Obama is the worst president in history

Sorry I'm late again, I've been really, really ill and I can't do as well a job as I'd like to. To answer your Obama spending issues, I should bring up the point that the debt increase includes the interest paid on earlier debts. Also, in terms of % of GDP, government spending hasn't increased all that much, only 2%. Considering that that increase from Obama's stimulus was necessary to keep the whole economy from collapsing, you can't blame Obama for all of it. I should also mention that spending as % of GDP has steadily decreased since '09, going from 25.2% then to 23% today. [1] Let's look at the spending in the heaviest spending year, 2009. Out of $203 billion spent, $114 billion went into the stimulus. Here's another defense for Obama- the stimulus did work. It created or saved 1.6 million jobs annually, cut poverty by 5.3 million people, and improved 42,000 miles of road. It could have done more with more money, but the GOP wouldn't let it... but back on topic. 32 billion more was spent on agencies Bush didn't fund, and the rest was mostly for military and bailout purposes. [2] [3] I think I've made it clear by this point that Obamacare is not harmful, is generally popular without elements of partisanship and propaganda, reduces the deficit by over a trillion, and provides health insurance to all. The Republicans weren't 'protecting' the people from Obama care, it was pure politics. They were willing to plunge the US into chaos. The Tea Party apparently decided that bankruptcy was better than universal health insurance. Obamacare doesn't add 1.48 trillion to the debt, that's what it costs. There's a difference. However, it will overall decrease the deficit and reduces the health care spending growth by tens of billions. Meaning, when your parents are of retirement age, they'll still be able to afford health insurance, rather than being left to their fate. I've mentioned the 1 trillion deficit reduction. It won't pay for itself, because it does insure the poor, but how else will the poor get insurance? The things you mentioned as bad I can either not find or are normal. It reduces plans so that they can be safely regulated, that's all. And about the extra paperwork, I looked at your source. It's the only article that says so, and it has no sources. [4] [5] As for the media bias, MSN has a bias against Republicans, Fox hates Obama, and the circle of hate goes. I honestly only watch the BBC (unpolitical, foreign and accurate) for news. I recommend it to anyone because it doesn't disguise anyone's flaws. But when I mentioned that they don't care about the poor, I mean it. I haven't seen the GOP do anything to help them. Some Democrats voting to reduce it by 2.2 billion was a bipartisan effort. Last year, the Republicans tried to push a $40 BILLION cut against the food stamp program, which came about after radical Republicans vetoed a 20 billion cut on the grounds that it didn't cut enough money. Enough said. That's why I suggested that the Republicans are heartless, and that Obama wasn't lying about the GOP being that way. What else can I say when they leave the poor like that? That, and I've explained in my arguments why Boehner is wrong, and I don't need an explanation for Fox. My 'bias' is supported.[6] [7] Before I continue, I reiterate that this is about whether Obama was the worst, not whether he's bad. So, some other presidential failures: Coolidge- failed to help the agricultural sector, sent food prices soaring. Placed no regulations on the economy, and his policies directly contributed to the Great Depression. [8] Nixon- Watergate, and he knowingly sent American men to their deaths for a lost cause. W. Bush- sent our debt skyrocketing with an unsuccessful war, unpopular around the war, damaged our prestige. Hoover- during the Great Depression, he didn't intervene, and the markets crashed further, the opposite of what Obama did. [9] Grant- unbelievably inept. Placed corrupt friends in office, presided over the Panic of 1873. Obama is way better than these people. Can you justify placing Obama at the bottom? Again and again, you refer to Obama as corrupt. How is he corrupt? He doesn't steal money, nor is he influenced by illegal elements. Self-serving? Do his policies make him even richer? Please elaborate. As for the economy, it's going back up. The GDP increased 4% last quarter, and increased in 49 states. Sounds fine to me. [10] It would be a lot better, only the wealth gap is slowing it down. Again, the Republicans are stopping efforts for income inequality, such as raising the minimum wage. Obama has to face them too. [11] I'm sorry about the 9 million thing, I misread the article. The official, untainted census records show that 46.5 million people live in poverty in the US, as of 2012. [12] [13] And that's not 'what would happen', that's what already exists. The food stamp cuts would affect more than 15% of the population. That's how many people it will affect. Despite what the population may think, voter fraud is a joke. It exists, yes, but hardly in significant quantities. I don't care about 50 years ago, but a Brennan center report, 4 govt. inquiries, numerous news investigations and court rulings have all found voter fraud to be an issue with little substance. Up to 95% of fraud allegations turn out to be human error. Those Republican fears are unsubstantiated. Whether they genuinely believe it or just want to keep certain groups from the polls... I don't know. [14] [15] To conclude, I have again defended Obama's policies, countered my opponent's claims and given examples of worse presidents. 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