Deficit reduction and social-policy reversal consolidate Costa era
Dated 1 January 2017: Deficit reduction and social-policy reversal consolidate Costa era.
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The economic policy of the first Trump administration was characterized by the individual and corporate tax cuts, attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"), trade protectionism, deregulation focused on the energy and financial sectors, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Factrail. (2026). Deficit reduction and social-policy reversal consolidate Costa era. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/deficit-reduction-and-social-policy-reversal-consolidate-costa-era-2017
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