I stumbled upon some interesting statistics the other day while browsing the internet, and it didn't really shock me in the least. I could say different for any right-wingers I know, who would deny any such evidence of Democrats doing anything well (I really don't know who they think won the world wars and ended the Depression...). But I'll get to the point already.
When Democrats are in office, the economy grows at a much faster rate than that of when the Republicans are in office, if it doesn't shrink under Republican administrations, that is. Shouldn't be surprising to anyone here, but even so, it's a good piece of ammunition to use against your right-wing family members, co-workers, or friends.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics.
Clinton's two-terms created a whopping 31.40% increase in GDP, while the best of the Republicans when it came to economic growth, the Reagan administration, only presided over a 28.61% GDP increase. Let's also note the tremendous growth of the economy under Lyndon Johnson - 21.81% in the midst of the Vietnam war and spending on social programs under the Great Society, which the Republicans seem to think hamper economic development, which bests both of the Bushes' real economic growth, and, if combined with the prior year in which Johnson served the remainder of Kennedy's term, bests even the Nixon/Ford joint economic growth by a comfortable margin.
So there you go. A bit of ammunition the next time your right-wing friends, colleagues, or family members hark on the Democrats as killing economic growth through people-friendly rather than corporate-coddling economic policies. Dems do Do it Better, especially when it comes to economic growth.
We all do better when we go forward together. :)