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Trump’s Truly Sh*tty Economy

And 10 things Democrats should pledge to do about it when they’re back in power

Robert Reich
Nov 17, 2025
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Friends,

Trump claimed last week on social media that “Our economy is BOOMING, and Costs are coming way down,” and that “grocery prices are way down.

Rubbish.

How do I know he’s lying? Official government statistics haven’t been issued during the shutdown — presumably to Trump’s relief (the White House said Wednesday that the October jobs and Consumer Pri…

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