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Hillary Clinton recalls a good economy 1990s
Associated Press ^ | May 16, 2014 5:10 PM EDT | Ken Thomas

Posted on 05/16/2014 2:52:33 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Hillary Rodham Clinton pointed to the 1990s as a time of broad-based prosperity under her husband, former President Bill Clinton, contrasting it Friday with policies under Republicans that she said promoted tax cuts for the wealthy and the emergence of “an entire shadow banking system.”

The potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate offered her most extensive remarks on the economy since departing the State Department as the nation’s top diplomat, portraying her husband’s two terms in the White House as a period of steady job growth and opportunity for many Americans. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1990s; braindamage; bubbleeconomy; eraofbiggovernment; hillary; hillaryabedin; monicalewinsky; thebraindamagetour
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. . . without mentioning 1994, of course. Or the bubbles. Or the “era of big government is over” speech.
1 posted on 05/16/2014 2:52:33 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Al Qaida grew while Monica blew.....


2 posted on 05/16/2014 2:55:10 PM PDT by Perdogg (Ted Cruz-Rand Paul 2016)
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To: Olog-hai

Did she recall the effect that Reagan had that carried over for them to enjoy?


3 posted on 05/16/2014 2:55:41 PM PDT by x1stcav ("The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.")
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To: Olog-hai

Dodd-Frank/Clinton....the true root of the meltdown which happened years later.


4 posted on 05/16/2014 2:56:03 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (The 0baMao Experiment: Abject Failure)
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To: Olog-hai

But Hillary doesn’t recall that it was because of the historic Reagan tax-cuts which made the economy good for the 1980’s and 1990’s.


5 posted on 05/16/2014 2:57:18 PM PDT by PapaNew
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6 posted on 05/16/2014 2:57:32 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Olog-hai

Even Barky Obummer couldn’t have derailed the tech boom.

Fortunately for us, Clinton was more interested in getting his leg over than in being president, which meant an even more laissez-faire policy and the growth very real, bubbles notwithstanding.

As usual, Hillary is quick to claim credit for the successes of others, even her husband’s.


7 posted on 05/16/2014 2:57:59 PM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The End)
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To: Olog-hai

Hillary finally remembers something.


8 posted on 05/16/2014 2:58:08 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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My stocks tanked in the 1990s. No, the economy in the 1990s wasn't that good.
9 posted on 05/16/2014 2:58:51 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: ErnBatavia

National Home Ownership Strategy was his as well.


10 posted on 05/16/2014 2:59:31 PM PDT by CommieCutter ("For an idea to be too simplistic, it must first be proven wrong" --Thomas Sowell)
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Sorry Cankles, but Li'l Debbie's already on record: Debbie Wasserman Schultz photo: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz said it! Dems_Economy_099384B.jpg
11 posted on 05/16/2014 2:59:31 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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Like everything, the economy cycles and they hit it at a time where computers were taking over the world...a wild, creative period in our history.

And of course, the economy was so good, Bubba raised taxes across the board and on fuel to make sure the government got a bigger piece of the action and he could increase our worthless Dem social programs.

12 posted on 05/16/2014 3:00:49 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: fatnotlazy

As the market tanked in 2000 Democrats were blaming then candidate Bush.


13 posted on 05/16/2014 3:01:35 PM PDT by CommieCutter ("For an idea to be too simplistic, it must first be proven wrong" --Thomas Sowell)
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To: Olog-hai

Yeh she remembers when the Republican congress forced Billy Jeff to go along with welfare reform and lower taxes which promoted prosperity.


14 posted on 05/16/2014 3:01:37 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: PapaNew

Another “what difference does it make” moment, potentially.


15 posted on 05/16/2014 3:03:04 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: relictele

If he had a Dem congress during the tech boom, he could have derailed it, especially by dumping something like Obamacare on top of it. Imagine if Hillarycare/Teddycare (single-payer) went through back then?


16 posted on 05/16/2014 3:04:47 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: PapaNew
Perhaps the fall did indeed do some brain damage as she seems to be forgetting who controlled Congress from 95-00, which is when the economy was booming.
17 posted on 05/16/2014 3:07:07 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason ("Journalism is dead. All news is suspect." - Noamie)
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To: Olog-hai

18 posted on 05/16/2014 3:08:21 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Olog-hai

This is horseblank. If we’re going to have a pissing contest about economic conditions under different presidents, she needs to own up to Obama’s record in this area. Bill Clinton is ancient history. Obama is a good Democrat. Hillary is a good Democrat. She needs to talk about the most recent Democrat president, as she tries to say Democrat presidents are so good.


19 posted on 05/16/2014 3:23:49 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Olog-hai

“Look what the3y’ve done to my song, ma!”

Whitewater, Vince Foster, thieving all that stuff from the White House, when they left, the military contractors without contracts, the GI’s had their paychecks threatened, again.


20 posted on 05/16/2014 3:23:59 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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