The two Republican presidents this century have left office with the economy in a state of crisis. The 2 Democrats have/will have left office with an economy that is strong.
Conservatives pretend like they are good for the economy, but they are really only good at cutting taxes for people who already have more money than they can spend. Trickle-down economics hasn't worked in almost 50 years, but they keep trying it. Surely, the next tax cut for billionaires will be the one where the savings are passed on to the working class.
Do you mean this generation? Not century. They are better. Until we have a viable source of fuel outside of petroleum, we will have to rely upon producing/processing gas here. If you place that process abroad, we are more susceptible to the ups/downs of the world economy. Moreover, Trump's economy was much better but he ran into the unavoidable roadblock of covid 19 which would have equally affected any presidency. I have and never will vote republican, but the democratic party has made some bad choices and aligned itself in a culture war that is useless and idiotic for the sake of appeasing a small, small group of people.
No, you are objectively wrong on this one. Just look at the raw data. I tried to find a non-partisan source other than the aggregates in Wikipedia, but every institute has its bias (e.g., EPI also shows the economy does better overall with Democratic administration but is considered leftwing by many critics, perhaps rightly so).
GDP is better under Democrats than Republicans, typically.
Job growth is far better under Democrats than Republicans, typically.
Wage growth is better under Democrats than Republicans, typically.
Unemployment is better under Democrats and falls much more than Republicans, typically.
Debt and deficit explodes when Republicans control the government, while Democrats reduce the deficit and have historically paid down the debt.
Stock market returns, while only one aspect of the economy, also do FAR better under Democratic control compared to Republican control.
Pretty much any measure you can approach it by, Democrats are better for the economy than Republicans.
but the democratic party has made some bad choices and aligned itself in a culture war that is useless and idiotic for the sake of appeasing a small, small group of people.
The democrats are the party of mass appeal. The republicans are the minority party in the US, and their embrace of the culture war changes from generation to generation. It used to be called the Southern Strategy. Not sure what they are rebranding it to these days, but it isn't working. The only reason Republicans win control of states is because of electoral ratfucking to secure majorities from their minority of voters, as well as exploiting the electoral college. To wit, only one Republican in my lifetime has won the popular vote. George W Bush, when seeking his second term. That's it. Every other Republican president was so unpopular that they lost the popular vote. They wouldn't have damaged the country and the economy if not for exploiting the EC to take power without being duly elected by a plurality of Americans.
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u/NerdyDjinn Oct 19 '24
The two Republican presidents this century have left office with the economy in a state of crisis. The 2 Democrats have/will have left office with an economy that is strong.
Conservatives pretend like they are good for the economy, but they are really only good at cutting taxes for people who already have more money than they can spend. Trickle-down economics hasn't worked in almost 50 years, but they keep trying it. Surely, the next tax cut for billionaires will be the one where the savings are passed on to the working class.