Commentary

Economy: Trump Achieves What Obama Apologists Said Was Impossible

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, March 07 2019

If Trump thinks he can get more than 3% economic growth, he’s dreaming.
—Los Angeles Times economic columnist Michael Hiltzik, May 19, 2017 Expect a lot of boasting, but 3% growth is still nonsense.
—New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, January 28, 2018 Apparently, the budget forecasts that U.S. economic growth will rise to 3.0 percent because of the administration’s policies – largely its tax cuts and perhaps also its regulatory policies. Fair enough, if you believe in tooth fairies and ludicrous supply-side economics. …

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