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doc03

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4. Exactly There is one thing I fault Democrats and Obama for, they never took credit for

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Thu Oct 29, 2020, 03:10 PM

Oct 2020

getting us out of the damn Bush recession. Now the economy is the only thing that Trump gets positive numbers on.
I mean the facts are there, the un-employment, debt, business failures the trade deficit but Democrats don't use them.

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The MSM seems to delight in talking about the GDP being the greatest [View all] doc03 Oct 2020 OP

Wonder what they will be saying December 31? Boogiemack Oct 2020 #1

Also the way percentages work. After a 50% drop, a 50% gain does not get you back where you started unblock Oct 2020 #2

Exactly There is one thing I fault Democrats and Obama for, they never took credit for doc03 Oct 2020 #4

I have not heard any of them say this...they say the growth was due to stimulus. Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #3

Quarterly number are ANNUALIZED (x4) - the gain is at what cost to our National health? NoMoreRepugs Oct 2020 #5

Then too, what was the cost of that economic "good news" in terms of American deaths? "Opening up" Atticus Oct 2020 #6