How many times do we let Republicans run the economy into the ground on "vibes" based governance before we never give them the controls again?
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Nixon: set price controls and ended the gold standard leading to massive inflation that spilled into Carter's term once price controls were rescinded. Reagan: fell ass backwards into the Fed providing massive stimulus after a first term with two major recessions. Served second term while demented.
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Bush I: forced to raise taxes due to massive deficits from Reagan, left office when this led to a recession. Clinton: 8 years of uninterrupted economic growth Bush II: asleep at the switch on 9/11, ran massive deficits in a failed war effort, oversaw the debt bubble and resulting financial crisis.
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Obama: 8 years of uninterrupted economic growth Trump 45: exploded the deficit and oversaw a disastrous COVID response that left the economy a smoldering wreck. Biden: 4 years of uninterrupted economic growth, and reversing the damage of the Trump admin Trump 47: crashed the economy in 6 months.
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