Even before the Corona Pandemic, the Trump Administration promise of restoring the industrial heart land had fallen flat. He did not “turn it around fast” as he had promised. He did not turn it around at all. Despite strong growth in selected portions of the country, Americans living from Rhode Island to Wyoming were facing a weakening job picture with little improvement in wages. Policies touted as a panacea for stagnation were in fact contributing to it.
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