The Freepers have been working overtime trying to turn this economic poll the other way. It's currently at 80% - 20% (down from a 83%)
If you haven't weighed in yet:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3080261You can personally respond if you scroll down. There's a post about this in GD.
C'Mon Lounge let's kick it into gear!!!Here's my response to their question.
There is no "surging, booming economy." It's an illusion being passed around by republicans. The claims are based solely on corporate earnings, not on employment statistics, not on mean income, not on housing or business starts, not on anything that truly matters to joe citizen.
By cutting taxes, yet continuing with outrageous spending, the country is headed towards bankruptcy. China has been buying up American debt. Eisenhower used to use the threat of calling in debts to coerce or alter other countries’ policies.
By putting ourselves in such a disadvantaged position; the only way the president can avoid the same tactic being used against the US, would be to act like a global tyrant. America's only real bargaining chip would be our military might. Shirking debt and using the threat of force would alienate the US from the world body even further than Bush already has.
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