Counterpoint: even when we're leaving the tax cuts aside, the markets could expect business-friendly and deregulatory policies from a Republican president, in contrast to the excessive red tape and attempts at a top-down control of the economy that one can expect out of a Democratic administration. Perhaps markets just like Republican economic policies more than those of the Democrats?

Gotta agree with the trade wars though. I still think they are justifiable from a strategic, long-term perspective, but on economic terms, Trump really shot himself in the foot with them and killed the momentum built by his tax bill.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Jan 1 2020 12:40am

Over the last 30 years the market has done better under D leadership.
Same with deficit

In which case I can say the jump was too much for "they just like him".

The winners of industry are different depending on who wins. You aren't going to invest in windmills with Trump, and aren't gonna invest in mining with Hillary (by which I mean you aren't going to invest extra because you got a friendly person in office. Wind is still probably a good investment). I imagine plenty of people had a "Trump Plan" and "Hillary Plan".

A typical Democrat administration and Republican administration aren't as different as the partisanship would have you believe. Obama was definitely in the pocket of the big banks after all. He literally waited until the day after the statute of limitations for 2008 passed and made a speech saying "we should move forward, not look back" in regards to Wall-Street abuses. The difference is more in what specific industries they are cushy with, even though they have a lot of common industries as well.

And sure, maybe the jump was a little higher because a republican got at office.

This post was edited by Thor123422 on Jan 1 2020 12:50am

Is this still true if you look at the last 40 years instead, i.e. including Reagan's presidency?
Ignoring the good economic decade we had under Reagan/HW Bush from 1980 to 1990 kinda distorts things.

Also keep in mind that GWB had really bad luck/timing with the economy. When he was elected, the bursting of the dotcom bubble was in full effect, and then, the big recession started hitting in 2007 at the tail end of his presidency - a recession built up by the deregulation of the financial markets which had been pursued by both Reagan and Clinton. If any of the 1991/2000/2007 recessions had occurred just a tiny few months earlier or later, this whole D/R economic comparison would look a lot different.

Reagan was the king of selling the country down the river long term for good short term numbers.

This post was edited by Thor123422 on Jan 1 2020 12:58am

so when looking at trump you want to look at short term economy.
Looking at past R.. you want long term view.

You Obama lovers never cease to amaze me.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-trump-rescued-the-economy-from-obamas-failed-policies

Remember when Obama said those jobs are never coming back, that Trump doesn't have a magic wand? The guy was President for 8 years and now that the economy is seeing a huge turnaround 3 years after he has been gone you guys still want to give him credit?? Fuck outta here.

This post was edited by ZeroOath on Jan 1 2020 02:31am

lmao!!!!!

poor thor a new decade still stuck on being wrong about everything

Obama crippled the economy with bad policy. Obstructed health care, obstructed oil drilling, obstructed trade deals.if you still think he did a good job, then I feel bad for your finances in rl.

This post was edited by EndlessSky on Jan 1 2020 09:29am

Lol. More proof that Obama was a good president when fractually wrong endlesssky condemns him.

If this isn't a ringing endorsement then I don't know what is.