Well, Trump’s boast turned to dust in 2019. US GDP grew by 2.3% in 2019, well below President Trump’s promise of 3%+ growth. The most recent GDP number proved that the tax cuts championed by Trump had no sustained impact on US growth. Indeed , even the most optimistic forecasts see growth to stay well below 3% for the next few years. Of course, that won’t stop Trump in his State of the Union speech today in Congress proclaiming a huge rise in the living standards of working people under his reign. Actually, cumulative growth under Trump has been lower than under both Obama and Bush Jnr.Michael Roberts explains why.
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Trump’s trickle dries up
Michael Roberts
2 comments:
Can you imagine Xi Jinping boasting about a 2.3% growth rate?
Talk about lowered expectations...
2,3% where to much of it is the FIRE sector.
Not impressive unless you’re a dumb believer of some sort.
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