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Recent History of the US Economy

Recent History of the US Economy

How have Republicans fared compared to Democrats?

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Gary Fisher
Nov 02, 2024
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I’ve been wanting to write this column for quite a while. I was hoping to publish it well before the election, but that ship has sailed.

I am not an economist, but in general it seems to me that during my lifetime our country has done much better economically under Democratic administrations than under Republican administrations.

Let’s start by taking a look at the US GDP starting in 1960 up until today

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