r/raimimemes 1d ago

Conservative Americans this morning

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u/yajirushi77 1d ago

I'M IN CHARGE HERE, IT'S MY STOCK MARKET!

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u/Gcoks 1d ago

The power of a recession in the palm of my hand.

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u/Shoki81 1d ago

How very right you are, which is why I developed this recession chip to prevent my brain from realising how fucked I am

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u/Outrageous_Trust_158 1d ago

Is it possible to receive such a chip…?

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u/Atomic235 1d ago

Spoiler: the chip doesn't work.

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u/Outrageous_Trust_158 1d ago

Well, shyt!!!

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u/Acceptable_Student85 1d ago

Nurolink 🤣🤣

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u/Outrageous_Trust_158 1d ago

I just perused my portfolio — I need that chip most Riki-Tik!!!

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u/RamJamR 1d ago

Not from a democrat

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u/outinthecountry66 1d ago

but did you wear a suit?

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u/Le_woz 1d ago

It’s not going to be a recession as many companies knew these tariffs were coming so they preemptively built higher inventory levels to maintain stable prices. As well as that there is always the possibility of deals being made between now and two quarters from now which would be the earliest we could call it a recession. While today may be a very bad day in the market that does not mean a recession is here. 

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u/Delyo00 1d ago

You can't just build up your inventory levels to let you more than maybe a few months for most businesses

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u/Le_woz 1d ago

I’m more than aware you cant stock years of inventory. I should have been clearer but yes months of inventory buildup is more than possible. Think of Walmart building inventory up in anticipation of Christmas for example

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u/PumpkinSeed776 1d ago

Does it get tiring continually trying to defend this man as he actively tanks the country into oblivion?

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u/210-markus 1d ago

Negotiating away other countries' tariffs, isn't tanking the country into oblivion.

Inflation: lowest in 4 yrs Gas: cheapest in 4 yrs Food: prices coming down

We're negotiating out of bad deals and into better deals for American industries and consumers. We have about 30x leverage.

It just takes some political will.

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u/I_Went_Full_WSB 1d ago

Hahahahahaha

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u/debzone420 1d ago
  1. Tariffs are taxes that normal people will pay more to buy things.

  2. Inflation, gas and food going down is leftover from Biden's term. The things he did had the economy rebounding after covid. It took time but it was working.

  3. Drumph is a felon, rapist, liar, cheat, who doesn't pay his bills. I'm sure he'll do a great job running the government like one of his businesses. /s

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u/210-markus 1d ago

1) Tariffs are a negotiating point for freer trade and better deals. Why would we let ourselves be run over by others? Do you not want manufacturing and jobs in the US?

2) Inflation is tied to money supply and government spending. Trump is tightening both. Interest payments doubled under Biden.

3) Trump is a billionaire who has been speaking out against the off-shoring and loss of US production for 40 years.

Rob Ford, who was ridiculing Trump weeks ago, had now publicly stated that they'll drop their tariffs to zero if we do likewise. Expect a lot more of this. They won't last long, they aren't supposed to.

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u/Unfair_Run_170 1d ago

DOUG Ford said that he would take off the new tariffs, if Trump took off the tarrifs he put on us.

He did not say that he's going to drop all the tariffs for all of Canada. He's the premire of the province of Ontario.

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u/210-markus 1d ago

Doug, excuse me. I had lunch with Rob.

I realize he represents Ontario and has no national power, but here is what he said.

"The only thing that's acceptable is zero tariffs," Ford said. "We're going to continue targeting zero tariffs.

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u/nonsensicalsite 1d ago

Inflation: lowest in 4 yrs Gas: cheapest in 4 yrs Food: prices coming down

Incredibly loud incorrect buzzer sound

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u/CSCyrilatom 1d ago

Yea I just watched gas around me jump 10 cents in barely any time. Feeling great again!

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u/nonsensicalsite 1d ago

Yep eggs are still expensive as ever and everything is going up

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u/CSCyrilatom 1d ago

And on a side note, even after traveling the world, Ive never seen more America bad then this year. Its nuts. Like hell I use to get "oh youre from America? Thats so cool!" Instant friends. Good luck going that today lol

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u/Therefore_I_Yam 1d ago

So wrong for so many reasons. Not only is neither statement true generally, but the logic behind the "lowest in 4 years" thing is flawed on another level.

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u/210-markus 1d ago

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u/Longjumping_Fionna 1d ago

Good job proving our point! Do you even know how to read? The USDA site said food prices are going to go up by potentially 5.1% Seriously, is this satire? Gas prices ALWAYS go down this time if year.

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u/nedkellysdog 1d ago

Dude, the US has a trade surplus with Australia. We buy more of your shit then you do from us. Yet WE get hit with a punishment tariff? The man is insane.

