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14. "America will create about 2.5 million new jobs in 2014"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 12:12 AM

Oct 2014

This is the best private sector jobs creation performance in American history

This represents 63 straight months of economic expansion, and 25 consecutive months of manufacturing expansion.

ONLY on DU can this be considered something to whine, moan and bray about though the ones doing it are absolutely no surprise.

Reagan was no one to emulate but these numbers are nothing to sneer at.

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Forbes Magazine: Obama best economic president of modern times! [View all] kpete Sep 2014 OP

Certainly, for Forbes' readership, that's true. MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #1

Yes, we shouldn't put much value in the metrics Forbes would use to measure economic health Martin Eden Sep 2014 #10

IIRC, Obama considered his three "free" trade agreements MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #11

I was referring specifically to the American Jobs Act Martin Eden Sep 2014 #12

True, but if you go to Obama's speech to Congress on that Act... MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #13

k&r... spanone Sep 2014 #2

Deficit reduction in a recession/depression is probably bad governance and nothing to be proud of Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #3

Of course, Forbes' readers are pretty much OK that the recovery bypassed 90% Karmadillo Sep 2014 #4

"...outperforming Reagan" Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #5

The top 10% are happy with the "recovery" although it's really not a recovery. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #6

A magazine for the 1%. obxhead Sep 2014 #7

But but but but but Rex Sep 2014 #8

Kind of hard to make this a selling point for our party since the "recovery" is bypassing most of us progressoid Sep 2014 #9

"America will create about 2.5 million new jobs in 2014" Number23 Oct 2014 #14