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aggie08

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  1. I was making a joke. I don't automatically think high stock market equals great economy. Also, paywalled. But, the fact is, everyone (who was being honest) knew that inflation was inevitable after 2020, ours is at least low by other first world country standards, and most believe that Trump's plans will make it significantly worse. But none of that matters, of course. Because people generally can't connect the dots like that. I don't blame people for feeling economic pain, blaming whoever is in power, and voting accordingly. It's what we do. You know damn well the GOP will be touting the same market and same current inflation rate as soon as they're able to.
  2. And almost unanimously economists favorite Harris's plan over Trump's. That his is almost guaranteed to be inflationary. How do you convince people who have no desire to learn or listen to experts? If you have the answer, the Democratic party would certainly love to know.
  3. Cool. I've never given anyone a neg rep to anyone in any iteration of the site. But you specifically called me out. Just curious what I did to personally aggrieve you.
  4. Do you think we'd still be saying this if people viewed the economy as good? I don't know, maybe.
  5. How and why?
  6. Okay, that's not bad.
  7. After yesterday? As much as he damn well pleases, whenever he damn well pleases. Ain't no one with the balls or political capital to stand up to him.
  8. Someone who talks like this reprimanding others for calling him a name. That is some peak-level grievance. If your 401k and investment accounts haven't made you a ton of money over the past 4 years, that's a you problem at this point.
  9. And what the fuck have you all been calling us, not just on a message board, but from the highest levels of government? The amount of hypocrisy that you guys are able to conveniently and completely dismiss is fucking staggering.
  10. 'A story about a pathetic man's resounding victory' just doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
  11. Sadly, this. Not even blaming Trump when China does. But he's about the last person I'd want to tackle it.
  12. It's already been happening, but the migration to more culturally aligned states is going to rapidly increase. It's not a question I want to think about right now, but I'm betting it fucks the Electoral College for Dems even harder, because of course it will.
  13. Not that I ever put much faith in this round of polls, but safe to say we should all be done with them now. What's the point if they completely miss a tonal shift like this? It's one thing to miss on Trump, but damn near everyone?
  14. Sweet. Glad to see that the stock market being up matters again. I don't imagine we'll have to wait long to see the GOP reminding us that our inflation is actually pretty low compared to the rest of the world.
  15. It was supposed to be celebratory Chili's. Don't subject yourself to sulking in a fucking Chili's. Go do something fun, focus on yourself family, and be temporarily thankful that you probably aren't in a demographic that this will affect the most.
  16. As others have said, this is pretty hypocritical, yes? I don't think you want to do a comparison between what Trump said about Kamala and her supporters and what she said about him and his during this campaign. Why is it that Republicans--especially since Trump--can essentially say the most heinous things imaginable with no repercussions, but one insult by a Democrat and it's "they need to tone down the rhetoric! Stop calling us names!" I honestly don't have a good answer for this. Maybe you do.
  17. Honest question: what do you think his cabinet and appointed positions will look?
  18. Meh. The people who follow and understand this kind of political grandstanding aren't the ones that the campaign needed to reach. Obviously Trump realized that and knew that sabotaging the bill was to his benefit. He bragged about it himself. It wasn't passed, Dems are in the White House, and the border is still bad. That's as far as the thought process goes.
  19. I agree with this to an extent. Once it became abundantly clear that nothing was going to be able to convince the majority of Americans that the economy was pretty good--or at least recovering decently--it was probably all over. People are going to vote for themselves and their own above all else--not that I blame them--and that makes it easier to ignore/rationalize the character of who you're voting for. And people have really short fucking memories. Those factors plus the built-in Trump base and, yeah, the VP pick probably don't make a shit.
  20. Just so we're all on the same page, to which wacko policies are you referring?
  21. Having difficulty deciding which is worse: This being the thing the Helobious is finally right about. Or four years of Brisket's doom and gloom somehow underselling the result.
  22. He is brilliant at self-promotion, realizing there's no such thing as bad press, and the benefits of flooding the zone. He's the perfect candidate for our current social media/podcast/pure propaganda media sphere. I will not deny him that. He's also one of the least intellectually curious human beings ever to hold high office. I was specifically referring to winning a majority vote and having Jan 6 and classified documents swept neatly under the rug. Not financial. Though, I think he's done just fine with his various and many grifts. His first Presidency had a handful of competent people in the room, and a cabinet that wanted to win re-election. It's going to be off the walls. The safeguards will hold, but they will be stretched.
  23. Trump isn't evil. He's just the biggest narcissist the world has ever encountered. He'll threaten prosecuting Jimmy Kimmel or some dumb shit, tweet out some insanity at 3am, then he'll get bored and go play golf. The concerns are who he appoints where and how much he lets them talk him into things when he knows he has absolutely nothing to lose.
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