Obamanomics

n. The economic policies of the US government during the Obama administration. Subjects: English, Government, Money & Finance, Eponym

Etymological Note: Obama + economics

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Citations: 2007 Michael Learmonth Variety (Jan. 28) “Hail to the campaign coin”: Even financial cabler CNBC has a play, tagging a segment last week “Obamanomics.” 2007 Deborah Solomon @ Washington, D.C. Wall Street Journal (Apr. 24) “Seeking Clues to Obamanomics”: While Mr. Obama’s economic platform is still in its formative stages, interviews with his aides and a review of his congressional record and speeches suggest that Obamanomics may place him somewhat to the left of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, but to the right of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, another rival for the 2008 nomination. 2009 Ross Douthat The Atlantic (Jan. 30) “Deficits Don’t Matter?”: The key for Republicans [...] is to offer not only opposition to Obamanomics but alternatives as well—but those alternatives needs to sound like something other than the Bush agenda redux, or else there’s no point in offering them. 2009 Mark Skousen @ New York City Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Massachusetts) (Mar. 4) “The market’s harsh verdict on Obamanomics”: What’s the future for Obamanomics? The stock market’s reaction doesn’t bode well. The Dow has fallen 18 percent since the last trading day of Bush’s term.

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