I’d want to control that for slower population growth, which is in the gross number. But the downward revisions and consumer/business sentiment surveys are fugly.
When the plan is to concentrate all the wealth into the hands of a select few, the overall economy doesn't matter. It's actually better when things are bad because the billionaires can buy up everything at cheaper prices.
Trump and his buddies are getting richer which is why Trump thinks the economy is booming.
That MAGA Walmart greeter is going to be a billionaire one day so that support will eventually pay off. And until it that happens, at least he gets to be racist.