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hlthe2b

(102,225 posts) Wed Aug 14, 2019, 12:28 PM Aug 2019

If you are keeping score: change in Dow Jones from Inauguration Day to Aug 12 of 3rd year in WH:

if you like to keep score, here's the change in Dow Jones Industrial Average from Inauguration Day to Aug 12 of their 3rd year in the White House:

GHWB: +34.2%
Clinton: +42.4%
GWB: -11.9%
Obama: +41.7%
Trump: +30.1%

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If you are keeping score: change in Dow Jones from Inauguration Day to Aug 12 of 3rd year in WH: (Original Post) hlthe2b Aug 2019 OP

Just goes to show you nykym Aug 2019 #1

Thank you. O still did better than trump and he had to dig us out of W's deep recession. brush Aug 2019 #2

January 1st, 2018 is the day his tax rates went into effect Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #3

nykym

(3,063 posts)

1. Just goes to show you

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 01:32 PM

Aug 2019

when tRump said don't believe what they are telling you he wasn't kidding such a loser!

brush

(53,764 posts)

2. Thank you. O still did better than trump and he had to dig us out of W's deep recession.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 01:53 PM

Aug 2019

That point is always left out when trump's so-called great economy is mentioned.

Johnny2X2X

(19,038 posts)

3. January 1st, 2018 is the day his tax rates went into effect

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 02:10 PM

Aug 2019

Down is up 3% since then. That is awful, 20 months of basically no growth for investors.

Weren't his tax cuts for the rich and businesses supposed to be a boon for investment?

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