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Carternomics
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English
Etymology
en Carter economics, equivalent to en Carter -nomics.
Noun
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en US politics often pejorative Economic policies associated with the administration of Jimmy Carter, 1977–1981.
en 1978 June 1 w:William Safire The New Poor The New York Times http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10A1EFF385513728DDDA80894DE405B888BF1D3 Carternomics stimulates the economy to reduce unemployment and help the "old" poor, while it causes runaway inflation that creates legions of the new poor.
en 1993 October 31 Taxing the patience in Jersey election The Washington Times http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_text_direct-0=0EB0F05E04271ED9&p_field_direct-0=document_id Mr. Bush's return to Carternomics killed the Reagan boom, resulting in higher unemployment, lower incomes and higher deficits. 8 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20210131110314/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_text_direct-0=0EB0F05E04271ED9&p_field_direct-0=document_id 31 January 2021
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en Carteresque