Dec 2017 #2

Not forgetting, not accepting blame karynnj Dec 2017 #3

They always rob the Treasury on the way out. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2017 #4

LOL malaise Dec 2017 #5

I'm amazed that they got away with 'blaming Obama' for the 'slow economy' over the last 8 years spanone Dec 2017 #7

Republican/American voters have easily forgotten this as well Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2017 #6

It's like Groundhog Day all over again... kentuck Dec 2017 #8

it truly is.... spanone Dec 2017 #9

shraby

(21,946 posts)

1. They're good at that. One of the few things they are good at.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 10:12 AM

Dec 2017

We'll have to reward them come election time with a big blank republican side of the ballot.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

2. This will be far worse.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 10:16 AM

Dec 2017

But alas, the last time the GOPers controlled all three branches, the great depression happened.

Calling all Dems to aisle USA for clean up . . .

karynnj

(59,504 posts)

3. Not forgetting, not accepting blame

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 10:18 AM

Dec 2017

They blame Obama because he "was President in 2008". Consider how many on the right who follow Trump's lead and credit Trump with "turning around the economy", ignoring the recovery from mid 2009 until 2016.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

4. They always rob the Treasury on the way out.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 10:29 AM

Dec 2017

You know what this means?

They’re leaving!!!

malaise

(269,157 posts)

5. LOL

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 10:32 AM

Dec 2017

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210005586

spanone

(135,861 posts)

7. I'm amazed that they got away with 'blaming Obama' for the 'slow economy' over the last 8 years

Reply to malaise (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 10:37 AM

Dec 2017

they fucked the economy royal during the bu$h years

and took no blame whatsoever....still don't

LOL

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,436 posts)

6. Republican/American voters have easily forgotten this as well

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 10:32 AM

Dec 2017

So much so that they re-elected them to Congress in droves in 2010 and 2014 to help ensure that President Obama wouldn't be able to do anything too much progressive and then capped it all off in 2016 by electing a doofus and possible foreign agent to the Presidency along with a Republican Congress.

I just can't even.

And people wonder why we can't have nice things.