coldfuse

In the post World War II era, misery index inherited by each President:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_index_(economi...

Harry Truman: 13.63%

Dwight Eisenhower: 3.28%

John Kennedy: 8.31%

Lyndon Johnson: 7.02%

Richard Nixon: 7.80%

Gerald Ford: 16.36%

Jimmy Carter: 12.72%

Ronald Reagan: 19.33%

George H.W. Bush: 10.07%

Bill Clinton: 10.56%

George W. Bush: 7.93%

Barack Obama: 7.73%

...and more than twice the [married] wealth of Romney?

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/mitt-romney-not...

I have been to the statistical portion of the IRS website. The average percent of taxes paid for all incomes is 12.8%.

For every category under $200,000 the average is less than 15%. For every category under $100,000 the average is less than 10%.

So what beef do most of you have with Romney?

http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/indtaxstats/article/0,...

The Democrats, in 2008.

So why is this a problem?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AshB6...

"We ask that the government undertake the obligation above all of providing citizens with adequate opportunity for employment and earning a living. The activities of the individual must not be allowed to clash with the interests of the community, but must take place within its confines and be for the good of all. Therefore, we demand: … an end to the power of the financial interests. We demand profit sharing in big business. We demand a broad extension of care for the aged. We demand … the greatest possible consideration of small business in the purchases of national, state, and municipal governments. In order to make possible to every capable and industrious [citizen] the attainment of higher education and thus the achievement of a post of leadership, the government must provide an all-around enlargement of our entire system of public education … We demand the education at government expense of gifted children of poor parents … The government must undertake the improvement of public health – by protecting mother and child, by prohibiting child labor … by the greatest possible support for all clubs concerned with the physical education of youth. We combat the … materialistic spirit within and without us, and are convinced that a permanent recovery of our people can only proceed from within on the foundation of the common good before the individual good."

– From the political program of the Nazi Party, adopted in Munich, February 24, 1920

We just don't use other people's money to do it.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008...

"We ask that the government undertake the obligation above all of providing citizens with adequate opportunity for employment and earning a living. The activities of the individual must not be allowed to clash with the interests of the community, but must take place within its confines and be for the good of all. Therefore, we demand: … an end to the power of the financial interests. We demand profit sharing in big business. We demand a broad extension of care for the aged. We demand … the greatest possible consideration of small business in the purchases of national, state, and municipal governments. In order to make possible to every capable and industrious [citizen] the attainment of higher education and thus the achievement of a post of leadership, the government must provide an all-around enlargement of our entire system of public education … We demand the education at government expense of gifted children of poor parents … The government must undertake the improvement of public health – by protecting mother and child, by prohibiting child labor … by the greatest possible support for all clubs concerned with the physical education of youth. We combat the … materialistic spirit within and without us, and are convinced that a permanent recovery of our people can only proceed from within on the foundation of the common good before the individual good."

– From the political program of the Nazi Party, adopted in Munich, February 24, 1920

Misery Index = unemployment rate + inflation rate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_index_(economi...

Best inherited misery index:

Dwight Eisenhower 3.28%

Lyndon Johnson 7.02%

Barack Obama 7.73%

Worst inherited misery index:

Ronald Reagan: 19.93%

Gerald Ford: 16.36%

Harry Truman: 13.63%

In fact, some are. Here is an article from the L.A. Times.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-na-mittoffshore...

And if you aren't, will your employer continue to pay you if you do not perform well?

I would like to hear from people about the tips, commissions, bonuses and other forms of pay they can receive for performing well.

Which one risks more taxpayer money?

Which one improves corporate management?

Which one is willing to step in and improve the operations of a company that is not "too big to fail?"

OBAMA: January 2009

Unemployment Rate: 7.6%

Misery Index: 7.73%

REAGAN: January 2001

Unemployment Rate: 7.5%

Misery Index: 19.33%

MISERY Index: Combined unemployment and inflation rates inherited by each President

Harry Truman: 13.63%

Dwight Eisenhower: 3.28%

John F. Kennedy: 8.31%

Lyndon Johnson: 7.02%

Richard Nixon: 7.80%

Gerald Ford: 16.36%

Jimmy Carter: 12.72%

Ronald Reagan: 19.33%

George H. W. Bush: 10.07%

Bill Clinton: 10.56%

George W. Bush: 7.93%

Barack Obama: 7.73%

All but Ike and LBJ inherited a greater misery index than Obama.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_index_(economi...

The economy was on the road to recovery before Obama became President.

http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/hotproperty...

The recession ended in June 2009, before the stimulus took effect.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/20/news/economy/reces...

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Civilian Employment, seasonally adjusted.

http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet

Reagan's first three years saw jobs growth of 4 million jobs, despite inheriting an economy from Carter with a misery index (combined unemployment and inflation) of 19.33%. Clinton began with a misery index of 10.56%. Obama inherited a misery index of only 7.73% and a recession which was on the way to its conclusion (in June of 2009).

Had enough?

Santorum’s Communist Clan

http://news.yahoo.com/santorum-communist-clan-1136...

My perception is that other people do not really want to be a part of them. Is that perception correct?

...and the GOP took the House?

Employment, JAN 2011: 139.330 million

Employment, DEC 2011: 140.790 million

Civilian Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost

Maybe these are, and maybe they aren't, major factors in employment gains. However, it is high time the facts are set straight on this site.