Legal Commentary

Democrats Make You Richer than Republicans

By Professor University of Miami School of Law

Economic sage Alan Blinder asks Is History Siding With Obama’s Economic Plan?

The stark contrast between the whiz-bang Clinton years and the dreary Bush years is familiar because it is so recent. But while it is extreme, it is not atypical. Data for the whole period from 1948 to 2007, during which Republicans occupied the White House for 34 years and Democrats for 26, show average annual growth of real gross national product of 1.64 percent per capita under Republican presidents versus 2.78 percent under Democrats.

Like they say, “If you want to live like a Republican, vote Democratic.”

Full post as published by Discourse.net on September 02, 2008 (boomark / email).