Disentangling ourselves from the Chinese addiction must become a top strategic priority. It was foolish to think that opening trade and offshoring so much critical manufacturing to china, as currently ruled by the CCP would losen to grip of the CCP on power. What it has done is given the CCP the funds with which to build a large navy.
Sure. Ok. If you have anything to say to contribute that is relevant to my comment original comment, please do so. Please don’t attempt to redirect the conversation.
Again, just asking if you think the across the board tariffs were a good idea or not. I understand that you support the China tariffs, as do I. So, very simply, do you support the across the board tariffs or not? Not that hard. Yes or no.
Mid terms are important, but quarterly management has gotten us here. Maybe, but unlikely, the voters are smarter than slow left lane drivers. And do not mis underestimate the left as it continues to coyote itself onto a cliff
A 1,000 point drop when the Dow is at 39,000 is not that big of a deal. Now, if the Dow had a 1,000 point drop back in 2005 when it was 10k, then that's pretty big.
Who the heck is advising President Trump? Anyone? The fast and the furious and suddenly it's a reversal as though oops I didn't take that into consideration before adding this tariff or nominating this person. Is Biden disguised as Trump? The wishy-washy is killing me, the markets, and our credibility! And then there's the drama with Hegseth, Noemi and even Musk. Did Musk sign up for this knowing that he'd be taking it in the shorts? Probably not.
You have to chuckle though because the democrats loved Trump until he decided to run as a Republican President. The democrats and liberals loved Elon Musk up until 2024 when he decided to take up and support Trump. Now both men are loathed.
These liberal judges, AG's, Obama, Soros (both father and son) and the democratic shadow government need to be stopped. And Trump needs to get his head screwed on tight!!
I have to say what is discouraging me is all the judges putting stays or injunctions on so many of the decisions that the Trump Administration is attempting to accomplish! That's what
Obama and Soros made good use of their 8 years(12 really) in power by placing all those progressive judges, AG’s and DA’s around the country to ensure this gridlock.
"Ignore both the Constitution and the rule of law"..... You mean like undemocratically kicking the democratically-elected candidate off the ballot and replacing him with someone who got 0% of the vote in the primaries?
Perfectly within the rights of the candidate to drop out and within the rights of the party to nominate and select an alternate. Primaries are simply a selection process for a candidate, not a binding vote for an elected office. But surely you learned that in 8th grade civics, right? All I can figure is that you must really love Joe to be so upset that he got pushed out. But I understand, as the prospects for the future economy was much brighter when he was in there, as evidenced by the market collapse since Trump got in.
Joe didn't dop out. He was forced out. It was a palace coup, and everyone knows it. You can try and spin it all you want, but the will of the people was ignored. That's not how democracy is supposed to work.
As I've said before... the left loves democracy.... until they're on the losing side. Then it turns into "burn everything down"..
I am getting discouraged by all of this. I am not a person that discourages easily. Trump is causing so much instability. I voted for him gladly and still despite it all think things are better than if Kalmala was President. Every single day Trump changes this, changes that and all of it is bringing turmoil. I see so little good happening right now. Let him concentrate on here in the USA a little. We have got to bring groceries down and the whole cost of living but not hardly anything to help us. Everyday we wake up and think what next will happen. This Pete Hegseth thing is getting worse by the day. I like him he is ok and not real confident in his ability but willing to give him a chance. His ego is so big he can't keep his mouth shut, I feel in the end he will go as he is a problem Trump does not need. We are nearly at the 100 day mark and sinking quickly.
I'm not an economist (obviously) so if I understand this right, we the people elected a person who is supposed to be incharge by an overwhelming majority. But it seems that our government is run by wall street and one person who can decide our interest rates. An oversimplification?
And another thing why do the democrats want to bring Garcia home when he is already there? and if one democrat can't convince the goverment of El Salvador to release him why would 4 more democtrats be an advantage.? If the democrats keep playing this dog and pony show I don't see the right losing in 2026.
It’s a constant internal battle with Trump - the good angel on one shoulder vs the crazy demon on the other, and markets react to both. He’s 78 and will not change, but we are in treacherous times with debt and international affairs. He’d be helped if he had a great communicator on his team - this what’s happening, this is why, this is what we are doing and this is what will happen if we do or don’t. One can dream, but this is turning 100 million Titanics at once. Don’t come across like an ass while doing it, and stay focused. Thank goodness for Bessent - the good angel. 😀
The American expectation of instant gratification of what we want to be makes it nearly impossible for real progress towards cutting spending, ending corruption, and improving the economy. Few are willing to suffer through a tough patch to get to the good stuff.
