The next time a Republican says Democrats will kill the economy

[maui9002]

use this easy to read chart from the NYT. I always suspected it to be true, but never had the ability to crunch the numbers. Over the last 80 years or so, $10K invested and held during Republican administrations would have risen to $51K (excluding Hoover-with Hoover, it's @ $11K) and $10K invested and held during Democratic administrations would have risen to more than $300K.

<http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/10/14/opinion/20081014_OPCHART.html>

[NewJeffCT]

1. good find -

Democrats also create more jobs

[maui9002]

5. Job creation during the same periods would make another interesting chart* nt

[nichomachus]

6. Like this?

[maui9002]

12. Very telling; great find and thanks

Roosevelt and Clinton are not surprising; but job creation under Jimmy Carter was a surprise even to me.

[Tennessee Gal]

20. Link please?

[MiniMe]

2. The republians have already doe that, there is nothing left to destroy

[bdamomma]

3. we may not know how to campaign but we know how to run

a government.

[elizfeelinggreat]

4. excellent

Thanks for the link!

[ProfessorGAC]

7. I Have A Different Reply

"Well, you would know. The Republicans have been experts in killing the economy for more than 70 years."
The Professor

[progressoid]

8. Another simple chart that even some RWers would get.

[maui9002]

13. After the Ohio flag "misunderstanding"

don't be so sure that Republicans would get your message.

[dhpgetsit]

9. Nice!

Many people tend to vote their pocketbooks so K&R this!

Of course the zombies will say Oh.. The NYT is such a liberal rag.

[craz3z]

10. This is a great chart - K&R

Does anyone know why the writer of the op-ed chose the S&P and not the DJIA? I'm just curious because I want to use this, but I have a feeling there is some RWer out there who would ask the same question, and I'd like to have an answer because I'm not very smart when it comes to economics.

Also, I saw a chart somewhere (maybe on DU) which showed how most all the major recessions occurred under Republican presidents. I wish I could find it again. Those two charts along with the jobs creation chart would be especially devastating.

[Tesha]

11. The S&P 500 is a much broader index, much more accurately reflective of the value of the market

being composed of 500 companies rather than just 30.

Tesha

[craz3z]

14. Thank you!! nt

[Greyskye]

15. Not quite what you asked for, but good nonetheless...

[craz3z]

16. Thanks!! nt

[SpiralHawk]

17. More proof - Republiconomics = fail

I can think of several Ostrich Republicons I am going to email this to, in the hopes they will take their heads out of their a**es.

[OakCliffDem]

18. Kick

[tedoll78]

19. Something that shuts 'em up every time:

"We heard the same B.S. before Clinton enacted his policies. Do you have any new material? Seriously?"

[SmileyRose]

21. k and r