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To: RetiredNow who wrote (1126379)	3/24/2019 2:08:42 PM
From: Land Shark	Respond to of 1573718

Those are Fake numbers, now for reality: U.S. economic growth in 2018 misses Trump's 3 percent target reuters.com

To: RetiredNow who wrote (1126379)	3/24/2019 4:41:37 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573718

U LIE: The economy was MUCH BETTER UNDER OBAMA... WITH tRump's $1.5 TRILLION TAX SCAM that exploded the deficit to more than DOUBLE Obama's, 2018 GDP was 2.9%... Obama's 2015 GDP was also 2.9% WITHOUT a $1.5 TRILLION TAX SCAM and with HALF tRump's deficit... Under the same "moving the goalposts" apple to oranges logic of lying trump for that supposedly "3.1%" GDP (cause apples to apples the GDP in 2018 was 2.9%), then Obama had 3.8% GDP in 2014 instead of 2.9% if you count it from Q1 2014 to Q1 2015... And also no mention that the 2018 GDP had a $1.5 TRILLION injection from the GOP/Trump TAX SCAM which Obama's GDP did not have. Also no mention that the FED just LOWERED growth to 2.1% in 2019 which no matter how you look at the number of 2018 GDP (2.9% or 3.1%) it is 30% LOWER GROWTH as the YoY benefit of the TAX SCAM fades... Obama had 5 YEARS!!! with GDP growth higher than 2.1%... Here is the link: How the Republicans moved the goal posts on GDP marketwatch.com Unfortunately for the pro-Trump spin machine, the best year-over-year growth in Obama’s presidency (3.8% from the first quarter of 2014 to the first quarter of 2015) is higher than the best year-over-year growth under Trump (3.1% from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018). When the facts aren’t in your favor, change the subject. Or move the goal posts.