Here's a very well-written article that serves as both an informative and cautionary tale: So much for all those people who have said that Bush didn't damage the economy (wrong) and that Obama did nothing to fix it (also wrong). It is quite clear here that this is simply not the case. Despite Trump's claim that this economic prosperity is all his doing (as if he can do anything other than hate, lie, Tweet or golf), it's obvious that the national dissatisfaction overall, while not being economically related, is a result of Trump's government (mis)management, constant lies, disregard for the rule of law and the Constitution and the vitriolic, often violent rhetoric he has used which has further driven apart the country and filing to meet his Presidential responsibilities from the day he stepped in office (if that is even an option). The sharp spike during his term is, no doubt, due to the very probable reality that he will soon be forgotten in the annals of history (thank you, Mueller). The only thing that looks good for Republicans is that they are happy with their Party's leadership. This is something of a telling tale (most likely, of cognitive dissonance) while everyone left of them (including Democrats, many Independents and others who have abandoned the Republican Party) are far from happy, likely, because of the crimes being continuously committed and the social and cultural wedges being driven between Americans in an effort to keep the Republican Party in office (a divide and conquer strategy devised to keep the people fighting during economic prosperity so that their 'leaders' can, once again, run off with all the cash) - something you wouldn't expect to see if economics were the only concern of the electorate. It honestly stuns me how so many people (Republican supporters) can be oblivious to the ridiculous, strategically ignorant activity going on around them. I suspect that, if economics is good and these people are unable to realize they are not seeing nearly the return on economic prosperity they should be, yet, it is not as bad as it used to be, then they have nothing better to do but abuse their fellow Americans and display their hatred, rather than taking advantage of the down time to do a much better job of analyzing what is going on around them - unless, of course, they are part of the group that is profiting from all this (and, even still, they are causing suffering all around them, which isn't very intelligent since they still need a place to live while they enjoy their ill-gotten gains and their selfish greed is poisoning their own cities). Good luck going abroad with your 'windfall'. They won't appreciate you over there either, since what you are doing in your own country is having a detrimental global effect. You will become 'Persona non grata'. Well, the wonderful part of all this is that the younger generation, the ones who are going to be ruling in the future, are far less racist, far more unified and much more realistic than the (predominantly white - have you seen Trump's cabinet?) Republican Party is, these days...which is why they Republicans are struggling so much and are very probably going to cease to exist in the future. Meanwhile, everything left of the far right is flourishing. I suppose America just has to be patient for all these selfish and/or bigoted Republicans to either die or 'angry' themselves into a violent situation that destroys their freedom and future (since any rationally-minded American left the 'Party' a long time ago) and things can go back to being Progressive and harmonious. It sure isn't happening that way right now - and that is a guaranteed recipe for failure. There is always a lot of turbulence before there is profound change. Keep your shirts on and be patient. There are good things coming in the future... We just have to 'take out the trash' first. 😎👍

Here's a very well-written article that serves as both an informative and cautionary tale: So much for all those people who have said that Bush didn't damage the economy (wrong) and that Obama did nothing to fix it (also wrong). It is quite clear here that this is simply not the case. Despite Trump's claim that this economic prosperity is all his doing (as if he can do anything other than hate, lie, Tweet or golf), it's obvious that the national dissatisfaction overall, while not being economically related, is a result of Trump's government (mis)management, constant lies, disregard for the rule of law and the Constitution and the vitriolic, often violent rhetoric he has used which has further driven apart the country and filing to meet his Presidential responsibilities from the day he stepped in office (if that is even an option). The sharp spike during his term is, no doubt, due to the very probable reality that he will soon be forgotten in the annals of history (thank you, Mueller). The only thing that looks good for Republicans is that they are happy with their Party's leadership. This is something of a telling tale (most likely, of cognitive dissonance) while everyone left of them (including Democrats, many Independents and others who have abandoned the Republican Party) are far from happy, likely, because of the crimes being continuously committed and the social and cultural wedges being driven between Americans in an effort to keep the Republican Party in office (a divide and conquer strategy devised to keep the people fighting during economic prosperity so that their 'leaders' can, once again, run off with all the cash) - something you wouldn't expect to see if economics were the only concern of the electorate. It honestly stuns me how so many people (Republican supporters) can be oblivious to the ridiculous, strategically ignorant activity going on around them. I suspect that, if economics is good and these people are unable to realize they are not seeing nearly the return on economic prosperity they should be, yet, it is not as bad as it used to be, then they have nothing better to do but abuse their fellow Americans and display their hatred, rather than taking advantage of the down time to do a much better job of analyzing what is going on around them - unless, of course, they are part of the group that is profiting from all this (and, even still, they are causing suffering all around them, which isn't very intelligent since they still need a place to live while they enjoy their ill-gotten gains and their selfish greed is poisoning their own cities). Good luck going abroad with your 'windfall'. They won't appreciate you over there either, since what you are doing in your own country is having a detrimental global effect. You will become 'Persona non grata'. Well, the wonderful part of all this is that the younger generation, the ones who are going to be ruling in the future, are far less racist, far more unified and much more realistic than the (predominantly white - have you seen Trump's cabinet?) Republican Party is, these days...which is why they Republicans are struggling so much and are very probably going to cease to exist in the future. Meanwhile, everything left of the far right is flourishing. I suppose America just has to be patient for all these selfish and/or bigoted Republicans to either die or 'angry' themselves into a violent situation that destroys their freedom and future (since any rationally-minded American left the 'Party' a long time ago) and things can go back to being Progressive and harmonious. It sure isn't happening that way right now - and that is a guaranteed recipe for failure. There is always a lot of turbulence before there is profound change. Keep your shirts on and be patient. There are good things coming in the future... We just have to 'take out the trash' first. 😎👍 - A record-low 12% of Americans mention economic issues as the most important problem facing the nation. Satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. remains stable at 37%.