Posted By: coeur-de-lion
Thankfully, Trump did such a good job of setting up a sustainable economy, with energy independence,
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"Energy independence" has many different definitions, but the pathway there was forged under Obama.
http://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-energyindependence-explainer/fact-check-which-factors-determine-u-s-energy-independence-idUSL2N2VQ2ZV Fact Check-Which factors determine U.S. ‘energy independence’?
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"... For Andrew Campbell, Executive Director of the Energy Institute at Berkeley Haas ( here ) “energy independence” is a “political slogan, not an economic or technical concept with a clear definition” often used by politicians to “imply that a country is insulated from global energy markets”. “This is rarely the case,” he said. “If a country produces all of the energy that it consumes, does not participate in international trade in energy, does not import energy-intensive products and does not send energy-related pollution to its neighbors or the atmosphere, then I would consider it energy independent. I don’t think any country meets that definition.” ..."
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http://apnews.com/article/north-america-donald-trump-business-barack-obama-politics-588d1d2ed42143b6b97a25fa2b7d573e AP FACT CHECK: The energy boom didn’t start with Trump
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"... President Donald Trump falsely accused his predecessors Monday of locking up U.S energy. Production actually soared under President Barack Obama, bringing the country to the cusp of energy independence before Trump took office. ..."
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If you are talking solely about the NET oil import / export balance, NET imports went negative in ~February of 2017, one month into Trump's term and after months and months of declining imports under Obama. What, exactly, did Trump do to affect Obama's trend lines? Nothing but sit back and watch the downward trend continue.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2022/03/08/surprise-the-us-is-still-energy-independent/?sh=336a238530b6 "... As I explained, a correct accounting would be to add up all of our energy production (oil, natural gas, coal, renewables) and then subtract our net energy consumption. The U.S. is a net exporter of coal and natural gas, so it really comes down to the petroleum balance. ... U.S. net imports have been declining since 2005 as a result of hydraulic fracturing. That year, U.S. net imports of petroleum and petroleum products (e.g., gasoline, diesel, jet fuel) averaged 12.5 million barrels per day (BPD). By the time President Obama left office, the number had declined to 4.8 million BPD. During Obama’s last full month in office, the number was 4.2 million BPD. ..."
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