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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
muntrv
(14,505 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,311 posts)stupidity are a toxic mix.
Yavin4
(35,420 posts)Crater the economy to stop/slow down progress. Saddle the incoming Democratic admin with a major, new crisis.
treestar
(82,383 posts)Voters think republicans are strong on economics. And defense.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)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
(13,056 posts)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
(33,232 posts)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.
HarlanPepper
(2,042 posts)Bucky
(53,936 posts)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.
get the red out
(13,460 posts)Have to fuck up in gigantic ways, and have no leadership skills, just "stealership" skills.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,693 posts)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)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.