Tristan Snell
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1984 is often cited as a banner year for the US economy -- giving Ronald Reagan a landslide re-election.

In 1984, unemployment was 7%, inflation was 3.8%, and GDP growth was 6.9%.

Today, unemployment is 3.9%, inflation is 3.2%, and GDP last quarter grew at a rate of 5.2%.
07:36 PM - Nov 29, 2023
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Kathleen Kern
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In response to Tristan Snell.
It was not a banner year for poor people; it was a banner year for people who held stocks.
11:40 AM - Nov 30, 2023
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Jack Handy
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In response to Tristan Snell.
Also a banner year for the 1%. That year and all the years since. No so much everyone else.
10:03 AM - Nov 30, 2023
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Cary Cat Lady
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In response to Tristan Snell.
Biden isn’t getting near the credit he deserves for how well everything is going right now, especially considering what he started with.
09:18 PM - Nov 29, 2023
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Boomer Papa
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In response to Tristan Snell.
I remember the early 80s. Job market sucked if you were a you 20 something without a college education
09:01 PM - Nov 29, 2023
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Ground Control
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In response to Tristan Snell.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure we can make a bet on how good our odds for next year are.
08:26 PM - Nov 29, 2023
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gdavidbrown
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In response to Tristan Snell.
When he was awake he was a cruel monster who trickled on most of us, but he was folksy.
07:58 PM - Nov 29, 2023
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