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I will definitely concede some of those points. However, the original idea was about the global economy and how it translates to the national economy. I see the economy contracting despite some other positive points that I pointed out. You also pointed out some good points.
From both a national security stand point and an economic stand point overall I would say we are worse off. But, Obama I would say this regarding B fund, and Known crew member...... ALPA bought and paid for KCM and my negotiators paid for the B fund with negotiating capital. FAR 117 has been in the works since 2005, of which I was an original working group member appointed by ALPA. It took a long time to pull that off. My best year under Clinton was $24K, and my guard unit down-sized from 24 to 15 PAA, so I wasn't all that crazy about Mr. Arkansas.
It does seem that the economy grows stronger under Republican leadership though. Mostly due to regulations and tax policy.
Only point on the B Fund was the fact that the DOW has increased by about 10,000 since March 2009. A very impressive run. As for KCM, ALPA has been working on that for over a decade. (Remember Crew Pass). The point being, it took a labor friendly Administration to make it happen. As for FAR 117, it is regulation. Not an easy sell during a Republican admin. But when the President appoints a former union chief to run the FAA...viola.