What you seemed to have proven is that Trump kept upon the same trajectory that Obama was on...and one could make an argument that cutting your taxes in 2017 to put more money in your pocket without factoring in the increased debt that tax cut would effect many many middle class taxpayers future SS and Medicare payments or LACK THEREOF.. Originally Posted by WTFI didn't explain that very well. This wasn't a comparison of GDP growth under Obama versus Trump, which is a fools game anyway. Please note that GDP per capita grew 22.9% from 1999 to 2017. But median household income grew only 1.9%. After the corporate tax cuts, median household income IN JUST TWO YEARS grew 7.7%, compared to 4.4% for GDP. At last the middle class was starting to share in the American dream, before COVID knocked us for a loop.
Look at the graphs of government debt posted by NoirMan and me. The debt didn't jump up markedly until 2020, and that was the result of both parties working together. As you have pointed out, spending bills originate in the House, and Democrats controlled the house.