Hmmm...
So if LIV looks at the charts, especially the first, it looks like the Clinton administration did a great job.
Wrong.
RR had it correct, Bush 2 screwed it up.
The big thing was beyond any president.
1995 through 2004 was the explosion of the internet. Clinton benefited.
Clinton benefited...from having a conservative Republican congress.
When the money started pouring in after the capital gains tax cuts, the administration had no idea why, and said so publicly. Welfare reform inspired a lot of people to quit taking subsidies and get a productive job. On the downside, the Clinton Administration SEC did little aside from shake down companies for campaign contributions...which both increased positive business, and allowed corruption to grow unchecked.