us economy grew 3.1% in 2018
 

Former Harvard president and Obama advisor Larry Summers, said believing that the economy could grow by 3% is fine, it’s like believing in the tooth fairy. When asked to comment on the fact that Trump delivered, he declined to comment. Probably hiding under his bed drinking hot toddies.

Trump is to be judged on a lot more than just the economy. But in this regard, he’s doing a great job.

Trump inherited a robust economy which many people thought was overdue for a recession. instead, it grew by more than 3% fornthe first time in 15 years.

Will CNN or MSNBC cover this?

The economy will always be due for a recession. Soon.

But 3%, after some rocky potholed roads, is pretty good. Particularly when many (cough Obama cough) considered 2% the new normal and we'd better get used to it.

Probably the biggest thing Trump did was nothing; NOT over regulating private industry. Yes we need regulation but Dems tend to over regulate.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckde.../#5f0f2fd27665

Doing nothing to help the robust economy continue to grow is the best thing he has (hasn’t) done. Latest polling says 64% of Americans believe Trump committed crimes before taking office and 50% believe he has committed crimes while in office, confirming my belief the base and GOP are ok with the means justifying the ends. I suspect if Trump can’t win in 2020 he will be in deep sh*t as the only thing protecting him from the limit on prosecuting federal crimes is getting a second term. Those polls and the continued hearings over two years might eventually get the GOP to abandon the sinking Trump bull ship.
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Thanks for the whataboutism.
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this is really dumb...

When every network except for one talks about nothing other than speculation of crimes he committed, people are going to believe it.

Trump also called a very sick man form my home town of West Haven CT, whose dream was to meet him. Just like Hitler would have done for the infirm.

So according to Obama's economic advisor (Summers), Trump has achieved the impossible - 3% economic growth. And Summers has nothing to say. And people sell their homes and take out loans up to their eyeballs, to have their children "educated" by people so intellectually dishonest, they are physically incapable of admitting Trump did what they said he couldn't do.

The tax cuts, re-regulation, and just the confidence that that the free market has areal ally in the Oval Office, none of that contributed to the growth.

Thanks trump.
Meanwhile I can’t deduct any donations that I have made to any fundraisers. I can’t deduct do many things I used to be able to deduct off my taxes.
If only I had a private jet I could deduct that now.
But I guess someone had to make up for the tax cuts for the billionaires.
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despite more than two years of President Trump’s “America First” policies -- the United States last year posted a $891.2 billion merchandise trade deficit, the largest in the nation’s 243-year history.
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Great

I wonder who told him to do that since we know he has no empathy.

Let's not forget he once flew a sick child on his plane somewhere.

As usual Jim loves his needle in a haystack stories .. actually the avg Americans are still seeing nothing .. no matter how you hard you try to suggest otherwise

For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades



Even if the economy is on a roll, many Americans aren’t feeling the benefit.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mar...D-544633EAFF05
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great to hear you are paying your fair share :D

that's pretty bitter...:hs:

"Jim loves his needle in a haystack stories "

I love the whole truth, good and bad. I have posted plenty of negative (I cannot believe that Trump would say that Fatty in North Korea had no knowledge of what they did to Otto Warmbler, I can't believe Trump would say something so hurtful to his parents).

I post the good and the bad, I don't sweep the bad under the rug, not if it's true. What I dismiss, is the made-up stuff, of which there's plenty.

"the avg Americans are still seeing nothing "

So you're just making up garbage now? Most people saw some benefit from the tax cuts, most people are benefitting from the stock market performance since he's been in office, many are benefitting from lower unemployment and rising wages.

You bending over backwards to deny anything positive.

Why do you have to be dismissive of that? Lots of wealthy people (especially in CA where the kid lived, I think), have private jets, and any of them could have helped that gravely ill little boy. Trump stepped up. That doesn't erase all the terrible stuff he does. But the terrible stuff doesn't erase that gesture either.

You know who you sounded like? That piece of filth Pete Davidson on SNL, who made fun of Dan Crenshaw's missing eye, and then said "he got hurt in a war, or whatever".

You're way better than that.

How about we give honest praise when it's earned, and honest criticism when it's earned. Is that asking too much?

I love Trump can't wait to vote for him again. Shame on the Dems for the constant harassment. Cohen had zilch on Trump. What a tool. Absolutely nothing has been tied back to Trump. So either it did not happen or he is brilliant either way I am greatful every day for his presidency. Let the trolling begin.

