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Comment Re:Only in America (Score 2, Insightful) 932

Yeah, because there is never momentum in an economy. It couldn't possibly be that the 2.5% increase in unemployment is from the momentum of the recession that occurred on Bush's watch when Republicans let two major bubbles form in the housing and financial markets. At least under Obama, the hemorrhaging of jobs stopped.

Comment Re:And most western politicians (Score 1) 403

To stop the subprime mortgage crisis would have just took the federal government saying, no, you can't do that. You can't give out mortgages to people who have little hope of making payments beyond 2 years. In this instance, the government regulating the market just a little bit would have prevented a lot of damage.

Comment Re:Why not just raise taxes on the rich? (Score 1) 623

Oh that is easy then, require all CEO's of corporations in America to have to spend at least half the year in America They will still want to do business in the American market so even if they super rich leave who pay little taxes now anyway, the moderately rich will be forced to stay and they actually pay heavy taxes.

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