So you're telling us we've been in a favorable, declining rate environment for 40 fucking years?
So let's see... who was the President who kicked off this 4-decade-long favorable economic tailwind trend? Anyone know who was in the White House way back in 1981?
Oh yes, I remember now!
This is a great moment to quote WTF, who is always so eager to give Republicans the credit they deserve:
Originally Posted by lustylad
Credit for yet another bubble....
Originally Posted by WTF
Yeah, let's give Ronnie the credit he deserves for ALL the bubbles he started!
Did you know our real GDP nearly tripled between 1980 and 2019, growing from $6,759 billion to $19,092 billion in (chained) 2012 dollars?
As you are fond of exclaiming, "Reagan started this trend..."!
Over the same period, per capita real GDP almost doubled. In nominal terms, it surged from $12,575 in 1980 to $63,544 in 2019. Ditto for US median household income, which soared from $16,400 to $68,400.
So thanks Ronnie, for starting yet another "bubble" - a four-decade-long bubble of rising living standards for all Americans!
And that's to go along with all those other favorable "bubbles" Reagan kicked off, including falling inflation and declining interest rates. Quickly reversing the alarmingly unfavorable trends fostered by his Peanut Farmer predecessor, Ronnie brought both of those key economic indices down to single digit levels, paving the way for the annual rate of inflation to be reduced to a mere 1.2% and interest rates to be tamed to near-zero by 2020!
Personally, I find it a bit of a stretch to give Reagan 100% of the credit for all of the economic prosperity that chugged along after his Presidency ended, but WTF insists this is appropriate!
Reagan started us on this...
Originally Posted by WTF
WTF continues to fawn and worship Ronnie Reagan as one of our greatest Presidents.
He's even started a petition to add Ronnie's face to Mt. Rushmore!
Who am I to say no?
I like Reagan.
Originally Posted by WTF