Why Are Republicans So Bad At The Economy?

[JohnDB]

Why? Republicans push tax cuts—particularly tax cuts that favor wealthy people and large corporations. Reagan, George W. Bush, and Trump all embraced this economic approach. It doesn’t work to stimulate the overall economy.

In fact, the U.S. has been victim to an epidemic of economic downturns under Republican presidents in the last four-plus decades.

The GOP’s approach has been to hand out tax cuts to really rich people in the hopes that their savings will “trickle down” to the rest of the economy. But studies have clearly shown that trickle-down economics does not work.

But if Republicans admit this and concede that the Democratic approach of focusing on middle-class needs has worked (as the data shows), they would have to give up on doling out tax cuts and shrinking the government.

Why are Republicans so bad at the economy?

Two key pieces of economic data released in recent days are clear warning signs for the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump. First, the Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed on Wednesday that ...

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It finally looks like Republican voters are starting to get it, and by the looks of the townhall events, the great tax cut scams are in big trouble. Can't fool all of the people, all of the time.

 

[IDIOCRACY]

You leftists ever tire of we conservatives kicking your asses everyday? Rhetorical.

 

[jc456]

First, you list the steps that makes supply side successful.

It's your affirmation for your assertion.

So like every other post of yours, you can't back your claim. Makes you a troll.

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Jun 26, 2025

At making the rich richer at the expense of everybody else.

How does it do that?
List the steps.

• Toddsterpatriot

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[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Republicans, all who suffer the effects of Dunning-Kruger, would say that.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Unlike you, John...I took Economics in college. I understand Supply Side theory. Trickle Down Theory is something that liberals like you who don't have a clue about economics, parrot endlessly.

No, you don't. The facts and figures show that the GOP manages the economy down. Every time since the 1980s.

 

[jc456]

Republicans, all who suffer the effects of Dunning-Kruger, would say that.

and then there's you the troll, a man with no data.

 

[Dr. Phosphorous]

Why? Republicans push tax cuts—particularly tax cuts that favor wealthy people and large corporations. Reagan, George W. Bush, and Trump all embraced this economic approach. It doesn’t work to stimulate the overall economy.

In fact, the U.S. has been victim to an epidemic of economic downturns under Republican presidents in the last four-plus decades.

The GOP’s approach has been to hand out tax cuts to really rich people in the hopes that their savings will “trickle down” to the rest of the economy. But studies have clearly shown that trickle-down economics does not work.

But if Republicans admit this and concede that the Democratic approach of focusing on middle-class needs has worked (as the data shows), they would have to give up on doling out tax cuts and shrinking the government.

Why are Republicans so bad at the economy?

Two key pieces of economic data released in recent days are clear warning signs for the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump. First, the Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed on Wednesday that ...

www.dailykos.com

It finally looks like Republican voters are starting to get it, and by the looks of the townhall events, the great tax cut scams are in big trouble. Can't fool all of the people, all of the time.

Republicans don't believe in helping the poor and middle class....they only care about the rich. And it's been that way for over 50 years now.

If millions of Americans weren't dirt stupid suckers, then the Republican Party would have gone extinct a long time ago.

 

[berg80]

The private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, badly missing expectations for a 100,000 increase, ADP says​

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/02/adp-jobs-report-june-2025.html

 

[SweetTea]

Trumptardians just refuse to admit that raising taxes on the rich has never hurt the economy,

What is “rich”? 400k/yr?

 

[SweetTea]

So you’d settle for single digit profits because your double digit profits were a couple per cent less?

Brilliant strategy there Mr. Buffett

You have obviously never invested in anything. You don’t know what you are talking about — just spouting left-wing talking points. Risk vs reward is a real thing. Decrease the reward and the amount of risk will decrease….EVERY SINGLE TIME.

 

[SweetTea]

The private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, badly missing expectations for a 100,000 increase, ADP says​

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/02/adp-jobs-report-june-2025.html

When is that tariff inflation coming? You guys moving on from that already?

 

[Marener]

When is that tariff inflation coming? You guys moving on from that already?

Things take time. It depends on a lot of factors.

Obviously.

 

[Marener]

Republicans are all but admitting the economy depends on very low interest rates from the federal reserve and trillion dollar federal deficits.

If that’s the only way to keep the economy growing, then it’s far from a healthy economy.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

About 22mm household and entitites have a million in assets, etc.

If one is out of debt completely and the home paid for, one is in the top 5-10 %.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Republicans are all but admitting the economy depends on very low interest rates from the federal reserve and trillion dollar federal deficits.

If that’s the only way to keep the economy growing, then it’s far from a healthy economy.

Republicans are all but admitting the economy depends on very low interest rates from the federal reserve and trillion dollar federal deficits.

Obama had 0% rates and added $10 trillion in debt, and his recovery was the weakest ever.

If that’s the only way to keep the economy growing, then it’s far from a healthy economy.

Biden added more debt than Trump. Maybe we should cut government, eh?

 

[Marener]

Republicans are all but admitting the economy depends on very low interest rates from the federal reserve and trillion dollar federal deficits.

Obama had 0% rates and added $10 trillion in debt, and his recovery was the weakest ever.

If that’s the only way to keep the economy growing, then it’s far from a healthy economy.

Biden added more debt than Trump. Maybe we should cut government, eh?

Running deficits and low interest rates during a crisis make sense.

We aren’t in a crisis. We should be able to lower the deficit and tolerate higher interest rates now. No?

 

[sartre play]

Worse than that. Biden set up massive Medicare premium increases.

The costs of that $170 they take out of your social security was set to quadruple next year.

On a fixed income, going from $170 to over $400/mo would be devastating. My wife only got $900/mo. That would have nearly wiped out her benefits, and they would have blamed Trump for it.

So who's really guilty of cutting Social Security?

SO Weird, No one seems to understand that both party's are a mess.
BELIEVE that by magic that everything is one party's fault.
Even if we have been around long enough to see the different messes created, No MATTER who is IN charge

 

[sartre play]

It's not that we don't support taxes, Winco. We tend to have an issue with how Government wastes the money that we give them. My question for you is, why doesn't the left?

Government wastes money period.---- No matter who is in charge.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Republicans are all but admitting the economy depends on very low interest rates from the federal reserve and trillion dollar federal deficits.

Obama had 0% rates and added $10 trillion in debt, and his recovery was the weakest ever.

If that’s the only way to keep the economy growing, then it’s far from a healthy economy.

Biden added more debt than Trump. Maybe we should cut government, eh?

Tell Trump that.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Running deficits and low interest rates during a crisis make sense.

We aren’t in a crisis. We should be able to lower the deficit and tolerate higher interest rates now. No?

The economy will force that.