I agree that Obama made too many promises he couldn't keep.
I'm all eager to hear what these promises are. Care to list these?
And misreading the depth of the 2008 Great Recession should not be held against Obama, nor should the lack of a bi-partisan Congress. So Ii give you these two; but promises? Refresh my memory please.
Here are some of Obama's broken promises:
- Repeal the Bush tax cuts for higher incomes
You must have been on planet Mars to not notice Obama asked Congress to repeal the Bush tax cuts on those eraning above $250,000 annually. Who blocked it? Yeah, the filibuster GOP in the Senate in the first 2 years of Obama's Presidency, and the TEA Party dominated GOP Congress after 2012. So this is not a promise not kept
- Close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center
Your memory is selective. Obama asked a few States to keep the prisoners to be transferred after he closes Guantanamo. What did the States do? Cave in to the obstructionist GOP who talked about KSM running around Manhattan. Obama pushed to close Guantanmao on Day 1 with his signing of efforts to do so. This is not a promise he broke.
- Allow Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices
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- Prevent drug companies from blocking generic drugs
?????? It is evident you were not listening to press reports on the sort of compromise Obama had to make to get all stake holders sign on to a Bill he knew was not going to be perfect, but is a starting point. So what promise is here?
- Allow imported prescription drugs
- Allow workers to claim more in unpaid wages and benefits in bankruptcy court
- Forbid companies in bankruptcy from giving executives bonuses
- Lift the payroll tax cap on earnings above $250,000
- Sign the Employee Free Choice Act, making it easier for workers to unionize
- Increase the capital gains and dividends taxes for higher-income taxpayers
- Expand the child and dependent care credit
- Create a foreclosure prevention fund for homeownersAllow bankruptcy judges to modify terms of a home mortgage
- Provide option for a pre-filled-out tax form
- Create a mortgage interest tax credit for non-itemizers
- Require automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans
- Require automatic enrollment in IRA plans
- Create a retirement savings tax credit for low incomes
- End income tax for seniors making less than $50,000Phase out exemptions and deductions for higher earners
- End no-bid contracts above $25,000
- Create a $60 billion bank to fund roads and bridges
- Appoint federal-level coordinator to oversee all federal autism efforts
- Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Expand the Family Medical Leave Act to include leave for domestic violence or sexual assault
What about the rest of the above are promises of policy?
I can create a list of things I didn't do in my life because I dreamt these promises. Did you?