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jo
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jo asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 9 years ago

Can anyone tell me how President Obama was suppose to turn the Country around in 4 years, it took 8 years?

to bring it to the precipice of failure? It seems to me he spent the money to save the institutions (banking, the auto companies and economic stimulus in general) from crashing. In hindsight, what would you have done?

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  • 9 years ago
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    "I'll resign if I don't cut the deficit in half by the end of four years." - Barack Obama

  • Loreal
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    He did exactly what it took to make many businesses quit and/or leave, so we have many less jobs than when he took office. He bailed out GM because he wanted government to own part of it. Nothing he has done will make America better, it's now WORSE OFF by far. Los Angeles Times says 58% of new jobs from 2009 to 2012 pay low wages up to $13 per hr., and it states "The middle class is shrinking causing inequality in jobs". ABC news says we are looking at a DEEP recession in 2013.

    Businesses and jobs will not come back until taxes are cut and regulations loosened, these businesses are the 'rich' people Obama talks about who cannot make a profit without relief. Businesses on main street corners here in CA have been shut down for 3 yrs, both big and small businesses scattered throughout even entire strip malls, I'm sick of this and no jobs and competing with literally millions of immigrants O. has let in in last three years.

  • 9 years ago

    How can Obama turn around the country in 4 years when he hasn't been President at all? The fact is that he has blamed Bush for everything that has happened while he was President. So technically speaking Obama has not been the President for the last 4 years because he has zero responsibility for what has happened during his term. The man needs to sac up and take some responsibility for what he has actually has had a hand in propagating.

  • 9 years ago

    First, I would not make promises I know I can't keep. I really believe that if someone wanted to turn the country around, it could be done in 1 year. But of course we need a person that really wants to do that.

    I would cut back wasteful spending, we all know billions and billions are wasted, and huge tax breaks if your business is in America, if it's not, then no tax break for you, after all, stuff made in China is very cheap, so that is your tax break right there.

    No welfare for illegals, that is in the billions, and anyone on welfare has to have a limit on it, no lifetime welfare and this tax money for each kid you have has to have a limit too, I would say 2 kid limit on that, no having 10 kids and getting free tax money back each year for each kid.

    Right there you could make a big difference in America with just those simple things.

    and have some kind of benefit for outside investors that invest in an American company, this would make investors from other countries want to open up new companies in America.

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  • 5 years ago

    LOL...it really is not Obama that can or can not help this usa. we've been less than a democratic congress for the perfect 2 years... they received the worst score EVER... they're those that administration our economic latest and destiny, at the same time as they're in workplace. it would not matter what Obama needs. It has to move by skill of Congress and the domicile first.. THEN move to his table! he's in favor of the bailout for the great 3, yet wager what? a fantastic majority of Congress and the domicile are literally not! i'm right here to inform ya... you people are searching to a clean president to fix what a quickly-to-be former president broke... yet you're incorrect! Bush did not smash this usa... CONGRESS did! Obama won't be able to fix this usa because we've an similar ding dang stupid Congress in cost! Obama's position as President of the US is to be the commander in chief of our militia!!! i imagine some favor an practise in politics. EDIT: remember... for all of you bill Clinton followers... we had a REPUBLICAN congress to regulate spending and shop our usa rewarding at the same time as he became on accurate of issues. It wasn't bill CLINTON that made our usa rewarding.. it became our congress!

  • Let companies that make bad decisions fail. Better companies will take their place.

    Also

    Let a president that makes bad decisions fail. A better president will take his place.

    Fun fact:

    Currently Men have the lowest worker participation rate on record (even lower than Jimmy Carter).

    This economy stinks because it has BO.

  • 9 years ago

    Can you really expect one man to change your large populated country around just like that? He started during the economic crisis, he was probably under a lot of stress.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Obama couldn`t turn the economy around in 100 YEARS !!!!

    It would take someone with intelligence and drive ............. like ROMNEY !!!

    ROMNEY IN 2012 !!!

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    1) As far as I know he was only president for 4 years.

    2) He had to deal with the economic crisis. It's not like he could have let the US's economy crash. I doubt he could have done anything else

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Are you saying that the country is "Better off now than four years ago?" RU SERIOUS? WORSE OFF IS MORE ACCURATE!! Romney/Ryan "12"

    Source(s): Reality - Awareness of!
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