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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne year ago the cover story in The Economist magazine was "America's Economy: The Envy of the World!"
Just a reminder.
I doubt we will be seeing coverage of our economy like this again. At least not in my lifetime.
If you think the last nine months were bad for our economy, wait until you see what they can do with three more years of unhinged "voodoo economics".
It is so easy to tear down. It is building up that is the hard part.
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One year ago the cover story in The Economist magazine was "America's Economy: The Envy of the World!" (Original Post)
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YepYep
(73 posts)1. Gee, who was president then?
We know who will take credit for it.
OLDMDDEM
(2,806 posts)2. I remember Bill Clinton at the Democratic Convention. He said that over the years, job growth for Democrats was
[henomenal (my word, not his) and Republicans virtually had no job growth. These next three years will be hard on those looking for work. I'm so glad I'm retired.
eppur_se_muova
(40,292 posts)3. Not just voodoo, it's Satanic cannibalistic voodoo economics.
This administration isn't eating the seed grain, they're giving it all to the billionaires, who will burn through it for vanity projects which benefit nothing outside their own egos.