This morning on Fox News Sunday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), claimed he doesn’t need to listen to economists or consider economic data when putting together his policy agenda: WALLACE: Congressman — a number of top economists say what we need is more economic stimulus.
BOEHNER: Well, I don’t need to see GDP numbers or to listen to economists. All I need to do is listen to the American people, because they’ve been asking the question now for 18 months, “where are the jobs?”
Perhaps their refusal to consider things like data, facts, experts, history, or reality is one reason their public policy always brings such horrible results. And jobs? Why would anybody listen to a Republican about jobs?
Last 34 years of jobs created per month:
Carter 218,000Reagan 166,000
HW Bush 53,000
Clinton 239,000
GW Bush 37,000
Spot-on! But, could you also 1. give the source of the graph, 2. use a graph where the labels can actually be deciphered? Thanks, Tristan
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