Yep, said some of the right things to calm markets for the moment. The bigger problem is we have imbecile in charge who has no plan, no strategy, no understanding of economics, who changes overarching policy positions from moment to moment as he makes decisions "on instinct" vs. data. He is just as likely to come out next week with an even dumber approach that doubles down on insanity to rattle markets even more which ultimately prevents businesses from making long term investments to drive the economy.
Not so sure that he has “No Plan”. His actions are different bc he’s not concerned about reelection like all of his predecessors. We are bankrupt and to admit that would ruin the global economy. Our debt to GDP ratio is unsustainable. Congress will not stop spending bc their reelection depends on it. The monster must be fed.
There is no coherent thought process that connects his actions to paying off our debt. In fact what he is doing is much more likely to worsen our deficit.
People keep bringing up our debt as some sort of defense of his actions as though he wasn't one of the biggest culprits in expanding our debt during his last administration and seemingly going to be a repeat offender this time around as well. It's like defending some jackass who runs on the field from the stands during a football game by saying " but our team is down 4 touchdowns". The actions are completely unrelated.
So you completely dismiss the work of DOGE. Talk about no coherent processes ? Billions of dollars wasted for many decades. We have a spending problem agree.
i was talking specifically about his actions regarding tariffs. I am good with some of the work that DOGE did, but by and large it's just window dressing that allows congressional republicans to have cover to continue to pass CRs and huge deficit budgets while pretending to care about fiscal responsibility.
Disentangling ourselves from the Chinese addiction must become a top strategic priority. It was foolish to think that opening trade and offshoring so much critical manufacturing to china, as currently ruled by the CCP would losen to grip of the CCP on power. What it has done is given the CCP the funds with which to build a large navy.
And the reason for placing tariffs on every other country in the world is exactly what?
I didn’t mention anything about any other country.
I’m just asking why you think he put tariffs on all countries and not just China.
Sure. Ok. If you have anything to say to contribute that is relevant to my comment original comment, please do so. Please don’t attempt to redirect the conversation.
Again, just asking if you think the across the board tariffs were a good idea or not. I understand that you support the China tariffs, as do I. So, very simply, do you support the across the board tariffs or not? Not that hard. Yes or no.
Mid terms are important, but quarterly management has gotten us here. Maybe, but unlikely, the voters are smarter than slow left lane drivers. And do not mis underestimate the left as it continues to coyote itself onto a cliff
I think the "go hard and fast" technique is just to overwhelm the Left so they don't know what to do or how to counter anything.
Apparently it has overwhelmed the stock market as well as the Left. Not so sure it’s worth the trade off.
A 1,000 point drop when the Dow is at 39,000 is not that big of a deal. Now, if the Dow had a 1,000 point drop back in 2005 when it was 10k, then that's pretty big.
5000 since he took office.
Who the heck is advising President Trump? Anyone? The fast and the furious and suddenly it's a reversal as though oops I didn't take that into consideration before adding this tariff or nominating this person. Is Biden disguised as Trump? The wishy-washy is killing me, the markets, and our credibility! And then there's the drama with Hegseth, Noemi and even Musk. Did Musk sign up for this knowing that he'd be taking it in the shorts? Probably not.
You have to chuckle though because the democrats loved Trump until he decided to run as a Republican President. The democrats and liberals loved Elon Musk up until 2024 when he decided to take up and support Trump. Now both men are loathed.
These liberal judges, AG's, Obama, Soros (both father and son) and the democratic shadow government need to be stopped. And Trump needs to get his head screwed on tight!!
Seems to me, Scott Bessent is the ace in the hole we never knew we needed.
All of this goes to prove that when you hand a monkey a gun, chaos will likely ensue.
Dollars to donuts Bessent will be gone inside the year. He is competent at his job, and that will eventually become a problem (for him).
I have to say what is discouraging me is all the judges putting stays or injunctions on so many of the decisions that the Trump Administration is attempting to accomplish! That's what
is discouraging me! How can we get them to stop?
Follow the law, from the outset.
Obama and Soros made good use of their 8 years(12 really) in power by placing all those progressive judges, AG’s and DA’s around the country to ensure this gridlock.
Simple. Ignore both the Constitution and the rule of law.
"Ignore both the Constitution and the rule of law"..... You mean like undemocratically kicking the democratically-elected candidate off the ballot and replacing him with someone who got 0% of the vote in the primaries?
