He wouldn't want people to get the wrong idea about him.

  • baneonaplane [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    People forget how bad Obama's approach to the great recession was economically speaking. A $600/wk unemployment guarantee the way we did under COVID would have ended the recession quickly.

    Obama was too afraid to spend because he worried about inflation despite every economist working under him advocating more spending. Ben Bernanke's academic research is extremely strong in specifically the response to the US Great Depression and Japan's role in creating the lost generation.

    • anthm17 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Obama, despite being personally likeable, was under 50% approval within a year.

      The guy is only remembered fondly because of how shit Trump is.

      • Homestar440 [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        The guy is only remembered fondly because of how shit Trump is.

        I don’t think this is true, he’s remembered fondly for the same reason Clinton is, because the lib propaganda machine says he is, because ineffectual centrist garbage must be portrayed as the best anyone can hope for.