I seem to recall you predicting economic Armageddon when Trump was elected

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I seem to recall you predicting economic Armageddon when Trump was elected

Author: BaronVonZemo (62141 Posts - Joined: Nov 19, 2010)

Posted at 12:53 pm on Jun 1, 2018

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You seem to have believed that the WH controlled the economy back then.

What changed?

Replies to: "I seem to recall you predicting economic Armageddon when Trump was elected"

The jobs report showed 904,000 full-time jobs added last month, a record this century and top 3 or 5 - Cole - 12:23pm 6/1/18 (42) [View All]
- Which jobs report is that? The BLS number is 220k or something. - LehighND - 1:35pm 6/1/18
  - CNBC: "4) Full-time jobs rose an eye-popping 904,000 for the month, while part-time positions [LINK] - Cole - 1:38pm 6/1/18
    - Fair enough. Odd that they do not cite a source for that. [LINK] - LehighND - 1:56pm 6/1/18
      - I'm no expert (you just said "d'uh"), but I think the concept is that people are moving from - Cole - 2:01pm 6/1/18
        I understand. The actual number of part-time jobs lost is in that report. - LehighND - 2:06pm 6/1/18
        You should welcome this new detail, Lehigh. It's not just about quantity, it's also about quality [NT] - Eli - 2:24pm 6/1/18
        I absolutely welcome the new detail. - LehighND - 2:33pm 6/1/18
      - Here is the Establishment Survey [LINK] - LehighND - 2:00pm 6/1/18
        Wrong survey. Household survey: [NT] [LINK] - Cole - 2:04pm 6/1/18
        Yeah, I posted the Household Survey above. - LehighND - 2:20pm 6/1/18
    - “We remain in a virtuous circle” - CC72 - 1:54pm 6/1/18
      - Here is an amazing quote from the NYTimes: "“The real question in analyzing the May jobs numbers [LINK] - Cole - 1:58pm 6/1/18
        Here is another great quote: - LehighND - 2:02pm 6/1/18
- Winning > Whining. [NT] - ImWearingJeanShorts - 1:16pm 6/1/18
- Small Business owners credit Trump. That's what matters. That's where most jobs come from. [NT] - Aragoto - 12:48pm 6/1/18
- This is all good news. - Chris94 - 12:31pm 6/1/18
  - We don't think the White House controls the economy. It's White House that decontrols the economy - Eli - 1:55pm 6/1/18
    - Define irony: [NT] [LINK] - LanceHarbor - 2:04pm 6/1/18
      - irony on what? Without government regulation, Coal would beat any other sources of energy since it's - Eli - 2:13pm 6/1/18
        Holy crap. He's subsidizing. Taxpayer dollars to fund coal. [NT] - LehighND - 10:49am 6/2/18
        Holy hell. He understands the market demand coal. You don't. [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 11:56am 6/2/18
        I think we both understand it. The market won't support it without subsidies. - LehighND - 3:49pm 6/2/18
        All kinds of energy are subsidied. Renewable, oil/gas, nuclear, coal...This is a different subject. - Eli - 1:57am 6/3/18
        So the market cannot support coal, even with existing subsidies. - LehighND - 11:10am 6/3/18
        
        Talking out your ass. [NT] - Frank L - 5:19pm 6/1/18
        
        BS. The market has spoken on coal and it's dying. - LanceHarbor - 2:16pm 6/1/18
        How would you make steel then? [NT] - Cole - 2:52pm 6/1/18
        Import it from China. [NT] - LehighND - 10:43am 6/2/18
        Export coal to China then so they can make steel. [NT] - Eli - 12:13pm 6/2/18
        
        coal is dying? What world are you living in? You're so out of touch of real world. [NT] - Eli - 2:20pm 6/1/18
        Two words: natural gas. Took coal out in the USA. [NT] - Frank L - 2:44pm 6/1/18
        1. Coal usage worldwide has increased not decreased. 2 China like u.s.coal more than its own coal - Eli - 3:05pm 6/1/18
        In the US dummy. NG is much more profitable. Do you know anyone in the business? - Frank L - 5:18pm 6/1/18
        Worldwide coal is the king, growing faster than oil/NG/nuclear/renewables combined measured in BTU - Eli - 12:37am 6/2/18
        Really, then why is no one mining it here in that quantity. Psst.......it isn’t profitable. [NT] - Frank L - 4:34pm 6/2/18
        
        But not in terms of jobs. - LanceHarbor - 3:14pm 6/1/18
  - Good "rope a dope" [NT] - ColeyO - 1:02pm 6/1/18
    - I suppose only someone who thinks business cycles despite Pres policies could support Obama. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:39pm 6/1/18
  - I seem to recall you predicting economic Armageddon when Trump was elected - BaronVonZemo - 12:53pm 6/1/18
    - I thought the stock market would crash - Chris94 - 1:51pm 6/1/18
      - Pres policies can absolutley impact the economy when they affect 1/6 of the entire econ (HCR) or... - BaronVonZemo - 3:21pm 6/1/18
    - Only if you equate the stock market with the economy. - LanceHarbor - 1:00pm 6/1/18

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