Debt increase 3+ yrs Obama surpasses 8 yrs under Bush

[BDKJMU]

Probably occurred within the last 48 hrs.

The day Bush entered office US National Debt was 5.768 trillion. The day Bush left office National Debt was 10.626 trillion, an increase of 4.858 trillion.
If you want to check the accuracy of that, just do a web search "debt, 5.768, 10.626"

The day Obama entered office again US National Debt was 10.626 trillion. National debt as of right now stands at 15.504 trillion, trillion, an increase of 4.878 trillion.

Current national debt #s and a whole bunch of other interesting (and sobering) ones too.
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[mainejeff]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........I am wealthier now then when Bush left office.

[SDHornet]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........I am wealthier now then when Bush left office.

Amazingly this.

[BDKJMU]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........I am wealthier now then when Bush left office.

That would include 3-4 years of yearly contributions (assuming you are making yearly contributions).

The Dow closed 8281 1/16/09, the last closing before Obama entered office. It closed today 13,194, an increase of 59%. over about 3.2 years, an avg annual increase of about 15%, certainly very good (and about the only good piece of economic news under Obama) but certainly no where near 200%.

[SuperHornet]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........I am wealthier now then when Bush left office.

That's not Obama. That's a REALLY good fund manager.

[CitadelGrad]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........I am wealthier now then when Bush left office.

That's not Obama. That's a REALLY good fund manager.

It isn't Obama or a really good fund manager. It's bullshit. As BDKJMU pointed out, the market is up less than 60% during that time. It is nearly impossible (unless you're Bernie Madoff) to beat the indexes by more than 3x. Either you he can't do simple math, is taking an incredible amount of risk or he's just lying.

The gains that have actually been realized in the stock market are attributable to a grossly distorted credit/bond market, overseas money from depressed or recessionary economies and the gold bubble. The market is simply overvalued based on historical p/e ratios and corporate debt levels. Investors are being forced to take extreme risk just to try to keep up with commodity inflation.

[Baldy]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........

So has the price of gasoline.

[D1B]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........

So has the price of gasoline.

Thanks to wall street gamblers, otherwise known as conks.

[Baldy]

So has the price of gasoline.

Thanks to wall street gamblers, otherwise known as conks.

Ok...lemme get this straight.

Thanks to Obama, the DOW (Wall Street) is up about 60% since he took office.
On the other hand, the price of gasoline is up over 100% since Obama took the oath of office, but that's Wall Street's fault.

[89Hen]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........I am wealthier now then when Bush left office.

So you only pretend to care about the country. Gotcha.

[ASUG8]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........I am wealthier now then when Bush left office.

Obama has nothing to do with your IRA performance. Congrats on your earnings - you should do your part as a good donkey and write the government a check since you're doing well.

[Ibanez]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........I am wealthier now then when Bush left office.

What a stupid, ignorant comment. You're such a fucking liar. Gay liars

[GannonFan]

Thanks to wall street gamblers, otherwise known as conks.

Ok...lemme get this straight.

Thanks to Obama, the DOW (Wall Street) is up about 60% since he took office.
On the other hand, the price of gasoline is up over 100% since Obama took the oath of office, but that's Wall Street's fault.

No one ever accused D of being rational.

[Cap'n Cat]

My IRA has increased 200%+ since Obama took office........I am wealthier now then when Bush left office.

Obama has nothing to do with your IRA performance. Congrats on your earnings - you should do your part as a good donkey and write the government a check since you're doing well.

And Obama has nothing to do with high gas prices. Conk smoke screen protecting their Wall Street henchmen.

[GannonFan]

Obama has nothing to do with your IRA performance. Congrats on your earnings - you should do your part as a good donkey and write the government a check since you're doing well.

And Obama has nothing to do with high gas prices. Conk smoke screen protecting their Wall Street henchmen.

Both parties do it - plenty of pictures of Bush with Saudis when the Dems blamed Bush for rising gas prices. Both parties seem to forget their past misdeeds when it's convenient.

[ASUG8]

Obama has nothing to do with your IRA performance. Congrats on your earnings - you should do your part as a good donkey and write the government a check since you're doing well.

And Obama has nothing to do with high gas prices. Conk smoke screen protecting their Wall Street henchmen.

You're effectively paraphrasing my response on another thread regarding gas prices sans the Conk jab.

[Cap'n Cat]

And Obama has nothing to do with high gas prices. Conk smoke screen protecting their Wall Street henchmen.

Both parties do it - plenty of pictures of Bush with Saudis when the Dems blamed Bush for rising gas prices. Both parties seem to forget their past misdeeds when it's convenient.

