Six minutes that might change your view of how healthy the economy was.
Past tense.
The debt could have been managed. Gradually, logically.
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/politics/video/gps0406-tariffs-trump-economy-american-decline
Replies to: "It was the strongest economy in the world."
- At some point a market "correction" has to mean something... no? [NT]
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- Curly1918 - 10:41am 4/21/25
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- I thought Mondays were for immigration and Thursdays market panic? [NT]
- LanceManion - 12:31pm 4/21/25
- The market algorithms aren't programmed to fluctuate by the day of the week. [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:01pm 4/21/25
- Ha! That’s some funny shit [NT] - Domer From Hell - 12:33pm 4/21/25
- Trump attacked Powell again today, driving markets down - Chris94 - 10:46am 4/21/25
- It’s a golden age. [NT] - Frank L - 2:18pm 4/21/25
- Dow Jones down 6000 points since Trump inherited a vibrant economy. - conorlarkin - 11:31am 4/21/25
- ...driven by wartime deficits at 120% Debt/G.D.P. [NT]
- jakers - 12:00pm 4/21/25
- Sure. Cept that it was rising under those deficits until bumblefuck took over. [NT] - Frank L - 12:45pm 4/21/25
- Uh, no. Cause & effect do not match. - Chris94 - 12:27pm 4/21/25
- I'm disputing the false claim that it was a "vibrant economy." [NT]
- jakers - 12:59pm 4/21/25
- But it was, compared to any other - Chris94 - 1:09pm 4/21/25
- That is a separate argument. - jakers - 4:24pm 4/21/25
- It was the strongest economy in the world. [LINK]
- Chris94 - 4:47pm 4/21/25
- The shift had to be made from public funding to orivate. - jakers - 9:23pm 4/21/25
- It was the strongest economy in the world. [LINK]
- Chris94 - 4:47pm 4/21/25
- That is a separate argument. - jakers - 4:24pm 4/21/25
- But it was, compared to any other - Chris94 - 1:09pm 4/21/25
- I'm disputing the false claim that it was a "vibrant economy." [NT]
- jakers - 12:59pm 4/21/25
- Nonsense. Markets sinking 100% because of unforced errors by Trump. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 12:23pm 4/21/25
- You cannot continue to outspend G.D.P. [NT]
- jakers - 12:58pm 4/21/25
- No one disputes that. Cutting taxes is not helpful. - conorlarkin - 1:44pm 4/21/25
- Unless you cut Medicaid to fund it. What a despicable act by a despicable person. [NT] - Frank L - 2:17pm 4/21/25
- No one disputes that. Cutting taxes is not helpful. - conorlarkin - 1:44pm 4/21/25
- You cannot continue to outspend G.D.P. [NT]
- jakers - 12:58pm 4/21/25
- ...driven by wartime deficits at 120% Debt/G.D.P. [NT]
- jakers - 12:00pm 4/21/25
- Perhaps if we have another Great Depression our illegals will self-deport??? [NT] - Curly1918 - 11:17am 4/21/25
- I thought Mondays were for immigration and Thursdays market panic? [NT]
- LanceManion - 12:31pm 4/21/25