Mr. T predicted that GDP growth would hit 3% in 2017 and then late last year in a cabinet meeting:
"I see no reason why we don't go to 4, 5, and even 6%. And I don't want to go beyond that because then it will be criticized if we don't hit it."
Effective Growth 2017: 2.2. - 2.3% (depending who you ask)
Yet he still touts his accomplishments of how he revived the US economy. It has been growing at an average rate of 2.2% for about a decade or maybe longer (can be googled). Ask any good economists and he/she will tell you that growing a mature and saturated economy annually by more than 3% is sheer impossible, let alone Mr. T's 6% or even more!
Love one of his biggest lies:
"Walmart is increasing wages and handing out $1,000 bonuses to its worker because of me and my tax cut"
1. Mr. T never mentioned though that only those that were 20+ years at Walmart (uninterrupted) will get the $1,000, the rest far less and those with less than 1 or 2 years (can't remember) seniority get nothing. Considering the high staff turnover at Walmart, I suspect that those getting any bonus is maybe in the high hundreds from 10,000's of employees. On top, only a few days later Walmart announced the closure of dozens of stores laying off thousands of people.
2. Walmart made the decision to increase wages months before the tax bill after one of its competitors increased the minimum salary to $11 / hour (IIRC). Again, any good economist will tell you that any developed country with an unemployment rate of less than 5% will see wages increasing as it becomes harder to find workers and companies must compete to get the best for them, hence they offer higher wages and salaries. Economy 101, not Mr.T's accomplishment!
I am just wondering whether Americans actually inform themselves to see that he permanently lies or are they so infatuated with him that he could really shoot somebody in the street and they would still love him.
And before you start again, Mr. T will never have my respect as he massively and repeatedly disrespected my chancellor (
and i am sure, only because she is a woman and more powerful than him) but he chose to give full respect to "wannabee" dictators such as Erdogan, el-Sisi and Duterte.