I'm just providing a counterpoint to your statement. He has no history of being generous and you do know he got/is getting in trouble w/his foundation. i would feel very confident in betting someone that you give a higher % of your salary/earnings to charity than he does.

You missed the check.

Why do you have to be dismissive of that? Lots of wealthy people (especially in CA where the kid lived, I think), have private jets, and any of them could have helped that gravely ill little boy. Trump stepped up. That doesn't erase all the terrible stuff he does. But the terrible stuff doesn't erase that gesture either.

You know who you sounded like? That piece of filth Pete Davidson on SNL, who made fun of Dan Crenshaw's missing eye, and then said "he got hurt in a war, or whatever".

You're way better than that.

How about we give honest praise when it's earned, and honest criticism when it's earned. Is that asking too much?

Your doing fine on your own
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No just bending back to center from where you bent it ..
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The federal deficit ballooned at start of new fiscal year, up 77 percent from a year before

Pesky facts trying to make Trump look bad ... booming economy 3 % growth how can this be ??? Deficit up 77%
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no, ignoring the good and fanatically obsessing over the bad, isn’t bringing anything back to the center.
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Funny you cheerleading hasn’t mentioned the trade deficit or have you commented on the 77% increase in the deficit... once agin you see good and bad as equals parts of the story even when they clearly are not equal

Anyone can find some good even in losing .. but it doesn’t change the fact . It’s still a lost.
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i am
deeply concerned about the debt, have said so many times. a robust economy is one of the ways out of the home, controlling wasteful
spending is the other.

what “loss”
are you referring to? the gop is still up all over the map...
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Yes, the economy is on a roll. Even your article admits that. And the many Americans that have the jobs created by that roll are absolutely feeling the benefit.

"Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,120 voters nationwide(in 2016 around 157.6 million citizens were registered to vote) from March 1 to March 4. The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points."

Right. The same pollsters who, in all honesty, convinced me that Hilary was going to win in a landslide.

GM to slash up to 15,000 jobs in North America; 7 plants could close as part of restructuring



. And the many Americans that have the jobs created by that roll are absolutely feeling the benefit.


booming economy 3 % growth 15,000 jobs lost clearly not these people feeling the benefit.

you will always have winners and loser and the min wage jobs are winning and what I call real jobs that provide a good wage and benefits are losing

weird..I thought Obama fixed GM?

So if any businesses downsize, it's a bad economy? You think no businesses went under during the roaring 20s? By that standard, when has the economy ever been healthy?

I was just reading a Whole Foods story about how AMAZON caved to all these progressive groups demanding 15 bucks an hour and raised their bottom wage to 15 and gave everyone over 15 a raise of a dollar or something....now the Whole Foods workers are noticing their hours are getting cut back....whose fault is that? :huh:

"Amazon recently began a $15 minimum wage for its employees at Whole Foods, but then the grocery store began cutting workers’ hours, according to the Guardian.

The multinational e-commerce company enacted the increased wage in November for all U.S. workers, in response to public pressure and criticism over its pay for employees.

The same wage increase that the supermarket chain employees fought for, however, has lead to widespread cuts across stores, Whole Foods employees told The Guardian."

I thought Losing jobs was a good thing? AOC said it was a good thing. Now they can get all those government jobs, that they'll be flinging around like Oprah and free toasters, when the New Deal gets here.

15000 manufacturing jobs going south in a booming economy lowest unemployment in History Yada yada ... and these are your best response a But but Obama and AOC reference and So if any businesses downsize, it's a bad economy? and a 1920 comparison :claps::claps::claps::claps::claps::claps::claps:: claps:

Do you know anybody that bought a Chevy Cruze lately? If you're not one of them, then you're part of the Problem :hee:

I don't know what the point of your post is. If it is that the 15000 jobs being eliminated means that the economy isn't booming, then that is the sort of thing that you would accuse Trump of lying about. The employment numbers are considerably up, including well paying jobs, and in the private sector not government jobs.

I bought a Cruze last year. Was disappointed that they would no longer be produced. But I keep a car for a long time, so I figure that by the time I'm ready for a new one the electric cars will be affordable enough, technologically advanced enough, and the refill stations would be convenient enough, that electric would be my next car.

:laugha:

We bought a new Focus this fall. Ford will no longer be building domestic cars in the near future. Fortunately all these Union folk buy Union built domestic cars,,, Oh, wait, they don't.

I find it ironic that a particular union I work with (and happen to respect BTW) only has a US Domestic Union built car in their parking lot when I am onsite.

I vote with my wallet, not with my mouth.

My son drives a Chevy Cruze as well.
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