The president's or the GOP ideas for job creation?

by Jimbo Posted 2012/05/13 14:01:18

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Continuing to cast himself as an activist president defying slim odds for election-year legislative compromises, President Obama in his weekly address pushes "a few common-sense policies that would make a difference" with the economy.

"There are things we can do - right now - to help create jobs and
restore some of the financial security that so many families have lost,"
Obama says.

The list of initiatives - which the White House
has billed as Congress' "To-Do list" - includes elimination of tax
breaks for companies that outsource; a mandated expansion of mortgage refinancing
eligibility; tax credits for clean energy companies and small
businesses that hire new workers; and creation of a new veterans job
corps.

"They think all we can do is cut
taxes - especially for the wealthiest Americans - and go back to letting
banks and corporations write their own rules again. That's their
plan."

"But I think they're wrong. We tried their ideas for nearly a decade,
and it didn't work out so well. We can't go back to the same policies
that got us into this mess.

Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., delivering the Republicans' weekly address, said Obama
"is ignoring the tough choices and trying to distract from the real
issues" by his proposals, which fail to tackle skyrocketing debts and
deficits and boost job growth.

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-calls-common-sense-policies-move-...

Europe has tried austerity only to see jobs lost in Spain, U.K., thst are both in a recession. Sarkozy thrown out for his backing austerity. Merkel is about to lose power today in the German election.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/13/germany-election-nr...

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luvguins 2012/05/13 15:33:01

The president's job creation ideas.

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The great myth is that the Robot and GOP puppet, Romney, can sweep in and presto create millions of jobs. With such a deep recession it will take years to reach the pre-recession unemployment rate again. The overseas wages sans any benefits are too powerful to bring those jobs back even with tax holidays. Romney is just pandering to Republican sheep. Slow but steady job growth for 25 months under Obama has occurred despite the obstruction and sabotage of the GOP members in Congress.
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DuncanONeil 2012/05/18 00:27:05

The GOP's job creation ideas.

Those that chose the President must be both blind & deaf!

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Tony 2012/05/14 13:42:08

Another opinon.

Ron Paul's ideas are best for America!

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RogerCoppock 2012/05/14 01:33:24

The president's job creation ideas.

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http://yfrog.com/gzbzxeyj:iph...

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Joe Shwingding BN-ZERO 2012/05/14 00:40:19

Another opinon.

the free market

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findthe... to Joe Shw... 2012/05/14 14:17:36

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When the free market means a country's jobs have to be outsourced, that is the time to take action against a free market system that no longer works for the economy!

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Anonymo... to findthe... 2012/05/14 15:35:14

We don't have a free market economy, we have a very regulated economy.

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findthe... to Anonymo... 2012/05/14 19:04:02
Anonymo... to findthe... 2012/05/14 19:08:13

Try studying basic economics. The free Market works. It almost succeeded in overhauling the feudal system in 14th century Britain, until the government got involved... The government messes everything up, quite literally.

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findthe... to Anonymo... 2012/05/15 01:47:17

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It doesn't work when Corporates take it over!

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Anonymo... to findthe... 2012/05/15 15:49:21

They only take over when the government regulates the economy in their favour. In a true free Market all businesses thrive if they've got a clever owner. And even if corporations take over, as long as the government doesn't get involved there's lots of competitions so wages rise and prices go down anyway. It's when the Market is regulated and schools teach children rich people are all evil moneygrabbers that competition goes down and regulations for workers are needed.

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wildbill to Anonymo... 2012/05/15 00:47:09

JP Morgan Loses $2 Billion On Risky Trade After Lobbying To Weaken Trading Restrictions

http://thinkprogress.org/econ...

But not regulated enough to keep banks and financial institutions from working against their own best interest.

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Anonymo... to wildbill 2012/05/15 15:52:11

That's because banks can create their own money, if that weren't possible they wouldn't have very much power.

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wildbill to Anonymo... 2012/05/15 17:29:35

What do you mean by "create their own money?"

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Anonymo... to wildbill 2012/05/15 17:54:29

Electronic money is created by banks, because they're allowed to. Most of the money in the system is created electronically by banks, that's why we have no control over inflation.

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Joe Shw... to findthe... 2012/05/14 17:05:55

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true ... more accurate would have been regulated free market. And despite what HS civics said tariffs work.

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wildbill to Joe Shw... 2012/05/15 00:43:27

JP Morgan Loses $2 Billion On Risky Trade After Lobbying To Weaken Trading Restrictions

http://thinkprogress.org/econ...

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3kidsandamom 2012/05/13 23:14:50

The GOP's job creation ideas.

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Obama doesn't have any. His policies have cost more jobs than they've helped create!

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Dweezle 2012/05/13 23:01:05

The president's job creation ideas.

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The GOP has NO job creating ideas. Just the same old BS trickle down theory that has failed so miserably.

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millerm... to Dweezle 2012/05/14 00:29:54

Prove what you just said. I'm waiting.......

