Oh, but the trumpanzees will say it’s all a lie, made-up numbers and 50% of all Americans are out of work!
Trump: Every single job is because of me. Every job, since Obama took office was created in anticipation of my being next POTUS. 4.7% rate is due to me and me only.
From the Washington Post:
December marks the 75th straight month of job growth – the most extended streak the country has seen since 1939.
They also have a pictorial article on the Obama years. Some really good photos of a very classy family.
Peter Sousa’s flickr account, very nice and moving picture, will miss them
Nice.
It cannot be denied that, despite the nonstop obstruction of the Republicans and headwinds from a weak global economy, Trump will be inheriting an improved and improving economy.
Are things perfect? No, but job gains, rising wages, and increased hiring and consumer spending have provided a baseline.
And these gains came in spite of slightly higher taxes on the wealthy, new regulations on polluting industries, and healthcare and banking reform – all of which the naysayers claimed would kill jobs and send the economy into a tailspin.
Let’s see what the Trump administration does with it.
