Is the Trump economy sustainable? My sense is that his polarization of the Fed, trade war, tinkering with Department of Defense contract awards (Microsoft vs Amazon), and the tax cut deficit will end in a recession by 2021.
Obama is used as a whipping boy for poor performance re the USA economy by Tweety Trump and his supporters. I have researched the topic several times and find the reviews and data mixed, with some saying Obama did not do so well, and others saying Trump benefitted from the positive (good) trending economy set up by Obama.
What is the truth TODAY, late 2019?
"The Trump economy is hurting most Americans. Statistics won't fool voters"
Robert Reich 19 May 2019
https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/19/trump-economy-americans-voters-unemployment
"Why No One Wants to Talk About the Booming Economy"
Democrats don’t want to help Republicans, and Republicans don’t want to sound like Keynesians.
Derek Thompson August 5, 2019
https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/595408/
"Trump's Economy Leaves Working People Behind. Here Are the Receipts."
The next time Trump and his enablers boast about the economy to distract from the damage they’re really doing to America, know the truth.
by
Robert Reich September 25, 2019
