The Lie of better economic times

I'm never going to finish exposing all the lies by the GOP's talking heads.

But, I'm starting to move on.

Under Clinton, crime as measured in statistics fell while the population grew. A good source for this is the FBI national crime statistics.

Clinton did not impose restrictions on libery such as have been imposed by the Patriot Act.

Television entertainment shows were not doing internet stings operations on child predators like Dateline and a few others have done.

Crime rates overall fell. The economy grew. Population grew.

Since the year 2000, Clinton's last year in office, the economy has staggered a couple of times.

The standard Republican tool for any economic condition, good or bad, is cutting taxes for corporations and the rich by a huge amount. While giving average people a few scraps that look like tax cuts.

Yummy!

Here is a story from the AP on how crime is increasing. Increasing despite combining many criminal databasess under a department of Homeland Security. Despite record levels of the stock market. Despite political stumps speeches how GOP candidates are the party of Law and Order.

Tongue in cheek, notice that the Liberal Heartland, the northeast did not have the problems of the Deeply Conservative South.

"Violent crime rose in every region of the country except for the Northeast."

That would include Boston and New York. Kennedy Country and Clinton Country.