The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

After pointing out the fact more jobs were created in the final 23 months of then President Obama's tenure than in the first 23 months of Trump's, I heard some skepticism about my numbers courtesy of Trumpsters. So allow me to delve deeper into my fact-check by fact-checking it. Let's start with President Obama. His final full 23 months in office were between 02/15 and 12/16. Here's the breakdown (these numbers come courtesy of the Department of Labor): 02/15: 248,000 (248,000 total) 03/15: 77,000 (325,000) 04/15: 300,000 (625,000) 05/15: 319,000 (944,000) 06/15: 170,000 (1,114,000) 07/15: 293,000 (1,407,000) 08/15: 122,000 (1,529,000) 09/15: 133,000 (1,662,000) 10/15: 339,000 (2,001,000) 11/15: 235,000 (2,236,000) 12/15: 280,000 (2,516,000) 01/16: 90,000 (2,606,000) 02/16: 232,000 (2,838,000) 03/16: 234,000 (3,072,000) 04/16: 211,000 (3,283,000) 05/16: 15,000 (3,298,000) 06/16: 282,000 (3,580,000) 07/16: 336,000 (3,916,000) 08/16: 135,000 (4,051,0...

The American dream is a lovely concept. It contends that no matter who you are or where you came from, if you continually showcase a good work ethic, dedication, and determination, this dream can become a reality. You'll have a big house in the suburbs, a beautiful wife/handsome husband, a couple of kids, a dog, a white picket fence, backyard barbecues in the summer,  and an annual family vacation. In other words, you'll be living the dream. However, it seems that over the past 30+ years, while this dream is still feasible for a decent percentage of people and their families, it's becoming decreasingly likely. Trickle-down economics, certain tax breaks and loopholes, and through that, a growing disparity between the top 1-2% and everybody else, has left many in the middle-class living paycheck to paycheck, and many in the lower-class searching for second and third jobs in order to just make ends meet. Sadly, while the rich have been continuing to get richer these past 30+ y...