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Going to be tough for Biden (or whoever runs against Trump), to persuade those that are enjoying better times to go back to an economy that was weak,

Another load of contra-factual nonsense, historical revisionism and hyper-partisan crap.

Barack Obama (2009-2017): Special Mention

https://www.thebalance.com/job-creation-by-president-by-number-and-percent-3863218

President Obama created 8.9 million jobs by the end of December 2016, a 6.2 percent increase. There were 152.3 million people employed at the end of his term. That's compared to 143.4 million working at the end of the Bush administration.

But that doesn't give the total picture. The economy lost 8.5 million jobs as a result of the 2008 financial crisis. It kept shedding them until December 2009. Since that low point, Obama created 16 million jobs, a 11.6 percent increase. If measured that way, Obama was the third-largest job creator in terms of numbers.

Yeah, behind only Clinton and Reagan.

Obama attacked the Great Recession with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It created jobs through public works. Many of those jobs were in construction. That successfully reduced the unemployment rate. But that meant Obama increased the debt by $8.6 trillion, a 74 percent increase. That drove the debt-to-GDP ratio to 104 percent.

It didn't stimulate demand as much as creating the same number of better paying high-tech jobs. In fact, jobs created after the last few recessions have led to greater income inequality, as re-hired workers became willing to take jobs that paid less. The high level of long-term unemployed and underemployed meant that trend only continued.

Job creation would have been stronger during Obama's term if Congress hadn't passed sequestration. In his last FOMC meeting, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke noted that these austerity measures forced the government to shed 600,000 jobs in four years. In the prior recovery, the economy added 400,000 jobs during the same period.


And the fact that the economy still can't boost Trump's overall approval ratings above 46% means any Dem has a real shot at unseating him. And that's IF he doesn't screw up or end up with articles of impeachment against him making his defeat after one term a lock.

As with most things, the pendulum is swinging back toward trying to ensure Americans can live a decent life, by creating jobs. It appears that that is beginning to work positively. People are working again and economically, life is getting better for Americans.

Going to be tough for Biden (or whoever runs against Trump), to persuade those that are enjoying better times to go back to an economy that was weak, while supporting the economic growth of other countries.