Accomplishments
Down goes another liberal icon! AOC has dubbed FDR’s New Deal racist. Move over Rover — and let AOC take over!
RIP Hockey Hall of Famer Harry Howell, 86, who anchored the New York Rangers’ defense for 17 seasons, serving as Captain for a time. Most of his career preceded the change that the high-flying Bobby Orr brought to the game. Howell played with finesse, rarely delivering hard body checks or fighting or drawing penalties, and it often frustrated fans. I was in the blue seats in the old Garden when someone shouted: “Hit ‘im wit’ ya pocketbook, Harry.” Although absurd, it was funny. After leaving the Broadway Blues, Howell played another eight seasons, three in the WHA, where he served as a player-coach. The seven-time all-star amassed 101 goals and 360 assists. He is the all-time leader in games played for the Rangers, 1160. Well done, sir. Thank you.
Talk radio host Mark Simone, a personal friend of the President, has posted a list of Trump’s accomplishments on his page at the WOR website. I will post a section per day, edited for brevity:
Real GDP exceeded 3% over the last four quarters.
Real GDP grew at annual rates of 3.4% in the third quarter of 2018 and 4.2% in the second.
More than five million jobs have been created since the election and the unemployment rate remains below 4%.
The unemployment rate has fallen below 4% eight times the past fiscal year. Prior to that, it had fallen below 4% only five times since 1970.
The unemployment rate for blacks fell to 5.9% on 5/2018, the lowest on record.
Asian and Hispanic-American unemployment rates have reached record lows.
Initial weekly jobless claims have hit a nearly 50-year low.
Job openings outnumber the unemployed for the first time on record.
Recently, more than two-thirds of Americans rated “now” as a good time to find a quality job, tying a record high in a poll by Gallup.
In recent months, workers have seen their largest nominal year over year wage growth in nearly a decade.
In 2017 real median household income rose to a post-recession high.
African-American and Hispanic-American poverty rates reached record lows of 21.2% and 18.3% respectively in 2017.
Since the election, 4.6 million Americans have been lifted off food stamps.
Consumer confidence recently reached an 18-year high.
The National Association of Manufacturers’ Outlook Index had the highest annual average in its history over the past year.
Manufacturing added 284,000 jobs in 2018, the most in a year since 1997.
The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index broke a 35-year record in August.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the largest package of cuts and reforms in American history, led to bonuses and benefits for more than 6 million.
More than 100 utility companies have announced lower rates.
More than 185 companies and associations have signed a “Pledge to America’s Workers,” promising more than 6.4 million new training and career opportunities. The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act is making more than $1 billion available for career education programs.
The women’s unemployment rate recently reached its lowest in 65 years.
The Small Business Administration lent approximately $500 million more in capital to women-owned businesses in 2017 compared to 2016.
My thanks to Robert, a local porter, who donated a large batch of books, almost all of them weighty non-fiction on philosophy, psychology, faith, art and humor. Thanks also to Ira, who bought a huge tome on art and two pictorials on Einstein; and to the woman who purchased three novels in Russian; and to the two others who selected one each; and to the young man who chose two self-help books.
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