Donald Trump's Economy

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Golden Age Economy!

Everything is a disaster


"Golden" Growth

• The LOW GDP? 1.4% GDP at the end of 2025 was the lowest reading since 2025 Q1's 0.5% GDP
• LOW JOB GROWTH? Worst job growth outside of a recession since 2003
• MANUFACTURING LOSSES? U.S. Manufacturers Shedding Record Jobs Over Last Two Years
• ANEMIC RETAIL SALES? Retail sales barely up 1.2% in February after January sales decrease
• GROWING TRADE DEFICIT Despite Tariffs 2025 Sees Record Trade Deficit
• BUSINESS INVESTMENT FALLOFF? 2025 Saw a Sharp Slowdown in Business Investment Levels
• STALLING STOCK MARKET? Stock Market Floundering Since October
• RECORD TOURISM LOSS? 11 Million Visitors Short: Inside America’s Continuing Tourism Slump

"Golden" Affordability

• The RISING FOOD PRICES? Food inflation accelerates to 2.9% in 2025 above the 2.3% percent in 2024
• RISING GAS PRICES? Nationally Gas Tops $3.41 spiking 10%+ since last year
• RECORD CONSUMER DEBT? US Consumer Credit Hits Record Highs In February 2026
• OUT OF REACH HOME PRICES and FALLING EQUITY? 2025 Facing Worst Of Both Worlds: Falling Equities and Out Of Reach Prices
• FALLING REAL WAGES? Paychecks not keeping pace with cost increases for lowest earners in 2025

"Golden Policies"

• WAR DISRPUTION? War Threatens To Set Back US Economy Further
• TARIFFS? Trump Declares Tariffs Will Rise to Previous Levels in a Few Month, meanwhile Court Rules US Must Refund Tariffs
• FARM BAILOUT? Nearly 40% of Farm Bailout Goes To Big Agriculture Which Is Buying Up More Small Farms
• FEDERAL DEFICT GROWTH? Trump's Budget Driving Debt Interest to Eclipse Social Security Spending By 2030

 

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