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In reply to the discussion: President Obama is the Best President in My Lifetime. [View all]kentuck
(111,051 posts)I would agree that he inherited an awful mess and we have been able to recover with a minimal amount of pain, as a whole.
He has done a lot of good things but there are some areas where I disagree with his policies. I think the healthcare reform may turn out to be his major achievement? I thought it was a major payoff to the insurance companies but I may have been wrong?
Also, I think the massive payoffs to the big banks and Wall Street could have been better spent on the people or programs to help people. I think it gave those with the power even more leverage over working people and those without any leverage.
It is difficult to argue with the demise of Osama Bin Laden but I personally cannot defend the continued attacks, mostly with drones, into Pakistan or the expansion of our power into Africa. And I'm not sure that we have stopped the torture techniques that were initiated under the Bush Administration? We do know that Guantanamo is still in operation.
Both jobs and the stock market have recovered very nicely, under the circumstances. Many peoples' savings have been restored with the recovery of Wall Street.
Overall, I would say he has done a very good job in most areas.