Here is some good information on job creation under Obama and previous Presidents. And before anyone says that of course they show in his favor because he is the President then please explain to me why job creation was down under Bush and into the start of Obama's presidency. I think the Dept. of Labor does a good job of keeping good and accurate information regarding our current employment status.
Just something to think about and also to show some here that job creation has gone UP not down as some here want to believe.
truthful politics reviewed jobs statistics provided by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the official numbers on jobs gained or lost for the U.S. Both charts below show how many jobs annually were created, or lost, nationally during presidential terms and/or political party. The numbers are in thousands. The first chart displays all jobs, including government sector jobs (i.e., in 1939, approximately 1.6 million jobs were created). To see the raw data on the Bureau’s website, use Series ID CES0000000001. The second chart displays all private sector jobs; government sector jobs are NOT included (i.e., in 1939, approximately 1.5 million jobs were created). To see the raw data on the Bureau’s website, use Series ID CES0500000001.
I don't believe that it is as deliberate as "setting up" for success or failure. I think a good portion of the success or failure lies with the one in the hot seat. IF that person knows what they are doing, how business operates, has some experience in the private sector, they will have a better chance of success.
I have not forgotten "If Congress passes this bill, unemployment will not go above 8%." "Under my plan, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket" "I guess shovel ready jobs weren't as shovel ready as I thought" "(something to the effect of:) this economy was worse than we thought!" "It's the fault of -GWB, -atms -the Chinese -the EU -the Euro -the Republicans -the Tea Party blah blah blah. The man has no clue how business works, except that they donate to his campaign. He has no idea how to create jobs because most of what he has done has been to stop job creation. The ONLY role that government plays in job creation is to create an atmosphere that encourages growth, something this administration cannot do.
Quoting bluespagan:You do realize that each presidency sets the next up for either success or failure. With that, yes Obama had a bad hand dealt to him. Jobs crashed because of the legislation made under Bush. Do you think that each new President automatically gets all the wrongs done by the previous administation taken away so he doesn't have to deal with them?
Quoting 29again:
So, if I understand the chart correctly, each separate line is for one year.
Obama lost more jobs in the first year than Bush did his last year. And the jobs that have luckily been created despite his horrible regulations don't come close to 4 million. More like 3.2 or 3.3.
So what am I missing? I still don't see how O's policies are working so well.
Quoting asfriend:
obama will be the first president in the history of history to have negative job growth during his presidency
case closed
Oh he's going to be historical all right..and not in a good way..especially the way he spent money while being in office.
LMAO, you people are funny.
Quoting bluespagan:Use some critical thinking here very quickly for me.
Look at the chart. Notice that the last line for Bush plummeted. You want to know why...the Wall Street Crash. That would have been when the recession started. Obama picked up from there and if you notice the numbers were down at the beginning of his Presidency when he picked up after Bush and have steadily started to rise.
This is not about unemployed people. This is about what has happened to this country and how Obama is fixing it.
Quoting itsmesteph11:
Job creation was down under Bush because unemployment was between 4-5% most of his Presidency, half of what it is now. LOL Meaning a huge percentage of people who wanted a job already had one. LOL
Using this chart to show that Obama is fixing the economy would mean that we have to also say that Jimmy Carter did amazing things with the economy. I can't.
At least we make you smile...you people scare me.
Quoting Carpy:
LMAO, you people are funny.
Quoting bluespagan:
Use some critical thinking here very quickly for me.
Look at the chart. Notice that the last line for Bush plummeted. You want to know why...the Wall Street Crash. That would have been when the recession started. Obama picked up from there and if you notice the numbers were down at the beginning of his Presidency when he picked up after Bush and have steadily started to rise.
This is not about unemployed people. This is about what has happened to this country and how Obama is fixing it.
Quoting itsmesteph11:
Job creation was down under Bush because unemployment was between 4-5% most of his Presidency, half of what it is now. LOL Meaning a huge percentage of people who wanted a job already had one. LOL
Quoting asfriend:
obama will be the first president in the history of history to have negative job growth during his presidency
case closed
I not sure if you know but if you remove the job lost by Bush. You will see that Obama has a large net in job creation. You it is hard for a man to do anything if you have a senate and congress that wont pass anything. I order for anything to get done it does have to go through capital hill. He can do anything by him self. Please explain why the republican would not pass a job bill. Because people like you can say he did not do anything.
President Obama is trying to do everything he promised. Republicans are trying to make sure he doesn't get credit for anything and they are also voting down things that they are for just so Obama doesn't get the credit he deserves
Quoting Iamalwaysme:
Quoting asfriend:
obama will be the first president in the history of history to have negative job growth during his presidency
case closed
I not sure if you know but if you remove the job lost by Bush. You will see that Obama has a large net in job creation. You it is hard for a man to do anything if you have a senate and congress that wont pass anything. I order for anything to get done it does have to go through capital hill. He can do anything by him self. Please explain why the republican would not pass a job bill. Because people like you can say he did not do anything.
Obama and the Dems passed quite a bit during his first two years, like Obamacare, which was without one GOP vote, and he still passed things after 2010. Harry Reid has 18 jobs bills stalled in the Senate, which the House already passed. Obama has had the chances to pass his babies.
The most pressing social issue today is the economy
Quoting bluespagan:You do realize that each presidency sets the next up for either success or failure. With that, yes Obama had a bad hand dealt to him. Jobs crashed because of the legislation made under Bush. Do you think that each new President automatically gets all the wrongs done by the previous administation taken away so he doesn't have to deal with them?
Quoting 29again:
So, if I understand the chart correctly, each separate line is for one year.
Obama lost more jobs in the first year than Bush did his last year. And the jobs that have luckily been created despite his horrible regulations don't come close to 4 million. More like 3.2 or 3.3.
So what am I missing? I still don't see how O's policies are working so well.
I don't automatically believe polls or surveys because the organizations conducting those are often biased.
What I see around me is more believable:
There are an odd number of houses up for sale in my state, and those realestate signs stay up for quite a long time.
I notice more people are driving the same old car....models that are 10 years old.
Grocery carts don't seem as full as these used to be.
There was an article in my community newspaper about buying prom dresses from a popular new consignment shop.
My neighbors are taking less vacations out of state. Most often they are camping, in-state.
The cost to groom a dog has stabilized...I would guess for groomers to keep business because a pooch's hygiene is not a priority anymore.
Hospitals seem really eager to push people out as soon as possible. My last child, after a C-section, I was there a day and a half post partum. My FIL with a broken hip, 3 days before rehab.
Our state capital's news paper has had a new section in it for a few years now entitled "HOw to live with less"
I know two people who had been unemployed a long time, several who are under-employed, a college grad who cant find a job in her field years after graduating, and one person with more than one job. Plus, a retired couple who have part time jobs to make ends meet, one having been a state trooper.
I didn't like Bush, I don't like Obama, and I will not be voting for Mitt Romney.
Mitch McConnell Defends Obama Administration On AP Scandal
- bluespagan
on Jun. 23, 2012 at 1:49 PM