Comments by "bighand69" (@bighands69) on "Thom Hartmann Program" channel.

  1. Here is the simple reality.  When Reagan came to power unemployment was 12% and inflation was 18%.  When Reagan left office unemployment was 5% and inflation was 4%.
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  2. Nick Shannon Reagan Lowered unemployment and Inflation just like Kennedy. Reagan also decided to tackle the USSR which Kennedy could not.
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  3. What happened to the middle class. In the 1950's the middle class faced lower taxation and this allowed the economy to grow as people had more money in their pockets. Today the middle class are facing taxes of up to 39% federal and further state taxes. There are rumors that they want to tax sex by fitting meters to the beds.
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  4. +karrasue It might be the last chance to hit the Reset button. If liberals get a further swing at it they will destroy the economy of the US. And by the time a proper president gets to office China maybe so far ahead. Over the next 20 years Chinese cars will dominate the international market on every level from top to bottom. They will be cheaper and better as they will keep investing in their manufacturing. All while the US argues over the rights of men dressing up as women. I believe this is the last chance to change NAFTA before the Chinese get too powerful and will buy of everybody.
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  5. +james1014328 Fascists are socialists. So are you saying that Bernie is a fascist.
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  6. Typical left wing nonsense.  Reagan reduced taxation liabilities across the board. 
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  7. That is just nonsense.  When Reagan took over unemployment was 11% and inflation was 18%.  When Reagan left office unemployment was 5% and inflation was 5%. Household income also doubled when he left.  Reagan done this by cutting taxes and cutting expenditure. 
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  8. I am a doctor and it is very hard to understand what a good doctor really is from a logical point of view.  What is good to one patient may not to another. If politician cannot stop the credit crunch or see it coming how do they know what is good or bad in terms of healthcare. 
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  9. +reinux He did not say he paid people off. He said he make donations which every political candidate accepts. So who is the problem the donor or the Politician. Now imagine you are a developer/business person and you needed to get things done and if you cross politician you will get blocked. I know business people who were approached by political representatives and if they did not cough up the money they would find it difficult.  But lets take it up an other level. If you do not donate to both sides you get a tough time. So what would you do go on tell us all.
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  10. +John Smith America's most successful period was the 1950's. During this period everybody paid less tax than today. I today pay 39% tax and in the 50s I would have paid 25% tops. This also applied to those on lessor incomes they paid less. What this meant was that people would have more money in their pockets to spend on them self and their family. Just because a person earns 300k a year does not mean they are rich. They have a mortgage and college bills like everybody. Each of my children will cost about 150,000 to send to school. Can you tell me what liberals are correct about in terms of what I have talked about.
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  11. I cannot take this left wing nonsense any more.  Reagan took over America that was about to collapse. But lets take a few steps back here first and discuss this further.  When JFK came to power he cut taxes and cut expenditure and this created real growth. Johnston, Nixon, Ford and Carter came after wards and destroyed those growth gains such as falling unemployment and increased household income.  Corporations were in the loop long before Reagan came about. People did not have enough income to buy from there local even if they desired to do so and that is why they bought from the corporations.  When Reagan came to power the 4 presidents before him destroyed the USA they more or less taxed it into oblivion. If Reagan had of come one office latter he would not have been able to save America.  Reagan done the exact same thing as JFK he cut taxes and Expenditure. This then created real growth were the unemployment figure was cut in half and household income increased. 
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  12. 2snoopys What do you actually mean by far right can you give it a definition. 
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  13. 2snoopys Reagan cut taxes and he cut expenditure and as such this created growth such as the unemployment rated being cut in half and household income increasing.  JFK done the same.  So why can you not recognize it as it is. 
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  14. +MrSilus2000 It is not the mob who control the city. That is just a myth. The liberals control the city. It is they who create all of the regulations and control most of the media.
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  15. +ayyye bruuh When Reagan came to office unemployment was 13% and inflation had peaked at 17%. When he left office unemployment was at 5% and inflation was at 4%. Of course the national debt was going to increase because there was a massive deficit when he came to power. Reagan managed to lower the deficit as down to a point that allowed Bush and then Clinton to get rid of the deficit. Was it not Clinton who introduced NAFTA.
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  16. +ayyye bruuh That was all to do with inflation. Even if he did not reduce taxation the deficit would have increased on peak inflation at near to 300 billion. This is what people on the left do not seem to understand. A deficit is an extremely serious thing and it is not cured over night. It can take up to 15 year to take care of such a deficit. It was not until Clinton got to office was there the correct economic conditions to create a surplus. I am not so critical on Clinton as many people seem to be. Was he a great president that had to deal with major crisis like Reagan no he was not but was he a bad president that done extreme things no. His only fault was NAFTA under his watch but even that was not entirely down to him. Reagan lowered the deficit in terms of growth and national purchasing power. Remember we are talking about economics not just finances. Household income increased under Reagan because taxes were cut.
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  17. +Dan Harris The reality is that Bernie has to get the democratic nomination. And that will not happen.
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  18. The only real way to decide prices is what you are willing to pay. 
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  19. How can any liberal defend Sharia. I mean seriously how can they do this.
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  20. +CmdrSloanne Fascists are socialists. So are you saying that all of these socialists are fascists.
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  21. +jon ward Awesome? By making things up and hinting by claiming it is a question is awesome. So here is a question is top an old USSR agent since clearly he is a socialist by the way he talks. Is that an Awesome and you will thank me,.
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  22. The liberals are getting desperate. They are willing to make just about anything up at this point. I wonder what Thom Hartmann's connection with the USSR.
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  23. Tugg Magoo See how you automatically went for Reagan there even though I mention JFK as well. They both cut taxes and increased employment and household income. I would suggest by the way you automatically homed in on Reagan that you are a typical left wing liberal. Unemployment under Reagan went from 12% down to 5% and Inflation went from 17% peak down to 4%. Lets deal with the economic facts and not your fantasy of what you think happened.
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  24. Tugg Magoo Yes the national debt under Reagan increased because when he took over there was a massive deficit. He was only allowed to reduce the deficit slowly because he had to enter an agreement with the Liberal Democrats. As long as there is a deficit debt will increase. When Clinton came to power he had a good economy to deal with which resulted in surpluses because Reagan done all the horrible hard things which you clearly want to attack him for.
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  25. Tugg Magoo Yes debt increased because when he took over there was a deficit that was just massive. Reagan did not get to make cuts straight away. Do you not understand this. I will make it nice and easy to understand. When there is a deficit hence a government is spending more than what it is taking in the debt goes up. And when there is a surplus and the government then uses this against the debt it goes down. I am sure you could understand that.
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  26. Tugg Magoo Yes I made it nice and simple for you. So will you address the points that were made and stop with your distraction.
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  27. +Barbara B Trump has raised the issue of the trade deficit, financial deficit and the national debt of about 120 trillion. Can you name at least one other candidate that has discussed these issues. Go on I dare you.
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  28. The minimum wage destroys jobs. It stops young people from getting into the workplace and stops young people from moving into the middle class. Nobody will employ a teenager at minimum wage levels.
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