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What Exactly Did Biden Inherit From Trump In One Picture
Confounded Interest ^ | 10/29/2022 | Anthony B. Sanders

Posted on 10/29/2022 3:11:49 AM PDT by Kaiser8408a

I try to avoid listening to politicians, particularly Joe Biden. But his remarks in a speech that he inherited a train wreck from Republicans struck me as … wrong and grossly misleading.

First, Democrats had a majority in the House of Representatives, not Republicans.

Second, since 2020 was the outbreak of Covid-19 and subsequent economic shutdowns, I am going to look at things at January 2020 just prior to the economic shutdowns, mostly by state governors and city mayors.

Let’s start with unemployment. It was 3.5% under Trump in January 2020 BC (before Covid). It is now 3.5%. Advantage? Tie.

Inflation: 2.5% in January 2020 BC, today? 8.2%. Advantage? Trump.

Mortgage rate: 4.75% in January 2020 BC, today? 7.1% (Bankrate 30yr rate). Advantage? Trump.

Home price growth: 4.95% in January 2020 BC, today? 12.99% (Case-Shiller National HPI YoY). Advantage (for housing affordability)? Trump

Diesel fuel (the lifeline of the shipping industry): $2.947 in January 2020 BC. Today? $5.309. Advantage? Trump.

Regular gasoline: $2.477 in January 2020 BC. Today? $3.76. Advantage? Trump.

I could go on and on with heating fuel, food, electricity, rent, etc. But you get the picture.

And what Biden failed to mention is the enormous boost that both Trump and Biden received from The Federal Reserve in terms of monetary stimulus.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: biden; economy; fjb; inflation; trump; trumpachievements; trumpeconomy; unemployment
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Sorry if this was posted yesterday, but I thought it was interesting. Biden is a lying POS and Republicans don't stand up to him as well as they should. Remove this if it is a duplicate ... or just boring on NCAA football game day.
1 posted on 10/29/2022 3:11:49 AM PDT by Kaiser8408a
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To: Kaiser8408a

The economy was a steam engine when Trump left office. Gas was $2 a gallon. It took less than a year for Biden to destroy it. He thinks we don’t remember.


2 posted on 10/29/2022 3:16:54 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: GOPJ; poconopundit; Jane Long; Diana in Wisconsin; Grampa Dave; Godzilla; null and void; aragorn; ..

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3 posted on 10/29/2022 3:22:38 AM PDT by Liz (MAN PROPOSES.......... GOD DISPOSES the same)
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To: Kaiser8408a

No apology necessary. This is valuable in my opinion. I love having bullet point facts like these.


4 posted on 10/29/2022 3:24:16 AM PDT by albie
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To: albie

......... things at January 2020 just prior to the economic shutdowns, mostly by state governors and city mayors.

Let’s start with unemployment. It was 3.5% under Trump in January 2020 BC (before Covid). It is now 3.5%. Advantage? Tie.

Inflation: 2.5% in January 2020 BC, today? 8.2%. Advantage? Trump.

Mortgage rate: 4.75% in January 2020 BC, today? 7.1% (Bankrate 30yr rate). Advantage? Trump.

Home price growth: 4.95% in January 2020 BC, today? 12.99% (Case-Shiller National HPI YoY). Advantage (for housing affordability)? Trump

Diesel fuel (the lifeline of the shipping industry): $2.947 in January 2020 BC. Today? $5.309. Advantage? Trump.

Regular gasoline: $2.477 in January 2020 BC. Today? $3.76. Advantage? Trump.

I could go on and on with heating fuel, food, electricity, rent, etc. But you get the picture.


5 posted on 10/29/2022 3:38:39 AM PDT by Liz (MAN PROPOSES.......... GOD DISPOSES the same)
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To: Kaiser8408a; All

Trump had/has even bigger plans to make Americans more prosperous including bring back manufacturing and supply chains, appointing Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve to bring the US Dollar back to the gold standard.

The only temptation to feel uncertainty about Trump is his lack of follow through on the proposed Vaccine Safety Commission described by RFK Jr. But RFK Jr., as well-intentioned as he is, doesn’t understand war strategy, he understands law which falls short of war and winning.

We understand Trump quite well in his study of wars and military generals. He knew the powerful pharma syndicate backed by psychopath Bill Gates III was a battle to be fought later.


6 posted on 10/29/2022 3:47:31 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Kaiser8408a
What Exactly Did Biden Inherit From Trump In One Picture:

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Team Biden set to work immediately to kill the Sun. To the Dark Side the Sun has always been a bad penny, destined to reappear at the most inopportune times.

Always turns up, rises. It's a feature, not a bug. Even right on schedule, but the folks determined to perpetuate evil are so focused on causing trouble that they never catch on.

Ironic.

7 posted on 10/29/2022 3:49:45 AM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man.)
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To: Kaiser8408a

The voters know this President is lying. The Republicans point that out.


8 posted on 10/29/2022 3:53:47 AM PDT by Destroyer Sailor (Revenge is a dish best served cold.)
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To: Kaiser8408a
If I were to choose one figure that best demonstrated what Rat Party Headquarters (and Trump hating RINOs) have done to this country I'd just point out:

Massachusetts unemployment rate:

January 2020: 2.8%

July 2020: 11.8%

9 posted on 10/29/2022 4:02:01 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (I Miss Jimmy Carter)
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To: Kaiser8408a

Democrat policy seems to be to put America in irons and pour on gasoline and light a match. So, just where are their loyalties? Trump took the irons off. He at least worked in our interests.


10 posted on 10/29/2022 4:13:46 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: Kaiser8408a

mortgages 2.8 december 2020


11 posted on 10/29/2022 4:41:43 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Kaiser8408a

12 posted on 10/29/2022 4:42:35 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Kaiser8408a

https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms30


13 posted on 10/29/2022 4:45:49 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Kaiser8408a

“Let’s start with unemployment. It was 3.5% under Trump in January 2020 BC (before Covid). It is now 3.5%. Advantage? Tie.”

3.5% eh...... based on what currently? This figure is so wrong on so many levels. If it’s indeed 3.5% then why is practically every business hanging a help wanted sign out front? Someone is massaging numbers.

Trump..... Advantage.


14 posted on 10/29/2022 4:59:11 AM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder
"He thinks we don’t remember."

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- I REMEMBER -

Lowest unemployment IN THE HISTORY OF THE NATION.
(At least since it's been kept track of.)

Supposedly / Possibly / Apparently.

Just a 'Minor' accomplishment - Right?

15 posted on 10/29/2022 5:18:15 AM PDT by GaltAdonis
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Yeah, the unemployment metric doesn’t take into consideration those who have fallen so deep into depression, they don’t look for jobs. Mike Rowe pointed that there are 11 million that fall in that category. I doin’t know how he arrived at that number though.


16 posted on 10/29/2022 5:23:40 AM PDT by Salvavida (“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”)
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To: Kaiser8408a

17 posted on 10/29/2022 5:24:41 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: MtnClimber

That should be put up on billboards from sea to shining sea.

It’s merely pointing out the obvious *history*.

Kind of like, “Believe the works.”


18 posted on 10/29/2022 5:25:59 AM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder; GaltAdonis
Here - from the Washington Examiner - January 10, 2020:

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Trump's average unemployment rate is the lowest in recorded history

19 posted on 10/29/2022 5:26:36 AM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: Kaiser8408a

If If any republicans are to blame, It was the ones stabbing Donald trump in the back......


20 posted on 10/29/2022 5:27:38 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships.)
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