I have heard the following recently.
1. President Obama is not an American Citizen.
2. President Obama is spending us into oblivion
3. Charter schools are better than public schools
4. Tax breaks for the rich create jobs
5. We can cut our way out of debt.
These are all MYTHS not a single fact in the bunch.
Here are some facts:
1. President Obama was born in Hawaii this has been documented with both a long and short form birth certificate, confirmed by reports of people who were there and confirmed by birth announcements in the newspaper. You MUST be a psycho to think that all those years ago his parents said to themselves "hmmm our baby might run for president one day so we should put a fake birth announcement in the paper just in case"
2. President Obama by percentage has spent less and less every year he has been in office than any president in the past 60 years. By the numbers he has been possibly the most fiscally responsible president since Eisenhower. I will now cite verifiable sources that are not left or right wing sources.
This graph shows that Obama has increased spending less than any of four previous republican presidents.
In addition:
As you can see, and these numbers come from the office of management and budget & the congressional budget office Obama has the slowest growth in spending of the past 8 presidents.
3. Charter schools vs. public schools. This is a no-brainer. Charter schools number 1 concern is make a profit. Public schools number 1 concern is TEACH YOUR CHILDREN. Charter schools are infamous for suspending students for minor infractions such as not having a pen or the wrong type of shoes on. If charter schools were not all about making money there might be a comparison worth making.
4. I would like just 1 person to respond to this challenge. I want to meet someone whose job was created by a taxcut. JUST 1. I own two corporations and have never hired someone because taxes were low. I hire people for the same reason every business hires people, we need the help to keep up with demand. I repeat:
If I give you a store and tell you "You will never have to pay a dime in taxes" but "you will never have any customers" how many people will you hire?
5. I have never seen anyone cut their way out of debt, It is simple "cutting" means lessening. How can you possibly have more when you lessen something? If I earn $1,000 a month and my expenses are Rent $700 Transportation to and from work only $80 Electricity $40 Necessities (soap, clothes, food, etc..) $100 and health insurance $100 I am now at a deficit my expenses are $1,020 a month but my income is only $1,000. Let us see what will work to remedy this situation.
First I look to see if I can find cheaper housing. NO in fact I find that my little apartment is actually less than anything I can find listed. My electric bill is low I do not own a tv I work alot so I do not use much light. I cannot get it down any further. I cannot go without food or soap or clothing as these are necessary. Health insurance is also a must as I have a chronic condition that would cost thousands a month to treat if I were not insured. So I cannot cut without being either naked, starving, sick, or homeless. BUT If I go and find someone to loan me $10,000 and I buy a mower. Then I find people in my area who will pay me $50 each month to mow their lawns. and I find 10 people who sign up for my service that would add $500 to my monthly income and add a $300 monthly expense to repay the loan a net gain of $200 a month. once the loan is fully repaid the net gain then rises to $500 a month. I borrowed and spent my way out of debt. Funny part is that this is how America and every other country has gotten out of debt in the past. Reagan borrowed and spent more than any president before him to get us out of recession. Eisenhower spent Billions and ended his presidency with a balanced budget and a new interstate highway system. Until conservative learns basic economics America is doomed to be in continuous DEBT!
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