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Bluestocking

(392 posts) Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:48 AM Sunday

I wonder if Rump is the only US president [View all]

To take a decent recovering economy and crash it in such a short period of time. It took W 8 years to create the Great Recession. Rump has done it in less then a year.

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I wonder if Rump is the only US president [View all] Bluestocking Sunday OP

W had 2 recessioms RazorbackExpat Sunday #1

But that early edhopper Sunday #2

Bush was doing all sorts of crap as soon as he was out of the starting gate RazorbackExpat Sunday #4

Wasn't that mainly edhopper Sunday #6

The Economy started cratering edhopper Sunday #3

Ike and Reagan both had recessions starting in July of their inaugural year; shrub had a recession that started in march unblock Sunday #5

He did the same thing last time Sailingdiver Sunday #7