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Saw this the other day. How does this guy have more than 10% support?
Trump clearly consumes a steady diet of far right bullshit and lies. He is not fit to be the leader of anything, much less the United States.
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Almost forgot his latest bleat: “I hate Taylor Swift.”
Are you guys seriously going to vote for a guy with the maturity of a 12 year old?
It’s been a while since I posted here, but I recall shortly after my last comment a few weeks ago, Trump was regaling some audience about a conversation he supposedly had with Putin about Ukraine. It was completely made up, of course, so you’d think it was at least an interesting and intelligent fiction. Nope. The exact quote was straight out of Wayne’s World:
“I said: ‘Don’t do it. [Don’t invade Ukraine] You can’t do it, Vladimir. You do it, it’s going to be a bad day. You cannot do it,’” Trump recalled during his chat with Musk on X. “I told him things that, what I’d do, and he said, ‘No way,’ and I said, ‘Way!’”
That is some big brain diplomacy. His supporters must be hanging on every word.
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I’ll bite.
He has support because as implausible and outlandish and offensive his statements are, he’s still more in line with American values when it comes to policy than the other choice.
Kamala would have the government up your ass if she could do it. Trump wants you to be largely left alone, unless you are an outlaw.
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I don’t care for Trump, believe me. If he were walking in my direction, I’d go the other way.
But compared to Kamala Harris? I’d vote for my labrador over Kamala Harris. Are there Democrats I’d vote for over Trump? Sure…find me a moderate Democrat, not one to the left of Bernie Sanders. But moderate Democrats are a vanishing breed. And KH’s deathbed conversion on which she’s flip-flopped on not one, not two, but 13 separate and specific issues? Well, as Bernie says (paraphrased) “She’s doing what she needs to do to get elected.” And as they both say, her values haven’t changed.
Kamala is a deer in the headlights. When people say she’s not bright, they’re talking about economics. She doesn’t understand Economics. She can’t do math, like, frankly, most Dems.
I’ll give her this…she and Biden quietly continued and doubled down on Trump policies. Remember the “Trump sales tax”, a/k/a tariffs? Literally within the week after she decried the “Trump sales tax”, she and Biden raised tariffs…and they never eliminated them.
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Biden has been even more hawkish on China than Trump, by far. That includes some targeted tariffs on certain things like EVs. Trump, on the other hand, is proposing an extremely inflationary agenda:
He wants to raise tariffs on all manner of goods, including items not produced here. That means consumers will be paying a heavy price if they want something from China.
He also wants to deport tens of millions of immigrants. Whatever you think about the border, deporting millions of low wage workers is going to put huge inflationary pressure on many industries and business throughout the country.
Like he did in his first term, he also will pressure the fed to lower rates significantly. That’s nice for some people, but if not done at the right time, it can promote inflation.
During his first term he also increased the money supply substantially, resulting in inflation that kicked in just as Biden was taking over. Biden didn’t do himself any favors and spent too much, as well. But if Trump acts like he did in his first term, and implements the policies he’s proposing in his second term, we will be in for another round of major inflation.
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Anyone who uses the covid crisis as evidence of what Trump will do loses the argument. It’s awful misdirection. Trump made mistakes as a president down the stretch, but your post makes little sense. He pressured the fed to lower rates to the tune of 7 rate raises prior to COVID. He spent ridiculously on COVID while the entire Capitol agreed. These are the half truths.
Trump’s biggest mistake as a leader, in my opinion, was buffooning his way to influencing the Georgia senate election in December 2020. Trump gave the senate to the incoming administration while throwing his tantrum. Jan 6 was a silly protest in comparison, because the senate numbers allowed passage of massive Biden spending on boondoggles.
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The money supply is now crashing as Powell took drastic action to reduce inflation. Inflation has come down, but we haven’t felt any of the impact of these actions yet. Naturally, that effect is lagged until after the election. I’m thinking it might be a good play to buy puts on the S&P 500, although I’m sure that idea has already been priced into the market.
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Biden has been even more hawkish on China than Trump, by far. That includes some targeted tariffs on certain things like EVs. Trump, on the other hand, is proposing an extremely inflationary agenda: He wants to raise tariffs on all manner of goods, including items not produced here. That means consumers will be paying a heavy price if they want something from China. He also wants to deport tens of millions of immigrants. Whatever you think about the border, deporting millions of low wage workers is going to put huge inflationary pressure on many industries and business throughout the country. Like he did in his first term, he also will pressure the fed to lower rates significantly. That’s nice for some people, but if not done at the right time, it can promote inflation. During his first term he also increased the money supply substantially, resulting in inflation that kicked in just as Biden was taking over. Biden didn’t do himself any favors and spent too much, as well. But if Trump acts like he did in his first term, and implements the policies he’s proposing in his second term, we will be in for another round of major inflation.
Three things I really, really liked about your post:
- You admitted that Biden implemented a more dramatic sales tax than Trump, a/k/a tariff. Incidentally…America is onshoring and nearshoring the manufacturing it exported overseas starting in the Clinton administration. More goods are being manufactured in Canada (and Vietnam and other non-Chinese Asian countries) and many more are being built here. You don’t want inflation? Buy American.
- Your implied, tacit acknowledgement that illegal immigrants cost American citizens jobs. Most lefties don’t admit that, but you acknowledged millions of low wage workers.
- You didn’t even mention COVID when you noted Trump’s money supply increase, nor did you mention that velocity reduced during COVID. And you also didn’t mention that Biden not only didn’t reduce money supply, he continued to increase it from the day he got into office until March 2022. And while we’re on the topic…money supply has been increasing since October 2023…just in time for the election.
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Like he did in his first term, he also will pressure the fed to lower rates significantly. That’s nice for some people, but if not done at the right time, it can promote inflation. Biden didn’t do himself any favors and spent too much, as well. But if Trump acts like he did in his first term, and implements the policies he’s proposing in his second term, we will be in for another round of major inflation.
I genuinely mean no disrespect, but this might be the most nonsensical thing I’ve ever read on the Internet. You have got to be kidding me. The Fed kept rates literally as low as they could go during Obama’s entire two terms at 0.25% (see link below). And then, the Fed literally raised interest rates almost every single quarter during Trump’s first term (same link, set initial date to 1/1/2008).
Federal Funds Effective Rate (FEDFUNDS) | FRED | St. Louis Fed
During his first term he also increased the money supply substantially, resulting in inflation that kicked in just as Biden was taking over.
M3 is the most common money supply reference. As you can see from this chart, Trump continued Obama’s steady increase of money supply. It didn’t really jump until COVID and Trump’s last year. Biden accelerated it.
M3 for the United States – 2025 Data 2026 Forecast 1960-2023 Historical
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