halogamer1989 said:
MontanaHatchet said:
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CommunistHater said:
ManusJustus said:
Okay Communisthater, so your saying that since right-wing economics put us in a recession, we should let right-wing economics take us out? |
Only Idiots think one party put us into this terrible recession. Entitlement talk of a house for everyone, government regulation, and debt loving Americans put us in this recession.
25.5% teen unemployment hows that gov min wage hike helping?
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The fact remains the current fiscal crisis was cooking up for 8 years under a Republican administration that did nothing about it.
By the way, before talking about debt loving Americans you should be aware that for the last 30 years the only presidents that have turned up budget surplus have been Democrats. Every republican president since 1980 has increased debt.
You know I respect everyone's political creds but for fucks sake stop waving the debt flag as a democrat bashing meme - all the republican presidents you voted for did nothing but increase national debt.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_debt_by_U.S._presidential_terms
Look, turns out I was wrong, the trend has been going on since the 70's. The last Republican president to reduce the debt was Nixon.
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Yeah, and until Bush something like all the nations wars were started by Democrats.
Funny how it works.
Also... said wars did a lot when it came to said republicans running up debts. Because they often inheirted the wars.
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So we're not counting the Civil War, the Spanish-American war, or Desert Storm? And we're not counting the wars that started before the various parties even existed? Also, the Democratic party didn't really start any wars. Most (if not all) of the wars the U.S. has been engaged in under Democrats were the U.S. joining a war, not starting it. Starting wars is a Republican thing. And how "often" have Republicans inherited wars? Like...once?
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Civil War for 1. Buchanan let it happen and sent civilian transport carrier State of the West to Ft. Sumpter and the shit hit the fan before it could get there.
From Wikipedia:
"1861
Before Buchanan left office, all arsenals and forts in the seceding states were lost (except Fort Sumter and two lesser outposts), and a fourth of all federal soldiers surrendered to Texas troops. The government retained control of Fort Sumter, which was located in Charleston harbor, a visible spot in the Confederacy. On January 5, Buchanan sent a civilian steamer Star of the West to carry reinforcements and supplies to Fort Sumter. On January 9, 1861, South Carolina state batteries opened fire on the Star of the West, which returned to New York. Paralyzed, Buchanan made no further moves to prepare for war."
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Yeah, and another quote from Wikipedia:
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That's not a war, that's just the events leading up to a war. Your point is moot.