Good measure of truth to that, Ganny, but who wants truth? We want controversy!!!

[kalm]

Screw the debt. We need to start a war, keep it off budget, cut taxes, and saddle medicare with a costly benefit.

[Cap'n Cat]

Screw the debt. We need to start a war, keep it off budget, cut taxes, and saddle medicare with a costly benefit.

Been saying for years that the cure to our ills is an invasion of Canada. Weak, complacent population, natural resources out the ass, good punk music, blonde French-speaking chicks!

[kalm]

Screw the debt. We need to start a war, keep it off budget, cut taxes, and saddle medicare with a costly benefit.

Been saying for years that the cure to our ills is an invasion of Canada. Weak, complacent population, natural resources out the ass, good punk music, blonde French-speaking chicks!

I like punk but off the top of my head can't think of a single canadian punk band. Help me out cappy.

[Cap'n Cat]

Been saying for years that the cure to our ills is an invasion of Canada. Weak, complacent population, natural resources out the ass, good punk music, blonde French-speaking chicks!

I like punk but off the top of my head can't think of a single canadian punk band. Help me out cappy.

Mostly below the radar, but one of my favorites is a band called Chixdiggit. Also, Banned from Atlantis. Thousands of others.

[clenz]

A quick google gave me this for Canadian Punk Rock bands


2
The 222s
22nd Century (band)
3
39 Steps (band)
A
All Systems Go!
Anagram (band)
Another Joe
Asexuals (band)
B
Banned from Atlantis
Big John Bates
The Battered Wives
Belvedere (band)
The Black Halos
Black Lungs
Blue Monday (band)
Bombs Over Providence
The Brat Attack
Brutal Knights
Burning Love (band)
Burnthe8track
C
Canadian Bush Party
Cauterize (band)
Children of Eve
Choke (band)
Closet Monster
Comeback Kid
The Creepshow
D
The Daggers
Darlings of Chelsea
D.b.s.
Dead Letter Dept.
Dear Jane, I...
Death from Above 1979
The Demics
Die Mannequin
The Dik Van Dykes
The Diodes
Disappointed a Few People
District 7 (band)
D cont.
Duchess Says
E
The Evaporators
Every New Day
F
Fifth Column (band)
The Flatliners
Forgotten Rebels
The Fully Down
Los Furios
G
Ghosts of Modern Man
The Government
The Gruesomes
H
High Five Drive
The Home Team
HOPE (band)
Hostage Life
Hot Nasties
Humanifesto
The Hunters (band)
Hype (punk band)
I
IllScarlett
J
The Johnstones
The Jolts
K
Kids on TV
Kïll Cheerleadër
Kill Matilda
The King Khan & BBQ Show
King Khan and the Shrines
Kitchens & Bathrooms
Knucklehead (band)
L
Left Spine Down
L'Étranger (band)
Little Girls (band)
Love You to Death (band)
M
The Mahones
The Matadors (band)
Mico (band)
Moneyshot
N
The Nils
O
One Shot Left
P
Personality Crisis (band)
The Planet Smashers
Pointed Sticks
Propagandhi
R
The Real McKenzies
Reset (band)
Rhythm Activism
Ripcordz
The Riptides (Canadian band)
S
The Salads
The Scenics
Secret Trial Five
Sectorseven (band)
Shearing Pinx
Sheglank'd Shoulders
The Skitzos
Slaveco.
Slow (band)
The Smalls
Sound and Fury (band)
The Stay Lames
Stiff Valentine
Subb
Switchblade Valentines
T
Teenage Head (band)
The Rock n Roll Rats
This Is a Standoff
U
UIC (band)
V
The Viletones
Le Volume Était Au Maximum
Vulgaires Machins
W
We Love Danger!
Wednesday Night Heroes
Wheat Chiefs
White Lung (band)
Y
Young Canadians

[Benne]

I like punk but off the top of my head can't think of a single canadian punk band. Help me out cappy.

Mostly below the radar, but one of my favorites is a band called Chixdiggit. Also, Banned from Atlantis. Thousands of others.

Chixdiggit and their classic and immortal songs such as "I Wanna Hump You" and "I Should Have Played Football in High School"

I like where you're going here.

[Cap'n Cat]

Mostly below the radar, but one of my favorites is a band called Chixdiggit. Also, Banned from Atlantis. Thousands of others.

Chixdiggit and their classic and immortal songs such as "I Wanna Hump You" and "I Should Have Played Football in High School"

I like where you're going here.

"I Feel Like Gerry Cheevers"

and

"Hemp Hemp Hooray"

[UD77]

Obama care is now projected to cost twice as much as originally pushed by the Dems.