Re “Is it too early to tell what Trump’s policies mean for the economy">March 13): In the weekly U-T Econometer, the following question was posed to six economists and six executives: “Are the first two months of a Trump presidency enough to downgrade economic forecasts?”
Four of the economists answered yes as did four of the executives. Only one participant, Jamie Moraga, who voted no, hedged her opinion by pointing out that two months is not enough time to predict an economic outcome.
Normally I would agree that particularly with matters concerning the economy, a great deal of empirical data is needed to foretell future events. However, the evidence that this istration’s current economic policies are neither subtle nor nuanced clearly indicates bad, if not severe, economic times ahead of us.
Add my yes vote to the eight economists and executives who answered yes to this U-T Econometer question.
— Robert Anderson, San Diego
