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Carternomics en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Carter + economics, equivalent to Carter + -nomics.

Meanings

  1. (US, derogatory, often, uncountable) Economic policies associated with the administration of Jimmy Carter, 1977–1981.
    • Carternomics stimulates the economy to reduce unemployment and help the "old" poor, while it causes runaway inflation that creates legions of the new poor. 1978 June 1, William Safire, “The New Poor”, in The New York Times:
    • Mr. Bush's return to Carternomics killed the Reagan boom, resulting in higher unemployment, lower incomes and higher deficits. 1993 October 31, “Taxing the patience in Jersey election”, in The Washington Times, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2021:

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Carteresque