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DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
Fri May 8, 2020, 01:53 PM May 2020

Why Does The Economy Collapse Every Time A Republican Is In The White House?

Reagan, bam. 1983 collapse.
Bush Sr. Ouch. It's the economy stupid. Not annihilation, but recession.
Bush Shrub. We didn't forget. Dow 6,469.95 (I mean Democrats didn't forget Shrub)
Trump MY GAWWWWWWWD. There is no bottom......

Maybe someone should run an ad?

Vote Republican for economic carnage.

And cutting taxes on the 1% is IDIOTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Why Does The Economy Collapse Every Time A Republican Is In The White House? (Original Post) DanieRains May 2020 OP
Because supply side economics is bunk. muntrv May 2020 #1
Greed and ... GeorgeGist May 2020 #2
It's by design. Yavin4 May 2020 #3
And yet treestar May 2020 #4
They... Newest Reality May 2020 #5
It's because Republican economic policies are regressive and favor only the rich. totodeinhere May 2020 #6
Hubris maxsolomon May 2020 #7
I think Reagan actually presided over 3 recessions HarlanPepper May 2020 #8
They keep nominating people who don't know what real work is Bucky May 2020 #9
They ALWAYS get the red out May 2020 #10
K&R! SheltieLover May 2020 #11
Another lost ad for the Democrats. Trump addressed this during the campaign. Midnight Writer May 2020 #12
So the banksters can steal all our stuff and the Right can incite fascism. McCamy Taylor May 2020 #13

Yavin4

(35,354 posts)
3. It's by design.
Fri May 8, 2020, 01:56 PM
May 2020

Crater the economy to stop/slow down progress. Saddle the incoming Democratic admin with a major, new crisis.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
5. They...
Fri May 8, 2020, 02:17 PM
May 2020

They clean up, raid what they can, give away to their cronies and have a bout of fiscal amnesia about the deficit.

Then, as has been said, the Democrats inherit the mess, clean it up, fix things and its all ready to plunder again.

I think this time around they are trying to go total corruption, banana republic, and totalitarian state.

totodeinhere

(13,034 posts)
6. It's because Republican economic policies are regressive and favor only the rich.
Fri May 8, 2020, 02:20 PM
May 2020

But in fairness, this collapse is happening all over the word due to covid-19 including in social democracies in Western Europe that have much more progressive policies than we do.

maxsolomon

(32,975 posts)
7. Hubris
Fri May 8, 2020, 02:21 PM
May 2020

Also, the Economic Cycle and Human Nature: sound Liberal economic policy puts the Economy in to an Expansion. Expansions lead to the collective selfishness that puts Repukes in office. Expansions only last so long.

Bucky

(53,789 posts)
9. They keep nominating people who don't know what real work is
Fri May 8, 2020, 02:30 PM
May 2020

Clinton and Obama had to work real jobs to make it thru college and law school. Bob Dole was the last GOP nom who ever had to hustle to get by.

Dubya and Trump spent their salad days constantly falling up into ever cooshier gigs. Republicans worship that sorry of thing. Dan Quayle, Mike Pence, even John McCain who Lord knows lived a real tragedy in captivity came back home and cashed in on connections to fall up into jobs servicing the ultra wealthy.

Midnight Writer

(21,540 posts)
12. Another lost ad for the Democrats. Trump addressed this during the campaign.
Fri May 8, 2020, 04:28 PM
May 2020

He said on air that Democratic Administrations are better for the economy and the Stock Market.

Why we are not digging these gems up and putting them out there is beyond my comprehension.

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
13. So the banksters can steal all our stuff and the Right can incite fascism.
Fri May 8, 2020, 04:55 PM
May 2020

The 2008 recession was predicted by a whole lot of people (including me). All the signs of a deliberately engineered recession were apparent. Remember, if you are a New Federalist hoping to incite fascism in this country, nothing gets a fascist more stimulated than being broke and hungry.

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