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Originally posted by Zellot check this out Progress President Clinton took office at a time of large deficits and high unemployment. The country was headed in the wrong direction after more than a decade of supply-side economics. President Clinton turned the country around by adopting progressive economic policies that focused on reducing the budget deficit, halting the widening gap between rich and poor, and spurring innovation and investment. By the end of his term, these progressive policies had yielded the longest sustained period of economic growth in American history and more than 23 million new jobs. Regress Despite the clear success of progressive policies in the 1990s, President Bush returned the country to the failed economic strategy of focusing on the very wealthy under the theory that their success would “trickle down” to everyone else. It didn’t work out that way. President Bush cut taxes repeatedly for high-income earners and on capital gains, with the promise that those cuts would result in impressive growth for everyone. The rich were doing very well after eight years of supply-side policies, but everyone else was falling back. Median incomes and wages were down, poverty was up, job growth was anemic, and unemployment was beginning to soar. Check out the report.  As I've posted quite a bit on income inequality, this graphic really hit home:

Where is Ether Bunny with his MBA insight?

The excessive valuations of technology stocks (internet bubble) started circa 97/98 and burts in 2000.

Originally posted by Pinnacle Where is Ether Bunny with his MBA insight?

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Originally posted by Helscream Sorry to break it to yall, but the last President that actually gave a damn about morales was JFK. He didn't follow the agenda, and they killed him. Hell, do you really think Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by a group of confederate sympathizer's? The rabbit Hole runs much deeper than you think. Ever Heard of William (Bill) Cooper David Icke Jordan Maxwell Micheal Tsarion Ted Gunderson Mike Heiser David E. Flynn Joe Jordan I mean the list goes on and on, but damnit all different kind of men. From different walks of life all agree on one thing. There is a secret Agenda out there. And someone or something is pulling the strings. Im not saying that anything these men lecture about are absolute truths. But do some research for yourself. And make of it what you will.

Originally posted by Helscream ...all different kind of men from different walks of life all agree on one thing, there is a secret agenda out there; someone or something is pulling the strings.

Accuracy of data is more important than consensus.
If everyone in a room were to believe a red chair (560nm) is green chair (530nm), clearly the chair is still red... There doesn't even have to be a dissenting opinion for the chair to be red.

While it is more practical to consider a rouge agent to carry out these acts, such a stance is poor at best.

Originally posted by HanFei Originally posted by Helscream ...all different kind of men from different walks of life all agree on one thing, there is a secret agenda out there; someone or something is pulling the strings. Accuracy of data is more important than consensus. If everyone in a room were to believe a red chair (560nm) is green chair (530nm), clearly the chair is still red... There doesn't even have to be a dissenting opinion for the chair to be red. While it is more practical to consider a rouge agent to carry out these acts, such a stance is poor at best.

Evidently you didn't get what I meant. Kinda like when you have a football game? Or possibly a xbox fanboy review a ps3 game or vice versa. Would you rather receive data from multiple sources and make of it what you will? Kinda like if football team A commits a foul, and Team B says hey ''number 50 was holding on offense''. Your not going to believe the opposing team simply because of bias opinions. Even if they are right. Because they are all people from the same side. Thats why you need a neutral person as the referee to judge what has happened base on the data he received.  But I suppose you would rather have data, that was tangible. Even if it was complete bull****.

I don't need a lecture on perception.

Tell me, will it be simply based on perception and opinions when you are striped of all your liberties, rights, and freedoms as a human being. And you are referred to nothing more than cattle? You refused to acknowledge the existence of such a possibility until it starring you right in the face like a gun being held pointblank at your head.

Your kind is educated beyond your own intellect. You are taught how to think, not you use your mind in any manner you wish.

By what difference does it make, im exhausted of explaining this to people. Ill just play the role of the insane guy who has got it all wrong, and you can play the educated man who knows the answers. Im sure that will help you sleep at night. I'm out.

Aaronovitch says conspiracy theories are fashionable across the globe. And while the one your neighbor insists upon — that the fluoride in the drinking water is actually a mind-control experiment by the government — might be a harmless variation, some have serious consequences.

"If you are to travel in Pakistan, for instance, you will find that a significant proportion of the educated Pakistanis believe that George Bush brought down the twin towers," says Aaronovitch. "And that makes dealing with the [Pakistani] Taliban difficult because they actually don't believe the fundamental premise on which the war against terror was waged."
http://www.npr.org/tablet/#story/?storyId=123127032

Originally posted by Helscream Sorry to break it to yall, but the last President that actually gave a damn about morales was JFK. He didn't follow the agenda, and they killed him. Hell, do you really think Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by a group of confederate sympathizer's? The rabbit Hole runs much deeper than you think. Ever Heard of William (Bill) Cooper David Icke Jordan Maxwell Micheal Tsarion Ted Gunderson Mike Heiser David E. Flynn Joe Jordan I mean the list goes on and on, but damnit all different kind of men. From different walks of life all agree on one thing. There is a secret Agenda out there. And someone or something is pulling the strings. Im not saying that anything these men lecture about are absolute truths. But do some research for yourself. And make of it what you will.

Originally posted by Deadaim Originally posted by Nova Actually alot of you don't pay attention.  The presidents aren't the ones that messed up the economy, its the people who keep spending what they DON'T have, which is very very hard to fix. <FONT style=": #000000">  <FONT style=": #000000">isnt our president spending trillions of dollars that we dont have?

While he approves legislation and encourages some of it written, most of the spending is done by the senate and congress, after which Obama generally approves.

We have two major problems:
Lack of US saving - "neat national savings rate plunged to a record low of 1 peercent of nation income over 2004-2006" p.332 Roach, The Next Asia

Because of this, our huge desire to consume and large federal deficits - "the US needs about 3.5 billion of foreign capital each business day to fund it's external shortfall" (870 billion annually, as of 2006) p.345 Roach, The Next Asia

As an aside, the hugely popular medicare part d that passed during the last administration placed ~43 billion on the government's tab, a tab that through the daily sale of treasury bonds is paid 40% by foreign accounts...

Originally posted by HanFei Originally posted by Deadaim Originally posted by Nova Actually alot of you don't pay attention.  The presidents aren't the ones that messed up the economy, its the people who keep spending what they DON'T have, which is very very hard to fix. <FONT style=": #000000">  <FONT style=": #000000">isnt our president spending trillions of dollars that we dont have? While he approves legislation and encourages some of it written, most of the spending is done by the senate and congress, after which Obama generally approves. We have two major problems: Lack of US saving - "neat national savings rate plunged to a record low of 1 peercent of nation income over 2004-2006" p.332 Roach, The Next Asia Because of this, our huge desire to consume and large federal deficits - "the US needs about 3.5 billion of foreign capital each business day to fund it's external shortfall" (870 billion annually, as of 2006) p.345 Roach, The Next Asia As an aside, the hugely popular medicare part d that passed during the last administration placed ~43 billion on the government's tab, a tab that through the daily sale of treasury bonds is paid 40% by foreign accounts...