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   As of January 2021   
      
   Trump Administration Accomplishments   
      
   Unprecedented Economic Boom   
   Before the China Virus invaded our shores, we built the world’s most   
   prosperous economy.   
      
   America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government   
   experts’ projections.   
   Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times   
   the gains during the entire previous administration.   
   The unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent, the lowest in a half-century.   
   Achieved 40 months in a row with more job openings than job-hirings.   
   More Americans reported being employed than ever before – nearly 160   
   million.   
   Jobless claims hit a nearly 50-year low.   
   The number of people claiming unemployment insurance as a share of the   
   population hit its lowest on record.   
   Incomes rose in every single metro area in the United States for the first   
   time in nearly 3 decades.   
      
   Delivered a future of greater promise and opportunity for citizens of all   
   backgrounds.   
      
   Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian   
   Americans, Native Americans, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and   
   those without a high school diploma all reached record lows.   
   Unemployment for women hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years.   
   Lifted nearly 7 million people off of food stamps.   
   Poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans reached record   
   lows.   
   Income inequality fell for two straight years, and by the largest amount   
   in over a decade.   
   The bottom 50 percent of American households saw a 40 percent increase in   
   net worth.   
   Wages rose fastest for low-income and blue collar workers – a 16 percent   
   pay increase.   
   African American homeownership increased from 41.7 percent to 46.4   
   percent.   
      
   Brought jobs, factories, and industries back to the USA.   
      
   Created more than 1.2 million manufacturing and construction jobs.   
   Put in place policies to bring back supply chains from overseas.   
   Small business optimism broke a 35-year old record in 2018.   
      
   Hit record stock market numbers and record 401ks.   
      
   The DOW closed above 20,000 for the first time in 2017 and topped 30,000   
   in 2020.   
   The S&P 500 and NASDAQ have repeatedly notched record highs.   
      
   Rebuilding and investing in rural America.   
      
   Signed an Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for   
   Agricultural Biotechnology Products, which is bringing innovative new   
   technologies to market in American farming and agriculture.   
   Strengthened America’s rural economy by investing over $1.3 billion   
   through the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect Program to bring high-speed   
   broadband infrastructure to rural America.   
      
   Achieved a record-setting economic comeback by rejecting blanket   
   lockdowns.   
      
   An October 2020 Gallup survey found 56 percent of Americans said they were   
   better off during a pandemic than four years prior.   
   During the third quarter of 2020, the economy grew at a rate of 33.1   
   percent – the most rapid GDP growth ever recorded.   
   Since coronavirus lockdowns ended, the economy has added back over 12   
   million jobs, more than half the jobs lost.   
   Jobs have been recovered 23 times faster than the previous   
   administration’s recovery.   
   Unemployment fell to 6.7 percent in December, from a pandemic peak of 14.7   
   percent in April – beating expectations of well over 10 percent   
   unemployment through the end of 2020.   
   Under the previous administration, it took 49 months for the unemployment   
   rate to fall from 10 percent to under 7 percent compared to just 3 months   
   for the Trump Administration.   
   Since April, the Hispanic unemployment rate has fallen by 9.6 percent,   
   Asian-American unemployment by 8.6 percent, and Black American   
   unemployment by 6.8 percent.   
   80 percent of small businesses are now open, up from just 53 percent in   
   April.   
   Small business confidence hit a new high.   
   Homebuilder confidence reached an all-time high, and home sales hit their   
   highest reading since December 2006.   
   Manufacturing optimism nearly doubled.   
   Household net worth rose $7.4 trillion in Q2 2020 to $112 trillion, an   
   all-time high.   
   Home prices hit an all-time record high.   
   The United States rejected crippling lockdowns that crush the economy and   
   inflict countless public health harms and instead safely reopened its   
   economy.   
   Business confidence is higher in America than in any other G7 or European   
   Union country.   
   Stabilized America’s financial markets with the establishment of a number   
   of Treasury Department supported facilities at the Federal Reserve.   
      
   Tax Relief for the Middle Class   
      
   Passed $3.2 trillion in historic tax relief and reformed the tax code.   
      
   Signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – the largest tax reform package in   
   history.   
   More than 6 million American workers received wage increases, bonuses, and   
   increased benefits thanks to the tax cuts.   
   A typical family of four earning $75,000 received an income tax cut of   
   more than $2,000 – slashing their tax bill in half.   
   Doubled the standard deduction – making the first $24,000 earned by a   
   married couple completely tax-free.   
   Doubled the child tax credit.   
   Virtually eliminated the unfair Estate Tax, or Death Tax.   
   Cut the business tax rate from 35 percent – the highest in the developed   
   world – all the way down to 21 percent.   
   Small businesses can now deduct 20 percent of their business income.   
   Businesses can now deduct 100 percent of the cost of their capital   
   investments in the year the investment is made.   
   Since the passage of tax cuts, the share of total wealth held by the   
   bottom half of households has increased, while the share held by the top 1   
   percent has decreased.   
   Over 400 companies have announced bonuses, wage increases, new hires, or   
   new investments in the United States.   
   Over $1.5 trillion was repatriated into the United States from overseas.   
   Lower investment cost and higher capital returns led to faster growth in   
   the middle class, real wages, and international competitiveness.   
      
   Jobs and investments are pouring into Opportunity Zones.   
      
   Created nearly 9,000 Opportunity Zones where capital gains on long-term   
   investments are taxed at zero.   
   Opportunity Zone designations have increased property values within them   
   by 1.1 percent, creating an estimated $11 billion in wealth for the nearly   
   half of Opportunity Zone residents who own their own home.   
   Opportunity Zones have attracted $75 billion in funds and driven $52   
   billion of new investment in economically distressed communities, creating   
   at least 500,000 new jobs.   
   Approximately 1 million Americans will be lifted from poverty as a result   
   of these new investments.   
   Private equity investments into businesses in Opportunity Zones were   
   nearly 30 percent higher than investments into businesses in similar areas   
   that were not designated Opportunity Zones.   
      
   Massive Deregulation   
      
   Ended the regulatory assault on American Businesses and Workers.   
      
   Instead of 2-for-1, we eliminated 8 old regulations for every 1 new   
   regulation adopted.   
      
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