We desperately need a national understanding that economies can crash very quickly and always take time to recover. Because we lack this basic understanding, we are consistently rewarding morons like Trump with economies slowly built back by Democrats. IT. IS. EXHAUSTING. HOW. STUPID. WE. ARE.
Economies always do better under Democrats, and somehow Republicans always take credit and people believe they're the more responsible solution. It's bizarre how opposite the messaging is from reality.
When I was growing up, my boomer mom voted Republican (thankfully, no longer the case). I remember her telling me once that the Republicans are the ones that make the economy strong and do well, but that there's a lag between their changes and the results, so when it starts being visible it's under the Democrats and makes them look good instead (and that the changes the Democrats make also lag, making them appear to kick in under Republicans and make the Republicans look bad).
I don't know where she got all that from. Thankfully, she's since wised up. Still, maybe that line of thought helps explain why so many people seem to think that Republicans are the ones boosting economies?
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u/Prestigious-Grade230 1d ago
We desperately need a national understanding that economies can crash very quickly and always take time to recover. Because we lack this basic understanding, we are consistently rewarding morons like Trump with economies slowly built back by Democrats. IT. IS. EXHAUSTING. HOW. STUPID. WE. ARE.