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In reply to the discussion: Toon: Worst President in history! [View all]BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)14. pukrs blocked the jobs bill that PBO tried to get through congress,
Pukes blocked tax breaks meant to attract and keep corporations staying in US rather than moving overseas, pukes blocked and reduced stimulus amounts, blocked unemployment extension, food stamps....a zillion other actions that would have helped economy, blocked by pukes or passed during boosh.....
Way more than I can remember.
Also.....healthy stocks benefit way more than just Wall St. Wolves. Anyone with pension benefits for one thing...those programs invest in the market.
If stocks were to crash, the devastation would make what weve got now look like a picnic.
Way much more than I'm able to explain. More knowledgeable people than me here could help.
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I still don't see why soaring corporate and Wall Street profits is a good thing
NuclearDem
Jan 2014
#5
all time low? Or since the start of your graph in 1999. The range is from 52% to 60%
Pretzel_Warrior
Jan 2014
#18
Record Wallstreet and corporate profits are not the halmark of a great president.
progressoid
Jan 2014
#9
Politicians have been suckered into thinking what's good for Wall Street is good for Main Street....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2014
#12
Except it was the Bush administration that is responsible for the auto bailout.
Gravitycollapse
Jan 2014
#34