How bad is the economy that Trump is inheriting?

[EDnurse]

Originally Posted by Seacove

What does that mean? Redistributed within the city? Nothing is preventing people in rural America from moving to cities. There is certainly no reason for cities to send them money when they chose to live where they do. Is Trump going to improve the economy by redistributing his money equally?

Change the word populist for communist and then it makes more sense.

[red baron]

Originally Posted by Old Gringo

You're too young to recall 2008/9 and the Great Dubya Recession.

Very funny. I am old enough to be your grandfather.

[Old Gringo]

Originally Posted by red baron

Very funny. I am old enough to be your grandfather.

Then you'd dead 50 years.

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by bawac34618

The last GOP President that did not have a recession on his watch was probably Eisenhower. The last one that had an economy that did moderately well over the course of their two terms was Reagan and that came crashing down shortly after he left office. I don't really have my hopes up.

The economy did not crash shortly after Reagan left office.