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When Will Americans Realize the Truth? Republicans Wreck the Economy. (newrepublic.com)
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Will 2026 finally be the year when a critical mass of Americans wakes up and realizes that Republicans always screw up the economy?

Donald Trump inherited an economy from Joe Biden that was perhaps not firing on all cylinders but was in pretty good shape all the same.

For the third straight time, a Democratic president handed a Republican president an economy that was at the least pretty good, and at most (Bill Clinton) really humming along very nicely. And, for the third straight time, the Republican has made things worse. Which also means that Democratic presidents have to clean up messes left by their GOP predecessors.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm on the "old" side of getting older, and not once in my life have I seen a Republican Administration, Congress, or Judiciary act in the interest of the American people.

[–] Slovene85@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

bUT aBRaHaM liNcOln WaS A rEpuBlICan

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

I said I was old but I'm not that old..

[–] iltoroargento@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago

The time is past due to excise the cancer.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

yup and when I look before that you don't see very good things back to eisenhaur. Ironically nixon has some good stuff but it was forced on him. like the epa.