Nothing in that violates the Constitution or the law.
The people chose Biden to be the Democratic nominee; the establishment wanted to get rid of him, so they did. So why even have elections then?
Perfectly within the rights of the candidate to drop out and within the rights of the party to nominate and select an alternate. Primaries are simply a selection process for a candidate, not a binding vote for an elected office. But surely you learned that in 8th grade civics, right? All I can figure is that you must really love Joe to be so upset that he got pushed out. But I understand, as the prospects for the future economy was much brighter when he was in there, as evidenced by the market collapse since Trump got in.
Joe didn't dop out. He was forced out. It was a palace coup, and everyone knows it. You can try and spin it all you want, but the will of the people was ignored. That's not how democracy is supposed to work.
As I've said before... the left loves democracy.... until they're on the losing side. Then it turns into "burn everything down"..
I know you are stating your desires. Otherwise, why post your comment? I would call you a smart @## but that might get blocked.
Oh, I am a smart ass, that’s for sure.
I agree we elected DJT but everything he does the courts stop and block so nothing gets done SOShit
I am getting discouraged by all of this. I am not a person that discourages easily. Trump is causing so much instability. I voted for him gladly and still despite it all think things are better than if Kalmala was President. Every single day Trump changes this, changes that and all of it is bringing turmoil. I see so little good happening right now. Let him concentrate on here in the USA a little. We have got to bring groceries down and the whole cost of living but not hardly anything to help us. Everyday we wake up and think what next will happen. This Pete Hegseth thing is getting worse by the day. I like him he is ok and not real confident in his ability but willing to give him a chance. His ego is so big he can't keep his mouth shut, I feel in the end he will go as he is a problem Trump does not need. We are nearly at the 100 day mark and sinking quickly.
I'm not an economist (obviously) so if I understand this right, we the people elected a person who is supposed to be incharge by an overwhelming majority. But it seems that our government is run by wall street and one person who can decide our interest rates. An oversimplification?
And another thing why do the democrats want to bring Garcia home when he is already there? and if one democrat can't convince the goverment of El Salvador to release him why would 4 more democtrats be an advantage.? If the democrats keep playing this dog and pony show I don't see the right losing in 2026.
And I’m sure all the buffoon senators are all flying first class on our dime in their criminal cause. Where Doge on this?
It’s a constant internal battle with Trump - the good angel on one shoulder vs the crazy demon on the other, and markets react to both. He’s 78 and will not change, but we are in treacherous times with debt and international affairs. He’d be helped if he had a great communicator on his team - this what’s happening, this is why, this is what we are doing and this is what will happen if we do or don’t. One can dream, but this is turning 100 million Titanics at once. Don’t come across like an ass while doing it, and stay focused. Thank goodness for Bessent - the good angel. 😀
The American expectation of instant gratification of what we want to be makes it nearly impossible for real progress towards cutting spending, ending corruption, and improving the economy. Few are willing to suffer through a tough patch to get to the good stuff.
Yes we don’t want to give up the drugs just yet, and will instead end up in economic ICU.
Yep, said some of the right things to calm markets for the moment. The bigger problem is we have imbecile in charge who has no plan, no strategy, no understanding of economics, who changes overarching policy positions from moment to moment as he makes decisions "on instinct" vs. data. He is just as likely to come out next week with an even dumber approach that doubles down on insanity to rattle markets even more which ultimately prevents businesses from making long term investments to drive the economy.
Not so sure that he has “No Plan”. His actions are different bc he’s not concerned about reelection like all of his predecessors. We are bankrupt and to admit that would ruin the global economy. Our debt to GDP ratio is unsustainable. Congress will not stop spending bc their reelection depends on it. The monster must be fed.
There is no coherent thought process that connects his actions to paying off our debt. In fact what he is doing is much more likely to worsen our deficit.
People keep bringing up our debt as some sort of defense of his actions as though he wasn't one of the biggest culprits in expanding our debt during his last administration and seemingly going to be a repeat offender this time around as well. It's like defending some jackass who runs on the field from the stands during a football game by saying " but our team is down 4 touchdowns". The actions are completely unrelated.
So you completely dismiss the work of DOGE. Talk about no coherent processes ? Billions of dollars wasted for many decades. We have a spending problem agree.
i was talking specifically about his actions regarding tariffs. I am good with some of the work that DOGE did, but by and large it's just window dressing that allows congressional republicans to have cover to continue to pass CRs and huge deficit budgets while pretending to care about fiscal responsibility.