• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Well, to be fair, that graph only looks like that because the Dems always seem to inherit a dogshit economy that’s been destroyed by conservative policies, then the Republicans inherit a strong economy before destroying it.

    • veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Yup, unfortunately people don’t understand that policies only change the equilibrium, but sometimes take longer than electoral cycles to see effect.

      That’s why no party really gives a shit about bringing down the national debt, because twofold:

      • people hate you in your term because that’s less money being spent for their benefit now
      • the opposition can have more spending room to provide more benefits in their term, making them more popular.
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        6 days ago

        You’re suggesting the statistics shown in the study don’t help because it’s impossible to measure the length of the effect?

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      6 days ago

      God I was steamed when Trump was praised for a good economy, when he inherited Obama’s policies and when Trump’s policies went into effect it caused Covid-19 lol