Results matter. We are fortunate to have the ACTUAL RESULTS of the two administrations asking for our votes.

You and your family are better off when you make important decisions using logic and reason instead of emotions. Here are measures that actually matter to the American people.

Below is the economic score card (actual results).

*Average Annual Inflation:

2017 to 2020: 1.875%

2021 to 2024: 5.65%

*Stock Market Returns (inflation-adjusted annualized return as of 8/5/2024):

2017 to 2020: DOW 12.03%, S&P 14.78%, NASDAQ 32.53% (largest in history), Russell2k 13.22%

2021 to 2024: DOW 4.33%, S&P 7.94%, NASDAQ 3.44%, Russell2k -4.97%

*Real Earnings Growth (measured against inflation):

2017 to 2020: 8.7%

2021 to 2024: NEGATIVE 3.1%

• Average Real Income for Workers Change

2017 to 2020 $4000 Increase

2021 to 2024 $2000 Decrease

*Increase in Average Grocery Bill:

2017 to 2020: 2.4%

2021 to 2024: 24.6%

*Gas (national average):

JAN2021 $2.32 day he left office

Today $3.31

*30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate:

JAN2021 2.77%

Today 6.09%

*Credit Card Debt Change US Consumers

2017 to 2020 Increased 5%

2021 to 2024 Increased 48% ($5.1 TRILLION)

*Mortgage Payment on $400k loan:

JAN2021 $2062

Today $3083

*Average Annual Rent Increase (primary residence):

2017 to 2020: 3.38%

2021 to 2024: 6.49%

*Military Pay to Inflation

2017 to 2020 Military Pay outpaced inflation by 2.5%

2021 to 2024 Troops lost 5.7% to inflation

***And if the comparison of results from the Trump administration to the Biden-Harris administration doesn’t shock you, think about the actual ECONOMIC POLICY PROPOSALS FROM A POTENTIAL HARRIS ADMINISTRATION!

1) Harris has proposed GOVERNMENT PRICE CONTROLS. Everywhere this has ever been tried has resulted in shortages, bread lines, and then scarcity which then drives the prices up even more.

2) Harris has proposed GIVING $25,000 OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO NEW HOME BUYERS. This will result in 3 things. 1) The price of houses will move upwards by $25k. If an extra $25k on average is available for buying, the market will adjust. 2) It will exacerbate inflation. $25k times however many people take the “free” taxpayer money will run up the national debt and it is called fiscal stimulus to economists who almost exclusively recommend it when the economy needs a major boost BECAUSE IT CAUSES INFLATION! 3) Hello, 2009? Have we not learned anything in the aftermath of the housing crisis and the great recession? The repeal of Glass-Steagall has led to many unqualified buyers with mortgages that they really couldn’t afford and a “free” $25k of taxpayer dollars will do the same.

3) Harris has proposed TAXING UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS up to 28%! This is a 40% higher rate than even the highest current REALIZED capital gains rate today. So, you will owe the government many thousands of dollars on things that you bought and HAVE NOT SOLD! This will force people to sell assets to pay for the taxes on things that they already own (your 401k, your house, art, baseball card or doll collections, etc.). And yes, all this selling will cause the value of your assets to decline. So, you will be out the money that the government confiscated and then your assets will decline in value after people are forced to sell to cover their taxes.

• 2017 to 2020: 0 new wars and a responsible winding down of Afghanistan;
• 2021 to 2024: Bloody and botched hasty withdrawal of Afghanistan that got 13 US military personnel killed, 2 unending wars in Ukraine and Israel costing nearly $1 trillion and many thousands of lives
• 2017 to 2020: a secure border and the lowest number of illegal aliens in decades

2021 to 2024: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data, as of July 2024, lists more than 7 million people on that docket. The data says that, among those not in detention, there are 425,431 convicted criminals and 222,141 with pending criminal charges. Those include 62,231 convicted of assault, 14,301 convicted of burglary, 56,533 with drug convictions and 13,099 convicted of homicide. An additional 2,521 have kidnapping convictions and 15,811 have sexual assault convictions. There are an additional 1,845 with pending homicide charges, 42,915 with assault charges, 3,266 with burglary charges and 4,250 with assault charges.
I gathered the metrics personally. You are welcome to verify the information, and I encourage you to do so. We all should know the actual results of the two administrations seeking our vote. I’ll even help you get started.

There are too many sources to list all. Most are US government agencies, their official reports, and actual stock market historical quotes. I’ll put a few down below. Also, some of the data is slightly dated but I just updated most as of 9/24/2024. I can’t keep updating it constantly. https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/historical-inflation-rates/ https://www.macrotrends.net/2324/sp-500-historical-chart-data https://www.longtermtrends.net/real-interest-rate/ https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_gas_price https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sp_case_shiller_us_nhpi.asp https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/trump-biden-economy-inflation-presidential-race-f8c52941?mod=mw_latestnews https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/consumer-price-index-and-annual-percent-changes-from-1913-to-2008/
https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_real_average_hourly_earnings https://ericbolling.com/news/shocking-ice-report-tens-of-thousands-of-illegal-migrants-convicted-of-murder-rape-roaming-the-country/ https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2021-Aug/U.S.%20Border%20Patrol%20Total%20Apprehensions%20%28FY%201925%20-%20FY%202020%29%20%28508%29.pdf https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters https://www.thebalancemoney.com/national-debt-by-year…
https://www.usdebtclock.org/ https://www.navycs.com/charts/ https://data.census.gov/all?q=median%20household%20income%20by%20year&y=2023 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3153769/data-show-voters-not-better-off-harris/