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Originally Posted by blankall
People can twist the figures any way they want, but there are more people working now than under Obama's administration. Like I said, this could just be a coincidence caused by economic factors outside of a president's control. And while I agree that the widening economic gap between rich and poor is a long term problem, Obama did absolutely nothing to correct it. People being back at work now, may not actually correct it either, but it certainly provides that perception to the voters who are working again.
Edit: The link you provided sites increasing oil prices as a driver of decreased buying power. Blaming the current mess in the middle east on Trump is a huge stretch. Increased oil prices have nothing to do with anyone's middle east policy. The increase in prices was caused by OPEC deciding to limit supply for the purpose of increasing prices and profits. The USA, while they still import crude, is a net exporter of refined oil products. Increases in prices are not entirely negative for them.
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Do you see anything funny about these two paragraphs, one after the other?
In the first you bring up the importance of perception. In the second, you forget the lesson.
Do rising oil prices have anything to do with Trump? Nah. Does increased employment have anything to do with Trump? Nah. Does the perception of these things being connected matter more than the facts? Unfortunately, yeah.