The Economy: Applying Common Sense and Facts
When comparing the Trump and Biden economies, let's use our common sense and facts. First, common sense. Nobody thinks for one minute the nation's economy changes like turning on a light switch at noon on January 20th of the new President's term. The time it takes to set new policy and usher it through Congress takes at least a year and it takes at least another year to work its way through the economy. Sure, the President can issue some Executive Orders, but to truly affect the largest economy in the world you need Congress's cooperation for spending, taxes and the budget. Trump inherited a solid economy from Obama in 2017 and it carried through almost through to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Now, all the Trump cult wants to give him a pass for the 2 and a half million job loss under Trump because of the Pandemic. OK. If that's the case, surely Biden and Harris should get a pass for the inflation spike coming out of the Pandemic. As the Pandemic receded, there was an extraordinary pent-up demand, supply chain disruption and huge shortages.
Just as the Pandemic was worldwide, so was the economic upheaval as the world dealt with the aftermath. Every country faced actual inflation and recession fears. Of all the world's most advanced economies, America, under Biden and Harris, performed the best. We were and are the economic envy of the world.
I don't know why this is not the Democratic message loud and clear and repeated as often as possible.
Once again, I just don't get it.