Economists Are Terrified at the Thought of President Trump

Economic experts are calling out The Donald for his haphazard approach to economic policy.Donald Trump’s plans would create larger federal government deficits and a heavier debt load, according to analysis with Moody’s (in full disclosure, a former employer).Moody’s analysts said Trump’s personal and corporate tax cuts would be “massive,” and his calls for expanding spending on veterans and the military are “significant.” And because Trump also opposes any reasonable reforms to entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, “this mix of much lower tax revenues and few cuts in spending can only be financed by substantially more government borrowing,” according to a Moody’s Analytics report. “Driven largely by these factors, the economy will be significantly weaker if Mr. Trump’s economic proposals are adopted.”If all Trump’s stated policies become law, the analysts predict the economy would suffer a lengthy recession and would contract by the end of his four-year term. They also predicted that by the end of his presidency, there would be some 3.5 million fewer jobs and the unemployment rate  would rises to as high as 7 percent, compared with below 5 percent today.Donald Trump is no ally of the working class or the taxpayer. It’s not too late for Republicans to reverse course and choose a different horse in Cleveland.Here’s…
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