Economics for a Liberal Mind

7 Reasons Liberal Economic Policies Don’t Work

There’s a reason it took the country so long to pull out of the Great Depression under FDR, why Americans became acquainted with the Misery Index under Carter, and why we’ve had the weakest economic recovery from a recession in U.S. history under Obama. Liberal economic policies just don’t work. In fact, the only time left-wingers have taken charge in the last 40 years without decimating the economy was during the Clinton years when Republicans in Congress balanced the budget and spent 6 years strong-arming Clinton to keep him from molesting the economy like one of his interns. This is no coincidence; it’s a natural consequence of the errant liberal view of economics.

more at http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2012/05/08/7_reasons_liberal_economic_policies_dont_work

Obamanomics – Another Failure of Liberal Economics

So, what’s the real problem here? Obama has told us that the economy has rebounded and has produced jobs each and every month for the past few years. Why aren’t things “better?”

Despite Democrat claims to the contrary, labor force participation by blacks is the lowest ever recorded for black men and the lowest ever for all blacks since – you guessed it – Jimmy Carter. Despite Democrat claims to the contrary, the number of people not participating in the labor force has increased by 10 million. (In other words, about half the people who could work – aren’t.)

So, what’s the real problem here? Obama has told us that the economy has rebounded and has produced jobs each and every month for the past few years. Why aren’t things “better?”

In this YouTube video, Obama explains to “Joe the Plumber” why his idea of “spreading the wealth around” is good for Americans who want to work for their piece of the American dream:

more at http://www.westernjournalism.com/obamanomics-another-failure-liberal-economics/