The Facts Republicans Don't Want You To Know

Since no one wants the details, I’ll give you the facts that the Republicans don’t want you to hear or remember.

Since the Democrats and Republicans split in 1828 the US has had 4 depressions. With the exception of the 1837 depression that lasted until 1844, the other 3 (1873-1879, 1893-1898, and 1929-1941) occurred with Republicans.

There have been 11 recessions since Democrat Franklin Roosevelt (1933-45) and his ‘New Deals’ ended the Great Depression. The total recession months for the 5 Democratic presidents since 1945 is 25 months; the 6 Republicans have 101 months. The recession of December 2007-February 2009, lasted 14 months (Bush), has been called the worst recession since the Great Depression. This is what Barack Obama inherited.  

And, compare today’s 8.3% rate of unemployment to that of 10.8% in November 1982 (Reagan) which is the highest level of unemployment in any recession; it was above 10% for 10 months. In spite of Republican votes to keep the Bush tax cuts and stop Obama’s Job Act, 4.5 million jobs have been created through July 2012.

Ask yourself if these facts along with yesterday’s (the last 3 Republican presidents increased our national debt by 359% or 18% per year) support Marco Rubio’s idea that a Republican is what we need to make ”This century…just as great for our country if not better than the last hundred years”.