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Re:U.S. job openings post biggest drop in more than four years by briandear on Friday January 17, 2020 @12:47PM (#22077103)
Giving Jimmy Carter credit for the boom in the 1980s is a bit of a stretch. Using that logic, George HW Bush should be credited with the boom during the Clinton years.
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Re:U.S. job openings post biggest drop in more than four years by melling on Friday January 17, 2020 @12:57PM (#22077243)
It was all about the Fed.

George Bush lost because of Fed decisions. The economy went into a brief recession. Bush was extremely popular after the first Iraq War. Unfortunately, rates went up...

Paul Volcker was appointed by Carter. He really cranked up rates: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2019/12/09/c...

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