Favorite political figure?

[sana8410]

He has been doing a great job,, strengthened his own country as well as allowed to others to flourish...

Strengthening the country? Examples are here:

1. Public debt is at record high
2. US Dollar is getting more and more devalued.
3. The economy still remains in shambles.

Obama  tough for  Medicare or 'Obamacare' as many people like to call it. He realized the need for cheap & affordable healthcare for US citizens and pushed for the bill to pass through despite heavy opposition from his political opponents.

In the past, if you get sick as a US citizen, you had to pay an arm and a leg for healthcare expenses and that financially devastated many families whereas countries like Canada already had free healthcare for a long time.

It was just unthinkable that a developed first world country like US did not have a plan to afford to provide medical care for its citizens whereas their neighboring countries can. I'm glad that Obama has now fixed the issue.

[Ron~Popeil]

He has been doing a great job,, strengthened his own country as well as allowed to others to flourish...

Strengthening the country? Examples are here:

1. Public debt is at record high
2. US Dollar is getting more and more devalued.
3. The economy still remains in shambles.

Obama  tough for  Medicare or 'Obamacare' as many people like to call it. He realized the need for cheap & affordable healthcare for US citizens and pushed for the bill to pass through despite heavy opposition from his political opponents.

In the past, if you get sick as a US citizen, you had to pay an arm and a leg for healthcare expenses and that financially devastated many families whereas countries like Canada already had free healthcare for a long time.

It was just unthinkable that a developed first world country like US did not have a plan to afford to provide medical care for its citizens whereas their neighboring countries can. I'm glad that Obama has now fixed the issue.

Holy shit where to start.......

Obama did not provide healthcare to anyone. He gave a handout to insurance companies by using the threat of government force to compel people to buy a commercial product. Do you know who is paying the IRS penalties? The same poor people that this abomination of a bill was supposed to help.

[bryant.coleman]

Holy shit where to start.......

Obama did not provide healthcare to anyone. He gave a handout to insurance companies by using the threat of government force to compel people to buy a commercial product. Do you know who is paying the IRS penalties? The same poor people that this abomination of a bill was supposed to help.

Also, a lot of mid-sized and small-sized companies were forced to close their operations, after Obama made it mandatory for the employer to provide healthcare for the employees.

[fdiini]

No one mention Genghis Khan?

[ShibaWow]

No one mention Genghis Khan?

why would anyone see that barbaric warlord as his favorite political figure?

Mine is Spartacus as he created an army of gladiators and slaves which rose from 70 to over 40 000 men

It's interesting how Romans forced them to kill for their own fun, and when the tables turned it wasn't that fun as they had to fight each other
His acts teach a good lesson

[Lethn]

Sun Tzu, for writing what is essentially a pocket book on how to build an army and conquer a country

Ron Paul, for being one of the only genuine human beings in politics, I disagree with him on various things but he's one of the few people who just says what he believes in rather than dance around it because it might make him unpopular with a certain group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfBKKh0C2eo

[fdiini]

No one mention Genghis Khan?

why would anyone see that barbaric warlord as his favorite political figure?

Mine is Spartacus as he created an army of gladiators and slaves which rose from 70 to over 40 000 men

It's interesting how Romans forced them to kill for their own fun, and when the tables turned it wasn't that fun as they had to fight each other
His acts teach a good lesson

A barbaric warlord that not only conquered China but also half of Europe and part of middle east with no aid of modern technology?

[bryant.coleman]

A barbaric warlord that not only conquered China but also half of Europe and part of middle east with no aid of modern technology?

That will be an overestimation.

1. His army was huge. Many times bigger than most of the European armies.
2. His military technology was much better than the Europeans.
3. If the Europeans were united, then he could have been defeated easily.

[sana8410]

"The US economy added 217,000 jobs in May. The unemployment rate held steady at 6.3%, a five-and-a-half year low.

With last month’s job growth, the US has finally recovered all of the jobs it lost during the Great Recession. (That’s without adjusting for population growth; economists estimate there are about 7 million more working-age Americans today than there were at the previous employment peak in January 2008.) "

http://www.dailykos.com/217695/the-...reat-recession/

 https://i.imgur.com/uOJOcXM.png

 https://i.imgur.com/Dfssfbl.png

Obama my hero

[zolace]

how many of those jobs are EQUAL (pay, benefits, etc) to what was lost.

You will find the libs very quiet on that area

[Rigon]

how many of those jobs are EQUAL (pay, benefits, etc) to what was lost.

You will find the libs very quiet on that area

2.9% of the labor force. It's in the second graph in the last post sana made


You're welcome.

[zolace]

how many of those jobs are EQUAL (pay, benefits, etc) to what was lost.

You will find the libs very quiet on that area

2.9% of the labor force. It's in the second graph in the last post sana made


You're welcome.

Reading comprehension is not your strong point obviously.

That did not address pay or benefits.

Nice try though- clearly a lawyer in the making

   
What Obama and company will not do is have this question asked:

"Of those that have lost their jobs and got ones back- how many have a job situation equal or better then what they originally lost."

[sana8410]

how many of those jobs are EQUAL (pay, benefits, etc) to what was lost.

You will find the libs very quiet on that area

2.9% of the labor force. It's in the second graph in the last post sana made


You're welcome.

Reading comprehension is not your strong point obviously.

That did not address pay or benefits.

Nice try though- clearly a lawyer in the making

   
What Obama and company will not do is have this question asked:

"Of those that have lost their jobs and got ones back- how many have a job situation equal or better then what they originally lost."

That figure covers underemployment, which is what you're talking about.
Also a bubble burst there has to be some correction, am I right?

[zolace]

That chart is hardly a good representation of people who are underemployed. It only points out people who are working part time because they cannot obtain a full time job when the definition of underemployment not only encompasses that, but anyone in any job that is not being paid a wage/working a job that utilizes their full scope of skills and talents.

A computer engineer of 15 years working full time as a grunt for the TSA still has a full time job with benefits but is horribly underemployed. Underemployment isnt strictly about hours.

[Watermelondea]

I like Emperor Peter the Great. He is one of the most significant figures in Russian history.
I just came back from Saint Petersburg trip, the city is all about Peter the Great(you can tell by the name)

[tooil]

Clinton and Alan Greenspan.


Created dotcom bubble and now we are enjoying lots of entertainment for free.

[Divinespark]

Mandela
Genghis Khan
Suleyman the Magnificent
The Borgia popes

[jaberwock]

Genghis Khan

He created a peace called pax mongolica that help the social, cultural, and economic life of the inhabitants of the vast Eurasian territory that the Mongols conquered. It help ease the communication and commerce. He and his predecessors create trade routes that link West to East. He created a much faster pony express. He promote/choose based on your merits and loyalty not by lineage. He does not discriminate religions.

[Nik1ab]

Historically I would say Genghis Kahn, he made some really good achievements and was a wise man of the time he lived in. 
In the present I would say the only non-puppet and only reasonable politician out there: Vladimir Putin - wants peace, is intelligent, isn't an insane dictator like obama

[noyala]

My favorite political figure is B.J. Habibie
He is a very intelligent statesman.
I was amazed by his intelligence, especially in the field of technology.
aircraft of his work include N-250.