• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    To be fair, even if Trump did manage the pandemic like a sane person, the economy likely would’ve still taken a massive pandemic hit.

    Other nations, with better public health policies and lower losses of life, also saw a bonkers hit to economic indicators.

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      11 months ago

      You can’t say that about the rampant spending that took place during his administration. Conservative fiscal policy be damned!

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        11 months ago

        He gave small business owners instant full depreciation for large assets - specifically vehicles. It was an outright bribe because they all just went and bought luxury personal vehicles and claim they are for work. Sorry, no one uses a Land Rover for work.