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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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8. And, btw...

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 11:37 AM

Apr 2015

One thing for sure, though, Obama is right when he says he has a track record of working for middle class Americans.

More Americans are in poverty than before, fewer Americans are part of the job market, there are fewer people IN the middle class, almost all of the 'recovery' went to the rich, and most lower class Americans have less wealth than when he came to office. Economic policies pushed by his chosen (Republican) treasury people have almost entirely benefited the wealthy and ignored the poor.

So how is it 'for sure' that he has an (economic) track record of working for middle class Americans?

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Why I am on the fence about TPP. [View all] DanTex Apr 2015 OP

President Obama seeks to globalize rights for workers. Currently, the deck is stacked against us. BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #1

Thanks for the link. Yes, my mind is open. DanTex Apr 2015 #2

Christina Romer, a renowned Berkeley economist who helped draft recommendations for the Stimulus, BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #3

Pretty much anyone with half a brain wanted a stimulus, and a bigger one than we got. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #6

That's very interesting ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #14

I don't think most 'anti-TPP' people are 'anti-trade'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #4

Excellent post. Hoyt Apr 2015 #5

Like you, I too am on the fence Sheepshank Apr 2015 #7

And, btw... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #8

The policies he has pushed for have consistently been pro-middle class. DanTex Apr 2015 #10

And the policies he has ignored have been consistently anti-middle class. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #12

The Republicans are to blame for that. DanTex Apr 2015 #13

ACA was a major giveaway to the private insurance industry. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #17

I'm on the fence also.. sendero Apr 2015 #9

Excellent! DCBob Apr 2015 #11

Seems our President just can't help but volunteer for punishment sometimes BeyondGeography Apr 2015 #15

The paragraph I have a problem with: gollygee Apr 2015 #16

It's not like Keystone. DanTex Apr 2015 #18