Before the COVID-19 pandemic or manufactured debacle, the American economy was growing like gangbusters. Under Trump we had low taxes, reduced regulations, and an avalanche of cheap domestic energy. This resulted in an abundance of job opportunities, with increasing wages, historic highs in family income, along with historic lows in the rates of unemployment and poverty. Despite the drivel of the Left — i.e., tax cuts were only for the rich — everyone participated, especially minorities and low-wage earners.