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The VERY sad thing about it, REB, is that there is a faction of this population that believes PRECISELY that.

I didn't read the article, but I am going to guess that mandating minimum wages increases didn't have much to do with it

Couple of points for your responses. 1. My remarks DID NOT say that 3% was an annual rate. It DID SAY that the result was better than projected in spite of the effect of two unplanned hurricanes. 2. Anybody who assumes the Presidency at or near the bottom of a severe economic contraction is going to look good statistically. If Lebron James has a ten game streak of averaging 12 points a game and then has one where he scored 20, he can claim a 66% increase in his recent scoring average or he can claim an approximate 25% decline vs his career average. The question one would want to ask is whether or not the bulk of the good statistics is the result of the cyclicality of the economy or was it something instituted by the Administration that caused the rebound. I side with the former because there has NEVER been a recession/decline/economic contraction from which we did not recover. I will also suggest to you that Steve Kerrs percentage increase in wins this year will probably not be as good as it will be for the coach of the Nets, the Knicks, or the Bucks but that does not tell the whole story about who is the better coach. My suggestion to you is that Mr. Obama's long suit was probably social justice as opposed to being an economic expert. Paint it any way you wish, but higher taxes and thousands of additional regulations are very counterproductive to an economy. From my perspective, whatever credit the Obama administration is given for economic numbers, I will contend they could/should have been much better. If my memory serves me correctly, there has never been another President that did not experience a 3% annual growth rate ( note annual, not annualized) at some point during his administration. Bottom line- the electorate decided that enough emphasis had been given to social justice and this time around, it wanted more attention to the economy. Perhaps it will swing back the other way come next election. Apparently, it's not just the economy that is cyclical.

WHy do you care? After all, it was you ( and, seemingly, only you) who stated your 401k wasn't doing much.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy grew robustly in the third quarter despite two hurricanes, propelled by steady spending from American businesses and households. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services made in the U.S., expanded at a 3% annual rate in July through September, the Commerce Department said Friday. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had projected a 2.7% gain. The third quarter’s strong growth is particularly impressive because two hurricanes—Harvey and Irma—temporarily shut down major population centers in Texas and Florida in August and September. The Commerce Department said in its report Friday that the storms likely suppressed business activity such as oil and gas extraction in Texas and Details from Friday’s report suggested underlying health and point to momentum heading into 2018. agriculture production in Florida. But the agency added, “it is not possible to estimate the overall impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma on 2017 third-quarter GDP.”

Tobie, can you tell me why you are suddenly concerned with debt when Mr. Obama added more debt during his tenure than any president in history? What has changed about healthcare since Trump got in office? Who has a pre existing condition that is worse off now than he was one year ago? Obamacare is in the middle of imploding so anything that gets done about it will be an improvement

Best part is that, to him, "grab em" matters and this stuff doesn't.

And when they finally figure out how their pay was affected, they will blame "corporate greed and plantation mentality" for their drop in pay when it is 100% a result of their own actions.

How can this be accurate? After all, President Obama stated on National Television that there was NOT ONE SMIDGEN of evidence of corruption at the IRS. Toby has already told us that Trump is the king of liars. His predecessor couldn't /wouldn't have done this. Must be fake news.

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Do you think that this concern is, then, invalid or that the situation is non existent?

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I didn't elect anyone. The country did and you are still crying about it. What were those words you used to answer one of my other posts? Wah Wah Wah? If the shoe fits, wear it.

It is what it is. ( unless you are Bill Clinton - and then it depends on what the meaning of "is" is.) by the way Tobie, those who believe what I stated will never get anywhere

For some reason, there is a segment of our society that honestly believes that anyone who is not Caucasian is not responsible for any of the ills from which they "suffer" and the responsibility for each and every one of those ills is, somehow, attributable to the white man. The words "white privilege" and " plantation mentality" seem to be the popular buzz words these days.

WASHINGTON--Demand for long-lasting U.S. factory goods remained robust last month, pointing to ongoing strong business investment. New orders for durable goods--products designed to last at least three years, like dishwashers and aircraft--rose a seasonally adjusted 2.2% in September from a month earlier, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. New orders are up 5.2% in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period in 2016. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected overall orders to increase 0.8% in September from the prior month. WASHINGTON--U.S. new-home sales rose in September to the highest level since October 2007, a sign of strong buyer demand despite ongoing tightness in inventories. Purchases of newly built single-family homes--a narrow slice of all U.S. home sales--increased 18.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 667,000 in September from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. This marks the highest month-over-month percentage increase since January 1992

Would you agree that one should take ownership of the choices he/she makes and not attribute the failures of some of those choices to someone else?

You cannot say that. Why? Because it might offend someone.

And please, find some new material to replace Rosa Parks and "Grab em"

yeah but Trump said "grab em".

Selective tolerance- a staple of the left

You are probably right. Likely similar to the tolerance/respect that antifa and BLM have for white republicans.

No - I am saying that Tobie says things that fit his narrative even though he has no idea about the accuracy. The article I posted said nothing about the frequency with which Mr. Obama played golf. It was simply an illustration that playing golf is not the exclusive province of Mr. Trump. It also suggests that Mr. Obama's timing at playing golf was not particularly well received some times. I am pretty sure I know what your bait question was for. Even though I didn't swallow, feel free to post your statistics about presidential golf frequency.

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I dont know but am very confident that these ardent purveyors of "social justice" will have done everything in their power to help those poor folks.