What would Republicans do? (unemployment, Congress, Obama, economy)

[UntamedOhioan]

This isn't an "lol they'd no nothing, guys, am I right?" thread, or bashing anyone. It's an honest question: let's say that the Republicans took a majority in Congress. what would Republicans do to solve the unemployment problem? What will they do that Democrats haven't at least tried?

[mickeymouse88]

you're gonna get the typical, lower business taxes responses

[twista6002]

^ditto
"We're going to lower taxes by increasing tax revenue and cut spending to pay for a 2 front war"

[MotleyCrew]

What are dems doing to improve the economy? Digging a bigger grave. Cutting business taxes works.

[nicet4]

Originally Posted by mickeymouse88

you're gonna get the typical, lower business taxes responses

Same thing President Harding did to combat the great depression of 1921.

America’s greatest depression fighter was Warren Gamaliel Harding. An Ohio senator when he was elected president in 1920, he followed the much praised Woodrow Wilson — who had brought America into World War I, built up huge federal bureaucracies, imprisoned dissenters, and incurred $25 billion of debt.

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Federal spending was cut from $6.3 billion in 1920 to $5 billion in 1921 and $3.2 billion in 1922. Federal taxes fell from $6.6 billion in 1920 to $5.5 billion in 1921 and $4 billion in 1922. Harding’s policies started a trend. The low point for federal taxes was reached in 1924; for federal spending, in1925. The federal government paid off debt, which had been $24.2 billion in 1920, and it continued to decline until 1930.

[nicet4]

Originally Posted by MotleyCrew

What are dems doing to improve the economy? Digging a bigger grave. Cutting business taxes works.

Democratic responses have always failed in the past but why not try them again?

[lmkcin]

Well, they deregulated corporate laws and finances from 1994-2006, which caused our current recession.

And they have proposed they would continue with that same course. So you do the math.

[carterstamp]

We found out from 2000 - 2006 what the (R)s would do.

[dcsldcd]

I am sure if the Republicans take the presidency and congress their time will be spent undoing all the damage hussein obama and his criminal administration have done.

[UntamedOhioan]

why am i not surprised