Ranking Recent US Presidents
Editor's Important Variables: Economy and War Fatalities

Clinton Best

Biden's Low War Fatilities a Positive

Misery Index Inflation Hurts Biden

Trump 2.0's Top Initiatives

US Presidents "the rest of the story"

 

  
   


see geopolitics2
for relevant US War Statistics

Source Misery Index Apr-2025

Biden Economy Looks Good on Paper, but

By Jan of 2021, Trump's Stimulus Was
Pushing Unemployment Down quickly
so Biden's stimulus went to inflation and
his more spending increased the deficit
which may have hit zero.

 

Trump 2.0's Top Initiatives

 

See

Trade War Update

 

MAGA Difficulties

 

 

 

 

 

  

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Biden Spends Lots

 

DOGE formed 1/20/25

 And Now the Rest of the Story

"Much Ado About Nothing" Contract/lease cancellations or renegotiations,
sale of assets, fraud and improper payment deletion, grant cancellations,
programmatic changes, regulatory savings, workforce reductions
.

Goal Result
Save Money $160bllion
   
 
Ukraine Policy

And Now the Rest of the Story

Goal Result  
Mineral Deal outline for a future
deal signed 4/30
"the three amigos" supply media fodder
at a 2/
28 W.H. televised signing meeting
End War In process Still lots of dead and injured people
 

A National Sales Tax

 

And Now the Rest of the Story

Goal Result  
Revenue 10%
Tariff
on UK
US to pay a 10% Tax on UK goods
Value Added taxes with some paid by consumer.)

Value/Sales Added Tax
Tariff drop on UK autos: 27% to 10%, Aluminum 27% to 0%
UK tariffs on US goods to average 1.8%

Revenue,
Slow

China's
Technology
 
30%
Tariff
on China

On the way from China its a value added tax.
Portion paid when sold to US Consumer is a sales tax.