So, a guy I went to high school with is spewing Right Wing talking points all over a post of mine on FB today. Erika has already waded into the fray quite impressively, but if anyone else wants to smack the guy down, please fee free.
Oh man, he has such a long list of misleading and outright incorrect statements that I don't have nearly enough time to go through them. Nor really the inclination.
The deficit did not double under Obama, not even close. Nor did the debt double under Obama.
I've never heard of Obama wanting $10 a gallon gas or trying to bankrupt any company who tries to build a coal plant, don't have time to research that.
The net number of jobs has not decreased by 9 million under the Obama administration, but I suspect the metric is the from the start of the administration to the lowest point of employment.
Tax revenues did increase when after Reagan's tax cut of 1981, but there were tax increases later in Reagan's presidency an revenues increased at a lower rate than during the previous or following 8 year period. Over and 8 year period inflation and population growth will always increase revenue, you need to compare periods.
Ack. I just don't have time to even think about all of it. Got too much shit to do.