of course you fail to see that it was 2006 with the election of a dem congress that every indicator turned negative so, what do you think would be the most effective way to get our unemployed back to work ? 1 - cutting C corp taxes to, say 10% -- extending existing tax rates 2 - raising taxes on everyone (Obamacare), and all those making over $250K -- and everyone getting cap gains & dividends I go with "1" -- my guess is you go with "2" so sorry, but we get to see who is right