I'll split it up too so it's easier to follow.
I assumed no such thing. I was pointing out the logical inconsistencies in the argument you were making. I never even argued your A or B, said nothing about that at all.
FuzzNJ wrote:
You're right. I thought since you skimmed over those points, you didn't agree. Though I'm not sure where I made a logical inconsistency.
ALL Presidents focus on jobs, some more than others, but as a president one would have to. And all presidents promise to fix everything. If you don't think so you aren't paying attention to the primaries right now.
That's true, but we vote for the candidate we feel is most likely to fix our problem. Our largest (perceived) problem during his term has been unemployment. We elected Obama in large part because he said he could fix them, and he hasn't yet. That's why he's being judged so heavily on this one issue. We're not judging Obama on his response to the 9/11 terror attacks, because it was not a central issue during his term. Unemployment was not an issue during Bush's term, until the very end.
So? I'm not making that comparison, I'm refuting the 'Obama is worse than Bush and is responsible for all the unemployment' talking point, which is demonstrably untrue. Besides, the figure you point out is still twice as much as Obama at the same time.
I didn't know what talking point you were referring to. I just figured you were making a general observation, which I felt was skewed. But yes, while twice as much, remember that 1.6% in the 4-5% range is different than the same percentage at 7-8% range.
Ok, 'buddy', wtf? Before you said:
Excellent logic. It's nice when you can claim to argue all sides of an argument.
I guess I should have used a better word than "easier" there. If you were the president, it's easier to enable policies that drop from 8 to 4% than 4 to 0. That's because you have diminishing returns as you approach 0%, which is generally impossible to reach.
It's not as bad for the country if the rate goes from 4 to 5 as it is from 8 to 9, and it's easier to overlook that 1% at lower levels, since 4 and 5% are both low percentages. Once it hits 8, it becomes a central issue and you have to take action.
