People who blame President Bush for the economic problems are hugely misinformed. As stated above, the economy turned under Clinton's watch. The terror attacks, which may have been prevented if Clinton had caught bin Laden when Bin Laden was being handed to us, hurt the economy even more.
How can the economy be fixed? I think it is currently on track. The unemployement rate is a lagging indicator and will continue to go up even when the economy is turning around. The unemployment rate is only at 6.4%. Most economists believe the ideal rate is in the neighborhood of 4-5%. Were not too far off. I say wait 3-4 months and the economy will no longer be an issue.
One way to quickly kill the economy is to raise taxes, which is what "repealing" the tax cuts would be. Another way would be to increase spending, which is what the democratic candidates universal health care ideas would do.
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