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Rex

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11. Yes. The economy has never grown under a GOP president.

Sun Aug 23, 2015, 02:40 PM

Aug 2015

The debt always grows with a GOP president. They are HORRIBLE at their jobs and they just don't care. Also, the GOP likes to pretend they care about being frugal yet they just spend and spend and spend without a single thought toward repayment. Dems OTOH try for a balanced approach between taxing and spending. WE get villanized for actually expecting people to pay taxes.

It is the main reason the GOP always leaves office with America in worse shape. In many different ways.

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Is it true that the economy grew better under Carter than Reagan [View all] gabeana Aug 2015 OP

Most likely, yet Sherman A1 Aug 2015 #1

Yes, because Paul Volcker had not destroyed the economy yet. roamer65 Aug 2015 #2

It's close; average annual GDP growth under Carter 3.3%, Reagan 3.5% muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #3

Thanks for the link and the #'s gabeana Aug 2015 #4

Conservatives forget how devastating the recession of 1980-1981 was JCMach1 Aug 2015 #5

Carter, like Obama, inherited a steaming bag of crap A HERETIC I AM Aug 2015 #6

Actually, most Democratic presidents inherit a steaming bag of crap tabasco Aug 2015 #7

Point well taken. n/t A HERETIC I AM Aug 2015 #9

I have to doubt it Reter Aug 2015 #8

much of the difference is how the growth was DISTRIBUTED: Reagan MisterP Aug 2015 #10

Yes. The economy has never grown under a GOP president. Rex Aug 2015 #11

Not the debt or deficits though... Motown_Johnny Aug 2015 #12