Phil1111 1,149 #1 July 6, 2017 Far from living up to expectations of a lift after Mr. Trump’s election, the growth rate in the first quarter turned out to be an anemic 1.4 percent https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/business/economy/united-states-economy-gdp-trump.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news Can Trump Deliver 3% Growth? Stubborn Realities Stand in the Way https://www.wsj.com/articles/labor-force-stands-in-way-of-trumps-3-growth-goal-1494861153 The stubborn realities? trump's stupidity, his inability to formulate a leadership position, Russia-Putin, racism, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 801 #2 July 6, 2017 I can't wait to see the impacts of trade embargoes he's hinting at. He seems to be obsessed with giving China, Russia, and Germany global economic supremacy over the US. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,995 #3 July 6, 2017 >Can Trump Deliver 3% Growth? Stubborn Realities Stand in the Way >https://www.wsj.com/...owth-goal-1494861153 Why does that matter? Trump will compare the total income of coal miners in 2016 to the income of all nurses in 2017 and claim that therefore the GDP has grown by more than 3%. And his followers will believe him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
