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Bill Foster: “During the Obama recovery the stock market tripled, household net worth nearly doubled, unemployment was cut in half…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
During the Obama recovery the stock market tripled, household net worth nearly doubled, unemployment was cut in half, trade deficits were reduced, and inflation was kept low.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster compares economic recovery metrics between the Obama administration and the current administration.

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