Waiting for that same idolatrous worship Trump got for the same thing

U.S. employers added a booming 528,000 jobs in July as the labor market continued to defy soaring inflation, rising interest rates and a slowing economy. The unemployment rate from 3.6% to 3.5%, matching a 50-year low, the Labor Department said Friday. Economists had estimated that 250,000 jobs were added last month, according to a Bloomberg survey.

Waiting for the ‘buts’ and ‘whatabouts’…

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SW-User

I'm not an evangelical so I don't think of everything in terms of "worship" or "not worship". Lol. The fact is the president often has little direct effect on the ups and downs of the economy but will get blamed or credited depending on whether you support or don't support them.

southbeachguy · 46-50, M

@SW-User I am agnostic myself, absolutely but policy does matter. I think Trump had better policies economically than Joe Biden by a wide margin. That does not mean I support the Trump policies, just prefer them over the Biden policies. I have what most would consider very radical ideas on economic policy changes. Let me say we are heading in the wrong direction from both parties.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@southbeachguy Trump had literally no policies. His entire presidency will be remembered for never once proposing a point-by-point plan for a single thing. Trump's economic policy was keep his cronies working and rich so that he, in turn would stay rich and well-owed. If his base started thinking Republicans were worthless, he'd suddenly hate Republicans. And you can believe it because he used to be a long-time Democrat.

I don't imply in any way the Dems have it figured out, but cleaning house starts with recognizing the trash for what it is and clearing the place of it.

@SW-User They're words. I'm not religious. Many words, many meanings, many shades.

southbeachguy · 46-50, M

Record wage growth in the bottom quartile during the Trump years. Grew faster than the other 3 quartiles. So you may think all he cared about were the rich (you might be right) but the record indicates the poorest among us did the best in relative terms. I could not be happier to see that myself. @Graylight

summersmiles · 51-55, F

@Graylight that's true about Trump leaning heavily Democratic. I remember him on the Howard Stern show praising the Clintons and saying Republicans always crash the economy. He suddenly decided he was Republican when right wing voters began treating him like God on Earth.