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kpete

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Tue Jun 26, 2012, 09:31 PM Jun 2012

Democratic Presidents Are Better for the Economy

In “The President as Economist: Scoring Economic Performance From Harry Truman to Barack Obama,” I compare the 12 presidents since World War II using 17 economic indicators, including growth in gross domestic product, rate of unemployment, inflation, population below the poverty line, increase in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, savings and investment rates, exports and trade balances, federal budget growth, and debt and federal taxes as a share of GDP.



As you can see, Presidents Harry S Truman, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson rank first through third. Presidents George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush make up the bottom three. President Ronald Reagan is No. 8, just one slot above President Obama.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-25/democratic-presidents-are-better-for-the-economy.html

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Democratic Presidents Are Better for the Economy (Original Post) kpete Jun 2012 OP
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTS ARE BETTER FOR THE ECONOMY!!! elleng Jun 2012 #1
The proof is always in the pudding. demosincebirth Jun 2012 #2
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