by jimboston on Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:30 am
Most of these stats are meaningless....
Unemployment rate: 3.6% - BEST SINCE 1970
-> What % of these jobs pay living wages? What about all the people who have given up looking for work?
NYSE Composite Index: 13,944 BEST SINCE 1792
-> Now adjust for inflation and explain how this impacts the average American.
Dow Jones Industrial Average: 28,645.26 BEST SINCE 1888
-> See above.
S&P 500: 3,240.02 BEST SINCE 1926
-> See above.
Per Capita Income: $55,100 HIGHEST SINCE 1776
-> Adjusted for inflation?
U.S. Exports: $207 billion MOST SINCE 1776
-> See above
U.S. Net Natural Gas Exporter?: Yes FIRST TIME SINCE 1957
-> So exporting Global Climate Change is a good thing?
-> Talk to me. when we import no fossil fuels... better when we don’t use them at all.
Inflation Rate: 2.1% 1.1% BELOW 100-YEAR AVERAGE
-> That’s because the economy is really just stagnating.
Federal Deficit as Percent of GDP: 5% ALMOST HALF OF DEFICIT DURING OBAMA'S THIRD YEAR IN OFFICE
-> So spending less than the last spend-thrift President. is a win?
Active U.S. Navy Ships (Battle Force only): 296 MOST SINCE 1997
-> Spending more on outdated military is good? How about we reduce our military involvement in other countries, not beat our chest and say how awesome we are.
Space Force Created?: Yes WORLD'S ONLY DEDICATED SPACE WARFARE SERVICE
-> This may be window dressing... or it may be a good thing. IDK. Time will tell.
-> We really need a “Cyber Force” more than a “Space Force”.
Federal Judges Appointed and Confirmed: 158 MORE THAN ANY PRESIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY
-> How many spots were vacant because the Senate (immorally) sat on Obama’s appointments and refused to confirm?
-> So the President now gets ‘credit’ when judges retire?
Illegal Immigrants in United States: 9.9 million FEWEST SINCE 2004
-> If he accomplished this by stopping illegal entry and legalizing people who’ve been contributing members of society for years... that would be good. Accomplishing this by ripping babies out of their mothers arms... not so good.
Won Bid to Host "World Cup"?: Yes 2026 TO BE FIRST U.S. "WORLD CUP" SINCE 1994
-> Please explain how he had anything to do with this.
Won Bid to Host Summer Olympics?: Yes 2028 TO BE FIRST U.S. SUMMER OLYMPICS SINCE 1996
-> See above.