• 2018 federal budget deficit (CBO): $800 billion
• US will collect $40bil in tariffs in 2018, inc $35bil already taken in over past 2 years
• Additional amount as a result of Trump tariffs: $5 billion (1/80th of what he needs to begin retiring debt)
• US will collect $40bil in tariffs in 2018, inc $35bil already taken in over past 2 years
• Additional amount as a result of Trump tariffs: $5 billion (1/80th of what he needs to begin retiring debt)
https://twitter.com/Otpor17/status/1026817329848573952?s=19
35.4% of Trump counties have shed jobs in the past year, vs. just 19.2% of Clinton counties.
Job growth is still concentrated in the same places as it was toward the end of Obama's presidency, when ~58.7% of average annual job gains were in Dem counties cnbc.com/amp/2018/08/06…
Job growth is still concentrated in the same places as it was toward the end of Obama's presidency, when ~58.7% of average annual job gains were in Dem counties cnbc.com/amp/2018/08/06…
#pt The job growth/loss trend under Trump mirrors patterns of economic growth: counties that voted for Clinton produced 64% of US GDP.
brookings.edu/blog/the-avenu…
brookings.edu/blog/the-avenu…
"The lack of job growth in Trump areas hasn't eroded his support among Republicans, [for whom] cultural issues such as gun rights, immigration & loyalty to Trump have become dominant priorities"
Wait, you mean it wasn't about economic anxiety after all?😱
Wait, you mean it wasn't about economic anxiety after all?😱
https://twitter.com/Otpor17/status/1026823017077321729?s=19
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