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Eliot Rosewater

(33,127 posts)
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 05:43 PM Jul 2

Maga and GOP say Joe Biden, worst economic performance in history by a president

Strangely enoughevery computer on earth, artificial intelligence. This is what it says are the greatest.



Bill Clinton (1993–2001)

Why it’s ranked high:
• Strong GDP growth: Averaged about 4% annually
• Job creation: Over 22 million jobs added
• Federal budget surplus: First in decades (four consecutive years)
• Inflation and unemployment: Both remained low
• Stock market: The S&P 500 rose over 200% during his tenure

📊 Widely viewed as one of the most balanced economic expansions, fueled by tech growth and fiscal discipline.



🇺🇸 2. Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)

Why it’s ranked high:
• Ended stagflation: Tamed runaway inflation of the 1970s
• GDP growth: Averaged around 3.5% post-recession recovery
• Stock market: More than tripled
• Business confidence: Reignited through tax cuts and deregulation

📊 Reaganomics spurred a long expansion, though with higher deficits and widened inequality.



🇺🇸 3. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)

Why it’s ranked high:
• Pulled U.S. out of the Great Depression
• Massive job creation via public works (e.g., WPA, TVA)
• GDP growth: Averaged ~8.5% from 1933–1941
• Systemic reforms: Social Security, FDIC, labor protections

📊 Though WWII helped, FDR rebuilt confidence and reshaped the U.S. economy with long-lasting institutions.



🏅 Honorable Mentions:
• Barack Obama (2009–2017): Recovery from the Great Recession, consistent job and stock growth
• Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961): Stable post-war expansion, infrastructure boom
• Joe Biden (2021–present): Strong rebound post-COVID, though inflation has complicated the picture

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Maga and GOP say Joe Biden, worst economic performance in history by a president (Original Post) Eliot Rosewater Jul 2 OP
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Vogon_Glory

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 06:20 PM
Jul 2

“Are you better off than you were four years ago?”

While the billionaires and very well-to-do (six-digit salaries) will be able to say they are, I doubt most MAGA voters will be able to say yes.

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