Thursday, February 16, 2017

While We’re Distracted by the Drama, the Economy Seems to Be Taking Off



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Ever since Trump became president, our economy has been becoming stronger and stronger. or example, retail sales rose 0.4% in January, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.6%, and overall industrial production fell 0.3% in January. The economy has added 227,000 jobs in January, which will ultimately lower the unemployment rate. Furthermore, the number of people who file for unemployment is becoming lower and lower by the week. Because of this, people are starting to come up with ways to cap the market. For example Janet Yellen, the chairwomen of the Fed, proposed an interest rate increase in an effort to keep the economy form overheating and for inflation to not become a issue. The stock market has also reached new all time highs in the recent months since Trumps inauguration.

1. Do you think that because Trump is a businessman that the economy is doing so well?
2. What should we keep doing in order to keep our economy strong?
3. Do you think that despite all of the hate, that Trump is actually proving himself to be a suitable president in certain areas?

36 comments:

  1. I think the economy is doing well because Trump is creating jobs, which somewhat influences economy. To keep it going strong I think we should keep creating jobs which influences people the buy more things which boosts economy.

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  2. I think that Trump being a business man is the reason why the economy is improving. He is decreasing the unemployment rate which is good. Trump is honestly a man of his word and is doing what he is saying. He is proving his point.

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  3. I think since he is a business man that is a main reason why the economy was improving. I think we should create more jobs for people.

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  4. like others said before me trump is a business man and he's doing what he said he was going to do. We still arent sure if trump is the president for us, but from what it looks like he's not doing so bad.

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  5. I think Trump being a business man is helping our economy but I think his other policies with the events of deportation of illegal immigrants has created much controversy if Trump is a good president.

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  6. I think that in order to keep the economy strong, business' and companies should continue to add jobs. Also Janet Yellen's, theory on raising income tax to avoid economic overheating sounds very effective. I believe that Trump is proving to be suitable in an economic setting, but as an overall President I'm not so sure.

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  7. I think that the reason for the economy doing so well and increase in jobs is because of Trumps experience as a business man. In this case, Trump is proving that he is capable of being a good president, but in other areas such as immigration I do not think he is.

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  8. I do believe that Trump being a successful business man is helping the US economically. I do not believe that that his knowledge of handling money has helped him at all in office in other aspects, which is making a very controversial president.

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  9. Trump is a very successful businessman and that may be the reason why economy is doing well.

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  10. Because Trump has the experience as a business man, he is doing well so far. One can only hope that he can fix his attitude so that he can be respected a bit more by the nation.

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  11. I think Trump's ability to allow companies to cut corners is helping out country. It will be able to last for long.

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  12. I believe that Trump being a businessman is the reason for the economy being as good as it is today. Trumps credentials as a businessman might have been the reason for getting to the economy to the point it is today. Even though there is lots of hate surrounding Trump I do I believe that in certain areas he has been proving himself very well. If he continuous on the path without making stupid mistakes and acting as rude as he does once in a while he may turn out to be a pretty good president.

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  13. I feel that the news is really focused on Trump's action on immigration, so I don't really know a lot about what Trump is doing for jobs and the economy in America. I believe that we'll have to wait to see the effects of Trump's actions in the long run.

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  14. I think that Trump having the experience of being a business man has help our economy strengthen at least a little.I think by enabling people to who are trying to find work, acquire a job will help strengthen our economy and boost productivity.For now he is doing some mistakes here and there, but overall he is doing a great job.

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  15. If Trump is really a businessman, then he would have used the cheap labor from immigrants. Seeing that he is not very smart, then well America is doomed and no Americans are gonna pick crops and we are all gonna die.

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  16. I think that the fact that Trump is a businessman is definitely helping him right now and this may prove that he is not doing badly as a president. There are things here and there that are different than what we are used to and not doing well for us but he is proving to be an ok president

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  17. Trump having experience as a business man really help shim out knowing what to do. We should create more jobs for more people in need of them. He is proving his point in some ways

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  18. The fact that Trump is a well established business man has helped and strengthened our economy since he took presidency. Despite some of Trumps racist or unwelcoming remarks to immigrants, he has made a beneficial impact such as creating jobs. However, I think he needs to change his view on immigrants in order to keep our economy strong because immigrants serve as a huge component to our stable economy.

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  19. I think Trump, being a business man should help him build better perspective on creating more jobs.

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  20. I believe that since trump is more like a business man. It´ll hopefully create more jobs within the united states.

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  21. Donald Trump is a business man and will eventually bring money in the United States. He will do business with other countries to get what the country needs. America has never had a president like this. Hopefully more jobs will open up for the american people.

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  22. I think the fact that Trump is a business man is helping our economy but his other policies with the events of deportation of illegal immigrants and his ban of travel from some countries around the world has created much controversy if Trump is a good president.

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  23. In terms of economics, Trump has allowed for lesser regulations to help many reap the rewards of business potential and company production. While other social issues could be controversial, with time the economics success that comes with de-regulating many business and putting, although more pricey, american services and goods first, our nation can settle into a higher economic standing and then be able to take care of other social issues which come after.

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  24. Trump being a excellent businessman will definitely be beneficial towards creating more jobs as well as helping the economy. His actions on issues such as immigration may be more on the controversial side but promoting American business will definitely help the economy.

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  25. I think that the fact that Trump is very experienced in business could be very beneficial to our economy.

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  26. I think Trump is a contributing factor to the growth in economy, but it is also kind of the trend he inherited as President. So we are seeing the bounce back of America after taking that "L" for like a decade. I would say that it does help that the man is a business dude so he has some credibility in that world which seems to be boosting our economy to new levels of greatness.

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  27. I believe Trump has a lot of pros and cons to the way he sees how we should run the nation. Overall, he isn't doing that bad of a job, for he is allowing the stock market to increase and also participate in other presidential duties.

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  28. f he continuous on the path without making stupid mistakes and acting as rude as he does once in a while he may turn out to be a pretty good president. Trump is proving that he is capable of being a good president, but in other areas such as immigration I do not think he is.

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  29. The unemployment rate hasen't gone down during his term. He's looking out for corporate and not the poorer classes.

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  30. Trump being a business man definitely helps the economy. He knows what he is doing when it comes to this side. I believe that we need to start creating more jobs, and possibly taxing the top 1% more than we already do.

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  32. I think that since Trump was a successful business man that could help out the economy.

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  33. Our economy has been slightly strengthened due to the fact that Trump is a businessman. However, some of the decisions that Trump has made since becoming president are extremely controversial and disliked. Some of these including his deportation of immigrants and ban on travel to and from certain countries. I am not certain what Trump will do with his presidency, but it seems to be a little shaky so far.

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  34. Although Trump being a business man may benefit us, his other plans could potentially destroy our relations with other countries and hurt millions of people. Yes, he has benefited our economy, but his other plans can outshine this.

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  35. I agree with Lauryn. He is a business man and trying to improve the economy for the country but that is not enough. All his other plans for the country overshadow that. He could potentially make a bigger mess than he can clean up with his plans

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  36. I agree with Lauryn and Vanessa. His business like ways may help for now, but the entire US economy isn't just one of his companies. There are a lot more components that go into being the President of the united states and I believe that he could cause a serious problem in the way he intends to handle many issues.

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