Liz Peek: What Trump DIDN'T do in 2017: President's hysteria-prone critics must be sorely disappointed

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14 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

  No. Even according to your slightly biased source, he didn't.

So where is your reference that Reagan tripled the debt.  By this measure of debt as a percentage of GDP, Reagan went from about 25 to 41% which isn’t even a doubling.  Obama went from 39 to 77% which is close to doubling.  Which one was worse?

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24 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

The source also shows that Reagan did not triple the debt either, so I guess we are both wrong.

We being you and the other guy

 

There are lots of ways to look at National Debt though...you can always display it in ways to make people look better or worse.

 

Also, as I'm sure you know, the National Debt is not the only important factor for our economy and national well being. I actually rank it quite low.

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19 minutes ago, bcking said:

We being you and the other guy

 

There are lots of ways to look at National Debt though...you can always display it in ways to make people look better or worse.

 

Also, as I'm sure you know, the National Debt is not the only important factor for our economy and national well being. I actually rank it quite low.

I don’t disagree, but the assertion was made that Reagan was the worst president in recent history based only on some measure of national debt.  

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45 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

So where is your reference that Reagan tripled the debt.  By this measure of debt as a percentage of GDP, Reagan went from about 25 to 41% which isn’t even a doubling.  Obama went from 39 to 77% which is close to doubling.  Which one was worse?

 

  I posted the link and you responded to that post. If you read it, the debt went from ~$900 billion to ~$2.7 trillion during the Reagan years, which is ~triple. 

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1 minute ago, Steeleballz said:

 

  I posted the link and you responded to that post. If you read it, the debt went from ~$900 billion to ~$2.7 trillion during the Reagan years, which is ~triple. 

So how do you justify Obama being better when he doubled the debt as a percentage of GDP during his terms?  The point is that thee are many ways to measure the debt and actually attaching it to a President’s performance is just a way of saying one either likes or dislikes the person in Office. 

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2 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

I don’t disagree, but the assertion was made that Reagan was the worst president in recent history based only on some measure of national debt.  

 

  Destroying the middle class was listed too. Well documented . Pick your favorite link.

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Just now, Bill & Katya said:

So how do you justify Obama being better when he doubled the debt as a percentage of GDP during his terms?  The point is that thee are many ways to measure the debt and actually attaching it to a President’s performance is just a way of saying one either likes or dislikes the person in Office. 

 

  I don't recall saying Obama was "better". Are you imagining this or presuming?

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2 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

  I don't recall saying Obama was "better". Are you imagining this or presuming?

You said Reagan was the worst in recent history, doesn’t that imply all others were better?

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1 minute ago, Bill & Katya said:

You said Reagan was the worst in recent history, doesn’t that imply all others were better?

 

  What I said is Reagan was "one of the worst". What it implies is that you are arguing here without actually reading what the other person is saying. Best not to do that when we are discussing something that's only 2 pages back.

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21 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

I don’t disagree, but the assertion was made that Reagan was the worst president in recent history based only on some measure of national debt.  

He just rode the Carter wave 

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22 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

  Destroying the middle class was listed too. Well documented . Pick your favorite link.

 The Middle class is destroyed?

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13 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

  What I said is Reagan was "one of the worst". What it implies is that you are arguing here without actually reading what the other person is saying. Best not to do that when we are discussing something that's only 2 pages back.

Then we are in agreement if there are many worst presidents out there, Obama belongs in that category as well.

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Under Reagan, the national debt increased by $1.86 Trillion.

UnderObama, the national debt increased by $7.92 Trillion.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

Under Reagan, the national debt increased by $1.86 Trillion.

Under Obama, the national debt increased by $7.92 Trillion.

 

 

Obama the winner!

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37 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Obama the winner!

Obama was President some 30-40 years later. Surely you understand that you can't take absolute numbers.

 

Why don't we compare him to the 18th century. He'll look even worse!