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DOGE officially ended after 17 months of continued government spending growth
u/PerAsperaAdMars — 12 hours ago


| Great America according to Trump (1950s) | Before Trump (early 2010s) | Trump’s 1st term | Trump’s 2nd term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average GDP growth | 3.03% | 1.67% | 1.42% | 1.94% |
| Inflation | 1.7% | 1.76% | 1.95% | 2.81% |
| Annual job creation | 0.86% | 1.04% | -0.51% | 0.33% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 4.3% |
| Union membership rate | 33% | 10.7% | 10.8% | 10.0% |
| Share of manufacturing in GDP | 28% | 10.6% | 10.1% | 9.4% |
| CEO-to-employee pay gap | 20-to-1 | 271-to-1 | 351-to-1 | |
| Pre-tax income share of the top 1% | 14.3% | 18.6% | 18.9% | |
| Effective tax rates for the top 1% | 42% | 36.4% | ~30% | |
| Share of immigrants | 6.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |