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Kennedynomics

Kennedynomics noun: economic policies associated with the administration of John F. Kennedy, 1961–1963.

Noun

Kennedynomics (uncountable)

  1. (US, rare) Economic policies associated with the administration of John F. Kennedy, 1961–1963.
    • Kennedy also championed what is now called Reaganomics. He cut taxes, increased government spending and borrowed money to finance it, all in the name of stimulating the economy. If you don’t like Reaganomics, you wouldn’t like Kennedynomics.1988 December 6, Rusty Denton, “The fundamentals of life: Kennedy: The truth behind the man, the myth, and the legend”, in The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, page 9
    • I don’t understand Reaganomics and never have. Of course I never understood Carternomics, Fordonomics, Nixonomics, Johnsonomics, or Kennedynomics either. The best I have been able to figure out is that you just send all you can to Washington and hope to get a little in return.1992, Bo Whaley, “Section 1: Things I Just Don’t Understand”, in Why the South Lost THE War ...and Other Things I Don’t Understand, Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, →ISBN, “A Few Things I...

Examples of Kennedynomics in a sentence

  • Clinton practices reverse Kennedynomics.1993 November 22, New Bern Sun Journal, page 6:
  • Bush kept pushing tax-cutting as a panacea a la Reaganomics and Kennedynomics.2002 August 2, Robert Cohen, “Recession started on Clinton's watch”, in alt.politics.economics (Usenet):

Origin of Kennedynomics

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

Questions about Kennedynomics

What does Kennedynomics mean?
Kennedynomics means economic policies associated with the administration of John F. Kennedy, 1961–1963.
How do you use Kennedynomics in a sentence?
Clinton practices reverse Kennedynomics.
What part of speech is Kennedynomics?
Kennedynomics is a noun.

Words near Kennedynomics in the dictionary

  1. Kennedy's disease
  2. Kennedyesque
  3. Kennedyism
  4. Kennedyite
  5. Kennedyites
  6. Kennedynomics
  7. Kennedys
  8. Kennedys Creek
  9. kennel
  10. kennel club
  11. kennel clubs

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