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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 4307806" data-attributes="member: 18222"><p>Everytime I see him on TV, he is taking credit for something.</p><p></p><p>Here is just a few:</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>The Trump Economic Record</strong></span></p><p><em>*According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury: <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2flnks.gd%2fl%2feyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTEyMTAuMTQxMTQ5MTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2hvbWUudHJlYXN1cnkuZ292L25ld3MvZmVhdHVyZWQtc3Rvcmllcy90YXgtY3V0cy1hbmQtam9icy1hY3QtZGVsaXZlcmluZy1mb3ItZmFtaWxpZXMtZm9yLWJ1c2luZXNzZXMtYW5kLWZvci15b3UifQ.xBSOTdPCMqHuXFSU3GwivLQRNXDst8NV67YDK4l0tZo%2fbr%2f72622395088-l&c=E,1,w_yrhO4fO8cXvuzwLxYJDGkRrDLqeSAXNaTH1wio-NrzBtpIvfG6hW4mSWpSZHYiRno_T8WVmB_3GqOl4uupKrBzro9mjsBlEw7HxakdJuyD7lxl_lo,&typo=1" target="_blank">www.treasury.gov</a></em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thanks in large part to TCJA, <strong><u>unemployment is at its lowest rate in nearly a half century</u>.</strong>[1]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Since November 2016, <strong><u>24 states</u></strong> have achieved or matched their lowest-ever unemployment rates. [2]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unemployment rates for African Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans have hit <strong><u>all-time lows</u></strong>. [3]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You are earning more and keeping <strong><u>more of your hard-earned money.</u></strong><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We are in the midst of a <strong><u>16-month streak</u></strong> of 3% year-over-year wage growth. [4]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The typical family earning $75,000 also received a tax cut of over $2,000. [5]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">More people are participating in the labor market than ever before – and are more productive as a result of the Trump administration’s economic policies.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Labor force participation in November was just below <strong><u>the 6-year high of 63.3%</u></strong>. [6]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">More adults are at work – with individuals between the ages of 25 and 54 participating in the labor force at the highest rate <strong><u>since 2009</u>. </strong>[7]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Americans are being afforded the <strong><u>financial freedom</u></strong> and <strong><u>flexibility</u></strong> to pursue their version of the <strong><u>American dream</u></strong>.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New single-family home sales are up <strong><u>31.6%</u></strong> in October 2019 compared to just one year ago. [8]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The poverty rate fell to a <strong><u>17-year low of 11.8%</u></strong> under the Trump administration as a result of a <strong><u>jobs-rich</u></strong> environment. [9]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their <strong><u>lowest levels</u></strong> since the U.S. began collecting such data. [10]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Over <strong><u>6 million Americans</u></strong> have left the food stamp program since February of 2017.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey’s <strong><u>income inequality measure declined in 2018</u></strong>. [11]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">American consumers continue to drive economic growth. Real consumer spending grew at <strong><u>a strong 2.9%</u></strong> annual rate in Q3 of 2019, up from the 2.6% pace set during the preceding four quarters. [12]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Real disposable personal income grew at a 2.9% annual rate in Q3 of 2019, a total <strong><u>increase of nearly $110 billion</u></strong>. [13]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The average pace of annual growth in <strong><u>real disposable personal income per household under the Trump Administration ($2,577) has nearly doubled the pace</u></strong> from President Obama’s expansion period ($1,606). [14]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The stock market is reaching unprecedented heights, allowing the average American to put away more money for their retirement.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average <strong><u>have seen record highs</u></strong> this fall. [15]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Since the fall of 2016, the S&P 500 has increased a whopping 50.3% which means the <strong><u>average American saving for retirement by holding the S&P 500 index saw a more than 50% increase in the value of their retirement plan. </u></strong><u>[16]</u></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">According to the 2017 Survey of Consumer Finance, the median retirement account had assets of approximately $60,000 in 2016. [17] If that account were invested in the stock market for the last three years, that <strong><u>$60,000 has increased to approximately $90,000</u></strong>–without including any additional contributions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Through TCJA and other administration actions, our economy is <strong><u>creating jobs at an exceptional pace</u>.