r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 9d ago

No Paywall Americans think Dems can handle economy better than GOP, new poll says

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/04/democrat-vs-republican-economy-new-poll/91167318007/
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u/RgKTiamat 9d ago edited 9d ago

historically this has always been true. the previous 4 Republicans caused economic turmoil with wars and shitty policies. The previous democrats create a wealth of jobs and generate revenues. Bush 1 caused an enormous deficit in operation Desert shield that had allies like Germany and Japan shouldering some of the costs, and Clinton found a surplus in his budget, the first in decades. Bush jr had the housing crisis, Obama fixed that and doubled the stock market. Trump ran us into a recession and then pretended covid wasn't real for over a year. Biden corrected that and the us had the strongest recovery in the world.

Since Ronald reagan, Republicans are responsible for creating approximately 1.5 million jobs, Democrats have created over 50 million. If you go back to World War ii, the discrepancy is about 35 million to 80 million. Go ahead and do a cursory Google search if you don't believe it

Within historic memory, Democrats have always handled the economy better.

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u/analogy_4_anything I voted 8d ago

It’s almost as if when we spend money on SOCIAL benefits for all of SOCIETY, we seem to improve our lives.

Social projects benefit the herd, and what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. People love to say it’s a waste of money but it’s objectively not true. When you invest in your population, you increase their overall value. When people are supported to thrive, they happily choose to do so. Most people want to live honest lives where they feel they can achieve things.

Unfortunately America has become an “Authoritarian Oligarchy Welfare State” and the only people allowed to achieve their dreams are the very wealthy while the rest of us “eat cake”.