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You may remember that before the mid-term elections all that the Tea-baggers and the Republicans would tell you is that we need a smaller,less intrusive government and that the deficit must be brought under control, which has never happened when the Republicans ran anything.
We also heard that President Obama has done nothing to improve the job situation, and that this administration has done nothing but add more to the huge budget deficit.
So just where has some of that money gone? Not just to the banks and Wall Street, that is for sure.
This post comes to you because of a few comments by our so-called columnist who have taken to saying that President Obama is more or less a conservative, a group that I despise with a passion, so far. No conservative would do this kind of stuff for the American people because most of us do not make enough money to join their club.
Cross posted from The Peoples View (Edited)
This is where we are in our political discourse as Democrats and this is where I say, if only we held each other close like they do...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after passing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that gave birth to the almost dead American Economy that could have easily caused 3 million jobs disappear...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after salvaging the US auto industry that saved at least 1 million jobs; after extended Unemployment benefits up to 20 weeks; after pumping $26 billion aid to states package preventing large-scale layoffs of teachers and public employees...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after ensuring that coverage can’t be denied to children with pre-existing conditions; after ensuring that adults up to age 26 can stay on their parents’ health plans; after making free preventive care available; after eliminating lifetime limits on insurance coverage...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after making rescinding cover illegal; after restricting annual limits on insurance coverage; after pumping $5 billion to support affordable coverage for the Uninsured with Pre-existing Conditions; after another $10 billion investment in Community Health Centers...
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...if only we held each other close...
....after signing a sweeping bank-reform bill into law, managing a part Bush era $700 Billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) that Banks have already repaid 75% of the TARP funds that stabilized our Capital Market's system; after cuts Salaries For 65 Bailout Executives; after closing offshore tax safe havens, tax credit loopholes on companies that use the tax laws to ship American Jobs oversees; after passing Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act to increase accountability for corporate and mortgage frauds; after passing signing the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act to look after consumers...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after implemented renewable fuels mandate of 36 billion gallons by 2022 that is four times what we currently consume; after requiring automakers to meet a fleet-wide average of New Gas Mileage Standards at 35.5 MPH by 2016; after a $60 billion investment in renewable and clean energy...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after increasing the amount of federal Pell Grant awards and enabled the stripping of banks privileges as intermediaries for student loan servicing; after pumping $100 Billion for reforms to strengthen Elementary and Secondary education, early learning programs and college affordability...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after pumping a $33 Billion Jobs Package allowing small businesses to get $5,000 tax credit for new hires; after a $26 billion State Aid Package Jobs Bill saving 300,000 teachers and public workers jobs from unemployment...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after providing $275 billion dollar housing plan to prevent at-risk mortgage debtors already fallen victim to foreclosures and to bring about confidence to offer affordable mortgages and to stabilize the housing market; after establishing "Opening Doors" to end the homelessness of 640,000 men, women, and children in the United States in 10 years; after providing $510 Million for the rehabilitation of Native American housing, after the $2 billion assistance for Neighborhood Stabilization Program to rehab, resell, or demolish in order to stabilize neighborhoods; after providing the $5 billion Weatherization Assistance Program for low income families to weatherize 1 million homes per year for the next decade; after providing grants to encourage states and localities to take the first steps in implementing new building codes that prioritize energy efficiency...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after giving $250 economic stimulus check to 55 million Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in 2009; after cutting prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients by 50% and began eliminating the plan’s gap ("donut hole") in coverage; after passing a $6.4 billion measure reversing a 21 percent cut in physician payments that would have started a flood of rejections by some doctors of seniors covered by Medicare; after expanded eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals under age 65 with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level ($14,400 per year for an individual)...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees; after signing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act; after instructing HHS to require any hospital receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds (virtually all hospitals) to allow LGBT visitation rights(effective date 1/1/11); after banning banning job discrimination based on gender identity throughout the Federal government (the nation's largest employer); after signing the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act; after extending the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover Gay employees taking unpaid leave to care for their children of same-sex partners...
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...if only we held each other close...
...after bringing back nearly 100,000 U.S. troops home to their families and ending combat mission in Iraq; after passing a $112.8 billion VA budget, an increase of 15.5 percent over 2009, the largest percentage increase for VA requested by a president in more than 30 years; after implemented a strategic plan to increase the hiring of Veterans and Military spouses throughout the Federal civil service; after ending media blackout on war casualties, after creating a 'Green Vet Initiative' to promote environmental jobs for veterans; after covering the expenses of families to be at Dover AFB when fallen soldiers arrive; andafter increasing the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans...
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...I don't know about you but I am starting to question the planet Pual Krugman is from. If you are interested to ask Paul Krugman that question, here is his contact information. I bet the Conservatives Nixin, Regan, Daddy Bush and Son Bush have done so much for this country compared to the Conservative Obama.
