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Why Trump will find it hard to make American economy greater
Associated Press ^ | Jan 23, 2017 11:17 AM EST | Christopher S. Rugaber

Posted on 01/23/2017 10:26:43 AM PST by Olog-hai

President Donald Trump’s economic plans are nothing if not ambitious: Annual growth of 4 percent — or more. A diminished trade gap. The creation of 25 million jobs over 10 years, including the return of good-paying factory positions.

It all adds up to an immense challenge, one that Trump aims to achieve mostly by cutting taxes, loosening regulations, boosting infrastructure spending and renegotiating or withdrawing from trade deals. At the top of his agenda: Pulling out of the 12-nation Pacific trade agreement and rewriting the North American Free Trade Agreement to better serve the United States.

Yet to come anywhere near his goals, economists say Trump would have to surmount at least a handful of major hurdles that have long defied solutions.

He may yet succeed. But he faces deep-rooted obstacles that have bedeviled presidents from both parties for years. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: first100days; maga; nafta; tpp; trump; trump45; trumpeconomy
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To: Olog-hai

Fake news from a fake news organization.


21 posted on 01/23/2017 11:22:01 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Pollster1
Yeah, Trump didn't build that economy - somebody else made that happen.

-PJ

22 posted on 01/23/2017 11:27:18 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: StAntKnee
I can think of some words that the letters A and P stand for...

The short, better known name of "The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company"? /s

23 posted on 01/23/2017 11:35:33 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: Calvin Locke

Another company that went bankrupt during the Obama years.


24 posted on 01/23/2017 11:51:21 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Trump can do it BECAUSE he did NOT sell his soul to the devil!!! He owes NO ONE except the people!!! HE IS NOT bought and paid for!!! NO OTHER POTUS has NOT OWED a DAMNED thing to ANYONE the people opened their pockets when he need funds!!!! THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE!!!!


25 posted on 01/23/2017 11:58:46 AM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Olog-hai

How many jobs have already been announced since PRESIDENT TRUMP was elected? It has to be + %s already.


26 posted on 01/23/2017 12:17:04 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: Starboard

You: prize.


27 posted on 01/23/2017 1:13:42 PM PST by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - JRRT)
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To: Olog-hai

Easy as pie - except in obama’s Marxist dictatorship.

Simply de-regulate businesses; take the federal shackles off and watch them go to work. Nothing else is necessary.


28 posted on 01/23/2017 3:19:30 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Jack Hammer

When Trump had the big time CEO’ and the CEO’s he told them just that

and then though unreported he listened. he asked what can we do to help?


29 posted on 01/23/2017 3:24:10 PM PST by Thibodeaux (the end of Obama plague is near........ rejoice)
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