</strong></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Since November 2016, the economy has added more than <strong><u>7 million jobs</u>.</strong>[18]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For reference, this is more than the combined 2018 populations of Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Montana.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><u>There are 5.1 million more jobs than the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) had projected in its August 2016 report</u>. </strong>[19]</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Over the past twelve months, employment growth has averaged a whopping <strong><u>183,700 jobs a month</u></strong>. [20]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">According to the most recent data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are nearly <strong><u>1.3 million more job openings</u></strong> than unemployed persons. [21]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">September 2019 marks the <strong><u>19th month in a row</u></strong> where there <strong><u>were more jobs available</u></strong> than people to fill them. This is <strong><u>a first since the data series began in the year 2000. </u></strong><u>[22]</u></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Manufacturing has seen a boost – contributing to a <strong>#<u>BlueCollarBoom</u>.</strong><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Since November 2016, the manufacturing sector has added an impressive <strong><u>524,000 jobs</u>. [23] </strong>The National Association of Manufacturers’ survey of the industry hit <strong><u>record levels of confidence</u></strong> under the Trump administration. [24]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2flnks.gd%2fl%2feyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTEyMTAuMTQxMTQ5MTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ibHMuZ292L25ld3MucmVsZWFzZS9wZGYvZW1wc2l0LnBkZiJ9.bLFm-wHI6g6Wi1vD6sHnmKRGba2cKxMbGzGUR3JsAdk%2fbr%2f72622395088-l&c=E,1,sRStb_QgqCDBB8IWZzI31aSZbm2idNv8jhRFfBS_W5PI7HhU58kCpiXjC65VTnlb2-QxuY4QpnkKoWb62srGIvjrY1IOadIm3abFI_H_CSmPVyeB&typo=1" target="_blank">November 2019</a> alone, <strong><u>54,000 new manufacturing</u></strong> jobs were created.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">United States’ growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shows that while other countries have begun to slow down, <strong><u>our economy remains vibrant</u></strong>.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">U.S. GDP is <strong><u>$320 billion higher</u></strong> than the CBO had projected it would be in 2016. [25]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In 2019 so far, the U.S. economy grew <strong><u>2.4%</u></strong> at an average annual rate, while the rest of the G7 has grown at <strong><u>1.0%</u></strong>. [26]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">U.S. companies are bringing money back home from overseas.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As a result of TCJA, U.S. companies have brought back close to a trillion dollars from overseas.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As reported by Bloomberg as recently as June, corporations have brought back $876.8 billion dollars since TCJA was enacted. [28]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The TCJA stemmed the tide of corporate tax inversions by substantially reducing incentives for companies to go overseas.</li> </ul></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 4307806, member: 18222"] Everytime I see him on TV, he is taking credit for something. Here is just a few: [SIZE=4][B]The Trump Economic Record[/B][/SIZE] [I]*According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury: [URL='https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2flnks.gd%2fl%2feyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTEyMTAuMTQxMTQ5MTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2hvbWUudHJlYXN1cnkuZ292L25ld3MvZmVhdHVyZWQtc3Rvcmllcy90YXgtY3V0cy1hbmQtam9icy1hY3QtZGVsaXZlcmluZy1mb3ItZmFtaWxpZXMtZm9yLWJ1c2luZXNzZXMtYW5kLWZvci15b3UifQ.xBSOTdPCMqHuXFSU3GwivLQRNXDst8NV67YDK4l0tZo%2fbr%2f72622395088-l&c=E,1,w_yrhO4fO8cXvuzwLxYJDGkRrDLqeSAXNaTH1wio-NrzBtpIvfG6hW4mSWpSZHYiRno_T8WVmB_3GqOl4uupKrBzro9mjsBlEw7HxakdJuyD7lxl_lo,&typo=1']www.treasury.gov[/URL][/I] [LIST] [*]Thanks in large part to TCJA, [B][U]unemployment is at its lowest rate in nearly a half century[/U].[/B][1] [LIST] [*]Since November 2016, [B][U]24 states[/U][/B] have achieved or matched their lowest-ever unemployment rates. [2] [*]Unemployment rates for African Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans have hit [B][U]all-time lows[/U][/B]. [3] [/LIST] [*]You are earning more and keeping [B][U]more of your hard-earned money.