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NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts) Sun Jun 24, 2012, 11:51 PM Jun 2012

The Difference Between Obama's First Term And Bush's First Term In One Devastating Chart

Explained here

http://www.businessinsider.com/obamas-first-term-and-bushs-first-term-2012-6

"The blue line is state government employment. The green line is local government employment. And the red line is private employment

As you can see, under Obama, private employment snapped back much better than it did during Bush's first year.

State and local government employment, however, fell much harder under Obama than it did under Bush.
This is of course exactly the opposite of the big government socialist stereotype that the Obama economy is portrayed as, but oh well.

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The Difference Between Obama's First Term And Bush's First Term In One Devastating Chart (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 OP

But the problem is that Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #1

absolutely. n/t NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #2

Obama has continued to outsource government work to the private sector. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #3

K&R! Unfortunately, the "low information voters" won't be seeing this Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #4

Most voters would believe the charts were switched Tom Rinaldo Jun 2012 #5

Pab Sungenis

(9,612 posts)

1. But the problem is that

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 12:11 AM

Jun 2012

the Democrats drank the "austerity" Kool-Aid and cut government jobs, which choked the life out of the economy.

The stimulus should have been all employment programs and no tax cuts, and the President's jobs program needs to be passed.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)

2. absolutely. n/t

Reply to Pab Sungenis (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 12:12 AM

Jun 2012

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

3. Obama has continued to outsource government work to the private sector.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 03:08 AM

Jun 2012

That is, in my opinion, private companies, many of them controlled by the corporations, completing their takeover of our democratic government. This chart is menacing in my opinion.

The Bill of Rights prohibits the government from violating our rights. It is uncertain to what extent it applies to private companies that do what should in my opinion by government work.

This is a terrible trend that should concern every American.

Rhiannon12866

(205,524 posts)

4. K&R! Unfortunately, the "low information voters" won't be seeing this

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 04:30 AM

Jun 2012

Or much of anything else. *sigh* Too bad they don't feature voter education courses on the small screen instead of attack ads.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)

5. Most voters would believe the charts were switched

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 12:28 PM

Jun 2012

Which one looks like a D in office, and which one looks like a R?

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