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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by sfblah on Thursday April 10, 2025 @02:10AM (#43641146)
Clean up the crisis, yes. Destroy the future of the US economy by endorsing ZIRP and massive government spending for more than a decade? No.

People give Obama a pass when they shouldn't. This stuff didn't start with Trump. The problem goes back much further.

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by paulryanrogers on Friday April 11, 2025 @08:46AM (#43653174)
We should hold Obama to account. But at this point I'd settle for enforcing the Constitution.

No need for false equivalence.

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by drumdance on Friday April 11, 2025 @09:06AM (#43653320)
Obama didn't endorse ZIRP. He wanted to do more stimulus but Congress wouldn't let him.

In that environment ZIRP was the only solution. Ben Bernanke (a Bush appointee, re-appointed by Obama) devoted his academic career to how the Fed could have prevented the Great Recession. He was right.

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