Economic growth so strong, Republicans are literally speechless

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Originally Posted by BeerGeek40

Trump was the best president we have had for the economy in decades - until Fauci and the DEMOCRATS decided to lock down the entire country in order to 'stop' a biological weapons attack, and 'win' the 2020 election for the left. That's the root cause of any economic 'problems' during Trump's presidency.

13% unemployment? Uh yeah..... the entire country was LOCKED DOWN!
What did you expect to happen?

And as for Mr. Magoo.... he hasn't done anything in 50 years.

But hey, at least no mean tweets, right?

Glad to correct you. Hard to believe there could be so many corrections needed on your relatively short post.

Don't be naive. The economy under Trump, like the presidents before him, benefited from easy monetary policy.
We haven't had a good economy in at least 5 decades. And without the WRC, probably longer than that.

[GuyNTexas]

Originally Posted by EDS_

House prices are not included in CPI calculations and shouldn't be.

Why shouldn’t they be? Seems to me, shelter is almost as important as food and water. Unless you think homelessness shouldn’t be a factor?

[notnamed]

Originally Posted by webster

When Bush I left office, the US was in recession; when Clinton left office, the economy had recovered. Bush II squandered that and it took Obama's administration to recover. Trump squandered that and it was up to Biden's administration to forge a recovery and avoid a recession, something Trump could not do. The GOP is good at rhetoric, but they leave the economy a mess.

It's little surprise we have inflation with full employment and labor shortages. One could go back to the Trump era of 13% unemployment and a recession, albeit with a lower inflation rate.

That’s pretty much been the experience of my adult life. Republicans come in on some message of fiscal responsibility. Spend like drunken sailors and tank the economy. Recovers when Democrats are back in power.

Of course it was more about the dot com boom and just a cyclical economy. Just their track record doesn’t match their messaging.

[EDS_]

Originally Posted by GuyNTexas

Why shouldn’t they be? Seems to me, shelter is almost as important as food and water. Unless you think homelessness shouldn’t be a factor?

Rents and other shelter related items are measured. Homes whether mortgaged or owned outright have enough of an investment component that they are omitted. Several other countries follow the same logic.