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Dweezle to millerm... 2012/05/14 00:53:12

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The proof is in the pudding...
30 years of De-regulation & Tax brakes for the 1% 2 ten plus years of unfunded wars of aggression, (one based on LIES & deceit)
The nation is broke...

What has the GOP done to create jobs, (in the USA not China & India) Go ahead, I am waiting....

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Phantom to millerm... 2012/05/14 01:33:28

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Just look at history dumbo.

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socokid 2012/05/13 21:38:25

The president's job creation ideas.

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Making this worse...

http://www.csmonitor.com/Busi...

http://www.motherjones.com/po...

... is not a plan, it is a ruse. It hasn't worked, it will not work, and it is getting worse.

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The Elitist Libtard SodaJerk 2012/05/13 20:08:23

The president's job creation ideas.

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The Last Republican who had a sane economic policy was Eisenhower.

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Dweezle to The Eli... 2012/05/13 22:51:59

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I believe Nixon had some good policies, Today, even most democrats would call them bleeding heart liberals today

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The Eli... to Dweezle 2012/05/14 00:17:34

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That's right Nixon started The E.P.A. Freaking Hippie.

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Dweezle to The Eli... 2012/05/14 00:43:41

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He also ended the Vietnam War, (oops, I mean conflict)

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The Eli... to Dweezle 2012/05/14 00:49:49

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Wasn't he also "Pro" Welfare? No wonder Republicans consider Reagan their Go-To President.

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Dweezle to The Eli... 2012/05/14 02:13:41

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To be honest I do not remember. I was an infant during Eisenhower, and I was in HS during Nixons first term. I did serve under Nixon/Ford (1970-1978) in the Army so I had no need of welfare.

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The Eli... to Dweezle 2012/05/14 02:37:27

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I'm not entirely sure either, But I know it was him that gave us Day light Savings.

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Dweezle to Dweezle 2012/05/14 01:09:22 (edited)

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Oh, Did I mention that both Eisenhower and Nixon, (as well as Reagan) would be considered bleeding heart liberals by todays republicans, (and even many Democrats)
(edited to correct typo)

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The Eli... to Dweezle 2012/05/14 01:51:48

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Reagan would have had the swarm sent against him for going against "The Pledge" and raising Taxes. For creating the E.P.A. Nixon would've never heard the end of it. And Eisenhower's tax rates would've gotten his ass killed.

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RogerCo... to The Eli... 2012/05/14 01:37:03

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One wonders, "Where are those Eisenhower Republicans?"

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The Eli... to RogerCo... 2012/05/14 01:54:07

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Where ever they are, they're in shock and disbelief that their children's generation is trying to take their hard earned Social Security right out of their hands.

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Ali ~ In My Heart I Trust ~ 2012/05/13 19:40:52

The president's job creation ideas.

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At least he HAS ideas beyond the old, tired 'cut spending/cut taxes' meme of the GOP. That didn't work in any of its iterations.

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millerm... to Ali ~ I... 2012/05/14 00:31:54

Prove what you just said. What jobs have YOU created? How much in taxes did you pay last year?

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Ali ~ I... to millerm... 2012/05/14 01:05:44

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MYOB, toots. This isn't about me.

Auto bailout: Obama's policies vis a vis the auto industry saved roughly one million jobs in the industry (auto and supply chain); and added 45,000 to the industry after GM left bankruptcy.

Education Jobs Act etc: saved and created 114,000 teaching jobs.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus): The CBO's latest report estimates that the stimulus raised the number of employed Americans by 1 million to 2.9 million over the last quarter. At its peak in the second quarter of 2010, it increased employment by 1.4 million to 3.3 million.

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Mark P. 2012/05/13 19:25:01

Another opinon.

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Over a trillion wasted for job creation when he started and unemployment is still higher than when he took office.

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EdVenture 2012/05/13 19:08:56

The president's job creation ideas.

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The GOP ideas are greed and profit oriented, continue to promote the same programs that end tempting a depression and economic failure to their benefit. The Dems ideas are focused on preventing this abuse which will return the money and property to the hands of those that create it (the people/workforce), and hopefully regulate consumer protections.

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millerm... to EdVenture 2012/05/14 01:02:23

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Without profits, a business will close. When many businesses close, then the taxes are not owed. The people who get benefits, including S.S. still get paid, so politicains borrow from the great grand children of America. Both parties are guilty.

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EdVenture to millerm... 2012/05/14 01:13:06

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I am a capitalist I'm not talking about profit in general, I'm talking about how the banking/financial system is rigged deliberatly to go up using the availability of currency or credit, excessive in many cases, then the supply is cut off the rates climb to unachiveable levels and the property is surrenderd in the form of good, real property, long term debt at exorbident rates (which they sell), which ultimately leads to banking profits, they have all the equity. That why I argue as many before me we are in danger of becoming a complete plutocracy.

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