Agreed. But keep in mind that there have been doomsayers....

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Agreed. But keep in mind that there have been doomsayers....

Author: Chris94 (36304 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 11:09 am on Apr 22, 2025

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....predicting catastrophe for 30+ years now.

We need to get it under control. The first step is to balance the budget.

There are no magic shortcuts. Cut spending, raise taxes.

Replies to: "Agreed. But keep in mind that there have been doomsayers...."

Nothing he has done to the economy so far is irreversible - Chris94 - 9:40am 4/22/25 (36) [View All]
- Still waiting to see which poster will be first one to regret voting for Trump. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:48am 4/22/25
  - When he proves to be right will you admit it. - WoodstockIrish - 10:21am 4/22/25
    - You can’t even recognize gross incompetence [NT] - Death - 1:56pm 4/22/25
    - Of course. Please prompt us when Trump proves "right" about anything. [NT] - conorlarkin - 10:55am 4/22/25
    - And the queen of drive by posts chimes in [NT] - Domer From Hell - 10:25am 4/22/25
  - No one will wish they had voted for Kamala. - iairishcheeks - 9:50am 4/22/25
    - Oh, yes they will. [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:51am 4/22/25
      - A few. Most are just true cultists that will never admit their mistake. [NT] - Frank L - 11:02am 4/22/25
      - Are you kidding? Remember her proposal to tax unrealized gains? She is the ultimate dip. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:22am 4/22/25
      - No they won’t. [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 10:21am 4/22/25
- The elephant in the room is the debt, it must be dealt with. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:47am 4/22/25
  - Zero to do with Trump's unforced destabilization of economy and financial markets. - conorlarkin - 11:06am 4/22/25
    - Most Americans don't care about the stock market. - iairishcheeks - 11:32am 4/22/25
      - The stock market has effects on consumer spending - Chris94 - 11:42am 4/22/25
        I bet yacht sales are way down. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:46am 4/22/25
        Dig, Dummy, dig! [NT] - ND521 - 2:33pm 4/22/25
        You don't think yacht sales are down? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:42pm 4/22/25
  - This is all going to make the debt worse. You know that, right? [NT] - Chris94 - 10:14am 4/22/25
    - Everything that has been done over the last 25 years has made the debt worse. - iairishcheeks - 10:35am 4/22/25
      - Agreed. But keep in mind that there have been doomsayers.... - Chris94 - 11:09am 4/22/25
        Those predictions are coming true, $1T every 100 days. - iairishcheeks - 11:26am 4/22/25
        That's nonsense. We created the problem, we can solve it. [NT] - Chris94 - 2:47pm 4/22/25
        Ha! [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:29pm 4/22/25
        
        That would be the cure. Reckless spending and reckless tax cuts are though a hallmark of Trumpism. [NT] - Frank L - 11:21am 4/22/25
  - Agreed. Even worse, Chris brought up a point yesterday about other countries. - jakers - 10:04am 4/22/25
  - I think this goes on a while - Powell is still inflation focused - LanceManion - 9:59am 4/22/25
    - Or when multiple trade deals are consummated [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 10:22am 4/22/25
      - Agree [NT] - LanceManion - 12:25pm 4/22/25
        The market will explode…no doubt we will recover by mid-year [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 2:00pm 4/22/25
      - Yes, India may be happening. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:25am 4/22/25