Yes, sir. Agreed. Me too. I don’t believe they create jobs either. They can definitely lose them, though.
I do, however, believe that Republicans base economic policy on short term thinking while Democrats base theirs on long term thinking.
There is no doubt that going back decades and decades that one outperforms the other by astronomical margins and without question.
Judging from your earlier post, the data backs this up. This doesn’t mean that you are implying that Republicans are incapable of performing. It simply states that they have not.
How exactly did he fail?
What would your version of “covid success” have looked like?
Why are you bringing up these other people? I never voted for a republican before 2020.
Pretty much on par with Obama
Sounds familiar…Oh yeah…My first post in this thread.
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Trump’s messaging on COVID-19 was often inconsistent. He downplayed the virus at times, which led to confusion and politicization of public health measures.
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The Trump administration largely left the responsibility for managing the pandemic to individual states, resulting in a patchwork of responses and shortages of essential supplies like PPE and ventilators.
Trump was hesitant to implement public health measures like mask mandates or restrictions on large gatherings, deferring instead to state governments.
The U.S. lagged behind in rolling out widespread testing and setting up a robust contact tracing infrastructure, making it difficult to identify and isolate outbreaks.
- Throughout the pandemic, Trump sometimes contradicted or undermined public health agencies like the CDC, and the FDA’s work on vaccines became politicized, which eroded public trust.
Although Operation Warp Speed successfully sped up vaccine development, Trump’s rhetoric surrounding vaccines and COVID-19 measures was inconsistent. At times, he undermined the seriousness of the virus and failed to consistently promote vaccine uptake.
The CARES Act and stimulus checks helped Americans during the early phases of the pandemic, but prolonged economic struggles were felt as the virus dragged on. The federal government struggled to provide adequate long-term financial relief to individuals and businesses.
- Trump’s “America First” approach led to strained relationships with international health bodies like the WHO, and the U.S. largely acted unilaterally in its response.
Several countries are often cited as having performed better than the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic based on various metrics, including infection rates, mortality rates, healthcare response, and economic outcomes
1. New Zealand
- Response: Implemented strict lockdowns early on, including closing borders and rigorous contact tracing.
- Outcomes: Lower infection and mortality rates compared to the U.S., with successful suppression of virus spread during the initial waves.
2. Australia
- Response: Similar to New Zealand, Australia enacted early and strict lockdown measures, along with effective border controls.
- Outcomes: Maintained relatively low case and death rates, though the situation varied by state.
3. South Korea
- Response: Focused on aggressive testing, contact tracing, and quarantining of confirmed cases without extensive lockdowns.
- Outcomes: Managed to keep case numbers low and avoided overwhelming healthcare systems.
4. Taiwan
- Response: Quickly implemented measures such as border controls and contact tracing based on lessons learned from the SARS outbreak in 2003.
- Outcomes: Maintained very low case numbers and fatalities throughout the pandemic.
5. Singapore
- Response: Swiftly adopted strict public health measures, including extensive testing, contact tracing, and isolation protocols.
- Outcomes: Managed to control outbreaks effectively with low mortality rates compared to the U.S.
6. Iceland
- Response: Conducted extensive testing and contact tracing, alongside targeted restrictions.
- Outcomes: Achieved low infection and mortality rates with a small population.
7. Germany
- Response: Implemented early testing and contact tracing, along with a strong healthcare system that effectively managed the crisis.
- Outcomes: Maintained lower mortality rates compared to the U.S., especially in the early stages of the pandemic.
8. Vietnam
- Response: Implemented rapid and stringent measures, including lockdowns and border controls, with effective public health campaigns.
- Outcomes: Reported very few cases and deaths relative to its population.
Bahahaha…I’m not reading all this shit.
But I’m cool with some deaths and protecting yourself before any of this shit. No thanks.
Trump was hesitant to implement public health measures like mask mandates or restrictions on large gatherings, deferring instead to state governments.
- The Trump administration largely left the responsibility for managing the pandemic to individual states, resulting in a patchwork of responses and shortages of essential supplies like PPE and ventilators.
Most of this is positive
We get it, you hate Trump…And you copied and pasted some more anti-trump bullshit…Rinse/repeat
In my opinion there’s only 2 ways a president can impact broad economic policy:
- Tariffs
- Tax policy
President doesn’t control monetary policy.
I guess you can argue regulation creation can have an impact BUT that would be industry by industry and not broad enough.
There are much bigger impacts to the economy than who sits in the White House.
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Correlation does not imply causation…
Oh great another StormFront west has invaded the site.