Trump’s tax cuts enriched the wealthy, created marginal gains for U.S. workers, and added a ton of money to the national debt even before the COVID-19 stimulus. And his tariffs have hurt.
- Trump’s stewardship is far worse than you might think
- The Trump economy vs. the Obama economy – in 15 charts – The Washington Post
- So much for the Trump economy – Michael Greiner – Medium
- Trump has broken more promises than he’s kept – The Washington Post
- Trump’s misleading State of the Union claims about reviving the economy, in four graphs.
- Opinion | America Will Struggle After Coronavirus. These Charts Show Why. – The New York Times
- Opinion | Jobs Aren’t Being Destroyed This Fast Elsewhere. Why Is That? – The New York Times
- Opinion | Crashing Economy, Rising Stocks: What’s Going On? – The New York Times
- U.S. Economy Grew at 2.1% Rate in Fourth Quarter – The New York Times
- U.S. manufacturing dives to 10-year low as trade tensions weigh – Reuters
- Deficits
- False promises
- Trump Tax Cuts Have Failed To Deliver On GOP’s Promises : NPR
- Trump 2020 Rust Belt Pitch Threatened by Manufacturing Recession
- Trump’s Push to Bring Back Jobs to U.S. Shows Limited Results – The New York Times
- Trump’s Treasury secretary just admitted the tariff rationale is hogwash – The Washington Post
- Fed study: Trump tariffs backfired, led to job losses and higher prices.
- Donald Trump is no hero of the working class. And the GM strikers know it | Robert Reich | Opinion | The Guardian
- Opinion | Trump must think autoworkers are stupid – The Washington Post
- Inequality
- CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978: Typical worker compensation has risen only 12% during that time | Economic Policy Institute
- What did corporate America do with that tax break? Buy record amounts of its own stock
- For the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class – The Washington Post
- On Labor Day, remember this: Trump’s America works only for the rich | Donald Trump | The Guardian
- Poverty Grew in One-Third of Counties Despite Strong National Economy | The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Millions of Americans scrape by after benefits expire: ‘I lost everything’ | US economy | The Guardian
- Trade wars, climate change plunge the family farm into crisis
- ‘I am beside myself’: millions in the US face evictions amid looming crisis | World news | The Guardian