[/U][/B] [LIST] [*]We are in the midst of a [B][U]16-month streak[/U][/B] of 3% year-over-year wage growth. [4] [*]The typical family earning $75,000 also received a tax cut of over $2,000. [5] [/LIST] [*]More people are participating in the labor market than ever before – and are more productive as a result of the Trump administration’s economic policies. [LIST] [*]Labor force participation in November was just below [B][U]the 6-year high of 63.3%[/U][/B]. [6] [*]More adults are at work – with individuals between the ages of 25 and 54 participating in the labor force at the highest rate [B][U]since 2009[/U]. [/B][7] [/LIST] [*]Americans are being afforded the [B][U]financial freedom[/U][/B] and [B][U]flexibility[/U][/B] to pursue their version of the [B][U]American dream[/U][/B]. [LIST] [*]New single-family home sales are up [B][U]31.6%[/U][/B] in October 2019 compared to just one year ago. [8] [*]The poverty rate fell to a [B][U]17-year low of 11.8%[/U][/B] under the Trump administration as a result of a [B][U]jobs-rich[/U][/B] environment. [9] [LIST] [*]Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their [B][U]lowest levels[/U][/B] since the U.S. began collecting such data. [10] [/LIST] [*]Over [B][U]6 million Americans[/U][/B] have left the food stamp program since February of 2017. [*]The Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey’s [B][U]income inequality measure declined in 2018[/U][/B]. [11] [/LIST] [*]American consumers continue to drive economic growth. Real consumer spending grew at [B][U]a strong 2.9%[/U][/B] annual rate in Q3 of 2019, up from the 2.6% pace set during the preceding four quarters. [12] [LIST] [*]Real disposable personal income grew at a 2.9% annual rate in Q3 of 2019, a total [B][U]increase of nearly $110 billion[/U][/B]. [13] [*]The average pace of annual growth in [B][U]real disposable personal income per household under the Trump Administration ($2,577) has nearly doubled the pace[/U][/B] from President Obama’s expansion period ($1,606). [14] [/LIST] [*]The stock market is reaching unprecedented heights, allowing the average American to put away more money for their retirement. [LIST] [*]Both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average [B][U]have seen record highs[/U][/B] this fall. [15] [*]Since the fall of 2016, the S&P 500 has increased a whopping 50.3% which means the [B][U]average American saving for retirement by holding the S&P 500 index saw a more than 50% increase in the value of their retirement plan. [/U][/B][U][16][/U] [*]According to the 2017 Survey of Consumer Finance, the median retirement account had assets of approximately $60,000 in 2016. [17] If that account were invested in the stock market for the last three years, that [B][U]$60,000 has increased to approximately $90,000[/U][/B]–without including any additional contributions. [*]Through TCJA and other administration actions, our economy is [B][U]creating jobs at an exceptional pace[/U].[/B] [/LIST] [*]Since November 2016, the economy has added more than [B][U]7 million jobs[/U].[/B][18] [LIST] [*][LIST] [*]For reference, this is more than the combined 2018 populations of Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Montana. [*][B][U]There are 5.1 million more jobs than the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) had projected in its August 2016 report[/U]. [/B][19] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]Over the past twelve months, employment growth has averaged a whopping [B][U]183,700 jobs a month[/U][/B]. [20] [*]According to the most recent data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are nearly [B][U]1.3 million more job openings[/U][/B] than unemployed persons. [21] [*]September 2019 marks the [B][U]19th month in a row[/U][/B] where there [B][U]were more jobs available[/U][/B] than people to fill them. This is [B][U]a first since the data series began in the year 2000. [/U][/B][U][22][/U] [*]Manufacturing has seen a boost – contributing to a [B]#[U]BlueCollarBoom[/U].[/B] [LIST] [*]Since November 2016, the manufacturing sector has added an impressive [B][U]524,000 jobs[/U]. [23] [/B]The National Association of Manufacturers’ survey of the industry hit [B][U]record levels of confidence[/U][/B] under the Trump administration. [24] [*]In [URL='https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2flnks.gd%2fl%2feyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTEyMTAuMTQxMTQ5MTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ibHMuZ292L25ld3MucmVsZWFzZS9wZGYvZW1wc2l0LnBkZiJ9.bLFm-wHI6g6Wi1vD6sHnmKRGba2cKxMbGzGUR3JsAdk%2fbr%2f72622395088-l&c=E,1,sRStb_QgqCDBB8IWZzI31aSZbm2idNv8jhRFfBS_W5PI7HhU58kCpiXjC65VTnlb2-QxuY4QpnkKoWb62srGIvjrY1IOadIm3abFI_H_CSmPVyeB&typo=1']November 2019[/URL] alone, [B][U]54,000 new manufacturing[/U][/B] jobs were created. [/LIST] [*]United States’ growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shows that while other countries have begun to slow down, [B][U]our economy remains vibrant[/U][/B]. [LIST] [*]U.S. GDP is [B][U]$320 billion higher[/U][/B] than the CBO had projected it would be in 2016. [25] [*]In 2019 so far, the U.S. economy grew [B][U]2.4%[/U][/B] at an average annual rate, while the rest of the G7 has grown at [B][U]1.0%[/U][/B]. [26] [/LIST] [*]U.S. companies are bringing money back home from overseas. [LIST] [*]As a result of TCJA, U.S. companies have brought back close to a trillion dollars from overseas. [LIST] [*]As reported by Bloomberg as recently as June, corporations have brought back $876.8 billion dollars since TCJA was enacted. [28] [/LIST] [*]The TCJA stemmed the tide of corporate tax inversions by substantially reducing incentives for companies to go overseas. [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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