medicineman
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I don't know where you live, but here in Vegas, Things boomed under Bill clinton, The population tripled, and there was full employment, around 2.5% unemployment I believe. Now Clinton did a lot of things I didn't like, but the economy was not one of them./ BTW, I also spent most of my life working for wages 25-35K, Had a couple a businesses but never struck it rich.I guess if a working tradesman who makes under $35000 a year is rich then thats me.I base my thoughts and beliefs from what I see and expirence as everyday life. The hardest most down time in my life were during the 8 years of Clintons regime.Construction actually fell and home sale plummetted.My father a working class man had a nice life from the Reagan years and ended up loosing much of what he had under Clinton.I know democrates praise his so called balanced budget but his cuts hurt almost all the people I grew up around considered lower middle to middle class who had incomes under $40000 to just above $15000 a year.These same people have again begun to have thier lives back to a livable standard the last 6 or so years .I know as a carpenter building boomed up until about 8 months ago.We couldnt build or remodel fast enough work was plentiful.Do I acredit this all to Bush no probably not but do I hate the fact making a living was good hell no.Was I angry to not have work during Clintons adminsistration and was forced into bankruptcy with no one wanting to build you bet you.My thing is this if you wanna be a democrate more power to you just dont bitch about how bad things are from the republican party after a Democratic rule.All things said the next president will show major improvements either way.