I remember several years under Obama when the economy was terrible. I saw prices rising in a lot of stuff.

I feel like the recession of 2007/2008 was on the way out by the time Obama got into office (it ended officially in June of 2009, so like 5 months after he was sworn in?)

So he pretty much inherited a good thing since any economist will tell you that after a recession comes recovery then expansion and an eventual boom.

But what people are counting on is ignoring the pseudo-recession we had in 2014. The deflation, the rise in gas prices (I used to work a job that used a lot of gas and one time it over 5$ a gallon!), as well as the lack of jobs. 2016 was also another sketchy year where economists say it was an "undercover" or hidden mini-recession.

Obama/Biden inherited a recovering economy and managed to turn it into multiple recessions. Meanwhile, Trump had steady unemployment decline and was doing fine until a pandemic wildcard happened. Fuck them.

Edit: also under Trump's administration, I haven't seen gas rise higher than 2.30 a gallon. That is the lowest I've seen it in years. I don't know if he had anything to do with it, but it's worth noting.

I remember several years under Obama when the economy was terrible. I saw prices rising in a lot of stuff.

I feel like the recession of 2007/2008 was on the way out by the time Obama got into office (it ended officially in June of 2009, so like 5 months after he was sworn in?)

So he pretty much inherited a good thing since any economist will tell you that after a recession comes recovery then expansion and an eventual boom.

But what people are counting on is ignoring the pseudo-recession we had in 2014. The deflation, the rise in gas prices (I used to work a job that used a lot of gas and one time it over 5$ a gallon!), as well as the lack of jobs. 2016 was also another sketchy year where economists say it was an "undercover" or hidden mini-recession.

Obama/Biden inherited a recovering economy and managed to turn it into multiple recessions. Meanwhile, Trump had steady unemployment decline and was doing fine until a pandemic wildcard happened. Fuck them.