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Originally Posted by **********
In the 2 years after Obama was elected and the democrats controlled the house and the senate, you guys got:
- Wall street reform
- Health care reform
- Hate Crimes Act
- Created and deployed the largest middle class tax cuts ever
All of the above was done between 2009 and 2011 until John Boener and republicans took control of the house for the first time in years.
Since then, no signifiant bills have been passed into law.
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Wall Street reform was chipped away to pretty much lose all of it's bite before it was enacted.
The Jury is still out on Health Care reform, the only thing certain is Medical prices have not gone down, Insurance premiums and taxes have gone up.
Hate Crimes act is nothing more than feel good nonsense, it is no more or less heinous a thing to assault someone for being gay, than it is because you don't like their smile.
In case some are not paying attention the Obama tax breaks for the middle class expired right after he got his second term, this was the same time the Payroll tax break from Bush also expired, effectively raising taxes on everyone.
So yep all these are significant, but lets not confuse significant with good for the country