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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOpinion: The numbers don't look so good for Donald Trump
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Numbers, all sorts of numbers, that are associated with Trump today are uniformly poor. A partial list:
11.1%: the current unemployment rate for Americans aged 16 and over. It is significantly higher for specific groups: Blacks (15.4%), Hispanics (14.5%) and Asians (13.8%).
$3 trillion: the size of the U.S. budget deficit in the 12 months through Juneputting the federal government on pace for the most red ink as a percentage of the economy since World War II. And get this: The final tally by the time the fiscal year ends Sept. 30 could be $3.7 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office projectsor even bigger if Congress and the White House agree on more emergency spending to keep households and businesses afloat as the pandemic rolls on.
$26.5 trillion: the size of the national debt through Friday. Thats up 33% on Trumps watch despite his claim that he would eliminate the entire debtthe whole thingin eight years.
11.7%: the so-called Misery Index, which combines the current unemployment rate (11.1%) and the annual increase in the consumer price index (0.6%). Some perspective: This is far lower than it was in 1980, when Jimmy Carters re-election bid was crushedbut nearly a point higher than 1992, when George H.W. Bush lost.
20%: the percentage of Americans who are satisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time. The Gallup survey indicates this is down from 36% when Trump took office.
more at:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-numbers-dont-look-so-good-for-donald-trump-11594756007?mod=home-page
at140
(6,110 posts)My vote is not needed by Biden with his strong lead in polls..../Sarc
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Please take that statement back. Biden and Dems all down the ticket need your vote. AMerica needs your vote.
Lochloosa
(16,065 posts)unblock
(52,253 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)thanks for clarifying.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Hugin
(33,162 posts)Jail bait metric. No wonder Epstein associates are disappearing off the streets at an alarming rate.
Melly better watch her back.
Hugin
(33,162 posts)More like noise. Both numbers which make up the metric are heavily manipulated. Especially, in the Turd Reich.
The rest, however, doesn't bode well for The Blundertaker's staying out of prison scheme.
BarbaRosa
(2,684 posts)I took a screen shot of the debt calendar the hour trump** was sworn in.
DFW
(54,403 posts)"Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything."
They have not changed in the slightest: