Another idiot speaks;
the stock market went up because of Quantative Easing (QE). That is where Obama took taxpayer money (that's yours, his, and ours) and invested it in the stock market. It was a direct money transfer between the middle class to the rich. Why do you think the national debt doubled under Obama? What did we get for it? See any new bridges or highways? How about a brand spanking new navy. Maybe a few tanks and planes. How about a space station without Russians on board? Is it really too much to ask for 10 trillion dollars.
By the way, you lied. The Dow went up 8,000 when Obama left office and no where near 12,000. Then again, we know it was inherited from Bush. Under Trump the Dow went from 16,000 to 30,000. That is without QE and after Covid. That's pretty damn good.
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