The following is a list of changes I have noticed on my own. Feel free to send me suggestions of any additional changes
Report of Obama's Campaign Promises
Obama bans Bush era accounting gimmicks that hid ACTUAL deficit numbers.
$2.4 billion in 48 taxpayer grants to create next-generation electric vehicles
2.8 billion for Cash for clunkers program averaging 69% vehicle efficiency upgrade
Obama and senate overcome republican support for more F-22s
Obama has been supporting this recent health care proposal.
EPA reverses Bush-era decision and grants state waiver to implement emissions curbs on cars
Tesla Motors to Receive $465 Million Loan from the Government
Energy bill reducing carbon emissions passes house
Obama to Extend Benefits to Gay Federal Employees
Obama Curtails Bush Policy of Preempting State Law
Obama signs limits on credit company rate increases into law
Obama to Announce Plan Requiring Cars Average 35 MPG by 2016
Energy Bill Marks Shift Towards Renewable Energy
Obama / Health Industry Negotiate 2 Trillion In Savings
Department of Energy Guarantees First Stimulus Loan to Solar Power
Obama Declassifies Bush Era Torture Memos
U.S. may drop key condition for talks with Iran
United States will join direct talks between U.N. and European powers and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program
Obama Reverses Bush Policy of WIthholding Documents
Stem Cell Reversal
Obama reverses abortion-funding policy
Obama Closes Gitmo and bans Bush era Torture Techniques
Obama moves to let states cap car emissions
Obama tells GOP no compromise on tax rebates - CNN.com
Obama tells Citigroup to "fix it" about private jet
Bush-era oil leases in Utah canceled - Environment- msnbc.com
Obama team gearing up to cut nuke arsenal - White House- msnbc.com
Secret Bush memos made public by Obama
Obama shelves Bush species rule - Environment- msnbc.com
Obama Changes Bush Era Policy Of No-Bid Contracts.
Rove, Miers to testify in prosecutor firings - White House- msnbc.com
Obama's first day: Pay freeze
Friday, September 11, 2009
Monday, July 7, 2008
Investment Bush vs. Clinton
The following 2 Graphs have been scaled to match in height and time.
This next graph shows the two graphs superimposed upon each other. They have been scaled to actual size.
It is consistently argued, that cutting taxes on the rich fuels investment.
As the theory goes, this investment is then used by companies to grow and create production and jobs. As you can see cutting taxes too much on the wealthy does nothing of the sort. Production in terms of GDP and jobs have been anemic as well in relation to the 90s (graphs are in the works).
For now, here are graphs of how the Dow has behaved since Bush took office vs. how it behaved during Clinton's time in office.
On Jan. 22 2001, the markets' first day with Bush in office, the Dow started off at
10587.59 and rose 32 points to 10,620.53.
Bush Tax cuts for the wealthy were signed into law in June of 2001.
9/11 certainly had an impact on the markets but as the graph shows, I was as lenient as possible by only giving Bush the positive investor bounce by picking the lowest point the Dow ever reached through the aftermath for the start point of his investment growth. Neither the immediate dive in investment or the prompt bounce afterwards is entirely indicative of Bush's fiscal plan. Really the aftermath of 9/11, regarding investment, is quite complicated so for argument's sake I marked it to give Bush the largest possible growth period possible even though part of the bounce is attributed to the upswing of investor knee jerk reactions. We should all just be happy the downturn ended there and didn't get worse.
Sources:
Finance.yahoo.com
http://money.cnn.com/2001/01/22/markets/stock_breaker/
http://www.the-privateer.com/chart/dow-long.html
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/06/07/bush.taxes/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-17-bush-tax-cuts_x.htm
This next graph shows the two graphs superimposed upon each other. They have been scaled to actual size.
It is consistently argued, that cutting taxes on the rich fuels investment.
As the theory goes, this investment is then used by companies to grow and create production and jobs. As you can see cutting taxes too much on the wealthy does nothing of the sort. Production in terms of GDP and jobs have been anemic as well in relation to the 90s (graphs are in the works).
For now, here are graphs of how the Dow has behaved since Bush took office vs. how it behaved during Clinton's time in office.
On Jan. 22 2001, the markets' first day with Bush in office, the Dow started off at
10587.59 and rose 32 points to 10,620.53.
Bush Tax cuts for the wealthy were signed into law in June of 2001.
9/11 certainly had an impact on the markets but as the graph shows, I was as lenient as possible by only giving Bush the positive investor bounce by picking the lowest point the Dow ever reached through the aftermath for the start point of his investment growth. Neither the immediate dive in investment or the prompt bounce afterwards is entirely indicative of Bush's fiscal plan. Really the aftermath of 9/11, regarding investment, is quite complicated so for argument's sake I marked it to give Bush the largest possible growth period possible even though part of the bounce is attributed to the upswing of investor knee jerk reactions. We should all just be happy the downturn ended there and didn't get worse.
Sources:
Finance.yahoo.com
http://money.cnn.com/2001/01/22/markets/stock_breaker/
http://www.the-privateer.com/chart/dow-long.html
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/06/07/bush.taxes/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-17-bush-tax-cuts_x.htm
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