Presidential election, 2016

[Warren Dew]

(12-28-2016, 02:39 PM)David Horn Wrote:

(12-24-2016, 11:48 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(12-24-2016, 04:44 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:

(12-23-2016, 09:07 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: The liberals rubbed it in our faces the last time.

How did liberals rub it in your face?

In my case, by instituting regulations that made independent contracting untenable for me, reducing me to wage slavery, all the while blaming the weak economy that resulted from their policies on Bush.

This needs a lot more detail!  

There are many types of contractors in this world, and I've employed some and been some as well. I have a hard time believing that your status became illegal under BHO, but was OK prior to that.

Independent software contracting.  The issue is that there's a lot of regulatory flexibility regarding how much pressure is put on employers to provide employee style benefits like health care to contractors.  Under Obama, that pressure rose high enough that many software employers simply stopped using independent contractors, even when those contractors had their own health insurance and such.

Quote:On the other issue, can you honestly say that the economy under BHO was not affected by the inaction of the GOP-dominated Congress?  At that, it improved but less than it should have, because Mitch McConnell wanted it that way.

The economy was greatly affected by the Republican takeover of the House in 2010.  Had the Democrats stayed fully in charge, the unemployment rate would likely still be at least 10%, maybe much higher.