Trump & GOP promised economic growth much better than Obama.That's not what happened

[*michaelsean*]

(02-28-2019, 11:36 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: It doesn't really add much depth. The attempt to compare the first 21 months (why 21 months? That's an odd number) of the two presidents is nothing more than an attempt to make the performance of Trump's economic policies look better. Obama's first six months were still in the midst of the Great Recession, and turning around economic growth coming out of that is far more difficult than continuing to ride a trend of upward growth, which is what Trump was handed. Therefore attempting to compare those two periods is disingenuous.

I'm not saying this to disparage any economic growth under Trump or anything, just pointing out that the information provided is lacking in that contextual information that makes the comparison truly meaningless.

Edit to add: I am also someone that finds any sort of these comparisons meaningless because the president's role on economic performance is vastly exaggerated.

Obama’s last 21 months. 21 months because it was written in Nov.