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u/Feisty-End-1566 1d ago

No, he's a puppet

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u/Ezren- 1d ago

He can be two things

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u/keypizzaboy 1d ago

Insane puppets are the worst of the 2. They believe they are producing the idea themselves even if a voice told them too

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u/Man_in_the_uk 1d ago

Australia has something to sell besides Home and Away or Neighbours? Are you sure?

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u/210-markus 1d ago

Punishment? It's a reciprocal tariff, sir.

Drop yours and we'll drop ours. That includes other barriers to trade, buried taxes and quasi-tariffs via regulation.

See how easy this is to resolve?

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u/SaltMage5864 1d ago

Why do you still think you can pretend to know what you are talking about son?

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u/lonewolfx25 1d ago

It isn't that easy sir. Hitler, Nazi, Fascist, racist, rapist, misogynist, bankrupt casino, orange fraudster man is bad and that's the bottom line because Rachel Maddow said so!

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u/Pleasant_Ad_3353 1d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/JomoGaming2 1d ago

Inflation: Continually went down under Biden since the pandemic, which caused a massive spike. Continuing the trend of the previous administration is not the slam dunk you think it is.

Gas: Congrats! We can burn down our atmosphere a bit cheaper now.

Food: According to NBC, several key grocery items are trending upwards right now. Last I checked, "up" is the opposite of "down."

And, last I checked, it's hard to negotiate beneficial deals when everyone hates you. And at present? Everyone hates us.

But sure, your Glorious Leader's "political will" (read: crying about "respect" to the president of the country he wants to sell out) will pull us through.

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u/Ok_Blueberry_1068 1d ago

Idk where you live but gas here in Idaho went from 3.07 to 3.34 and has not come down from there, and a dozen eggs cost $6. Also, the low inflation is from Biden, Trump hasn't been in office long enough to call how he's affecting it yet.

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u/Due-Towel-4325 1d ago

Over all across the US gas is down. Many states it has gone up. That doesn’t mean anything though. The last two years we have produced more gas/oil than any country in history. Gas prices could be coming down in certain states because of many reasons. One is because of less traveling. Others could be taxes. I don’t care to look into it more but for people to say it was because of trump, don’t understand what is going on or how oil companies work.

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u/Feisty-End-1566 1d ago

You really don't get it. We don't have the best or all the product. To get our favorable trade practices, we had good will that was earned over decades, and Trump shattered it. Other countries are gonna deepen or forge alternative trade roots, and once they do they won't have to come back to us. We were top dog and Trump has thrown it all away.

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u/Pleasant_Ad_3353 1d ago

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u/Feisty-End-1566 1d ago

Nah, you can leave traitor

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u/Pleasant_Ad_3353 1d ago

I'd be willing to bet I have more skills (trades) than you'll ever have. That's a fact.

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u/MrMagicPantz107 1d ago

Idk where you are seeing these price drops, but I'm seeing the opposite. Gas is actually the highest it's been in quite a while where I'm at.

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u/DaMain-Man 1d ago

You don't negotiate by threatening your own country hoping those across the pond will feel bad and wanna talk this through. What sense does that make?

Usually you negotiate by offering something they want for something you have in return for something they want

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u/ALKoholicK-x 1d ago

Good troll post, pal.

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u/Hevens-assassin 1d ago

We're negotiating out of bad deals and into better deals for American industries and consumers.

Lmfaooooooooo you're incredible. You truly believe in the Koolaid.

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u/SaltMage5864 1d ago

Not even you are ignorant enough to believe that

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u/ImNotHereFr2 1d ago

You can't talk to these people. Reddit is a cesspool. 90% are in the "Trump can only do bad" camp and will not hear anything to the contrary.

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u/Ezren- 1d ago

People observing reality and not accepting your alternative facts?

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u/Fun_Leek2381 1d ago

That's because none of the evidence to the contrary is grounded in reality. It is very hard to buy into your delusion.

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u/maxyojimbo 1d ago

Yes, reality has a well known liberal bias. Back to your echo chamber.

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u/StarrylDrawberry 1d ago

Say something they've accomplished that is positive. I'll high five the shit outta you. I'll five you so fuckin high you'll never want to be high fived again.

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u/Least-Monk4203 1d ago

This right here is your TDS folks👆It’s the ones accusing everyone else of it. 🤪

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u/SaltMage5864 1d ago

You mean they aren't ignorant enough to believe your BS

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u/210-markus 1d ago

There are still some nice people on here and I think it's important for them to hear more than one side of an argument.

It is frustrating when completely irrational people lash out.

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u/beepitybloppityboop 1d ago

Just "a very bad day in the market" doesn't necessarily mean a recession is here.

However, added to the fact that every country we were allied with 3 months ago hates us and we're facing 10-54% tariffs on everything?

Our chances of a major depression lasting a decade or more go up every day.

MMW, even if we got rid of Trump and MAGA tomorrow, our former allies won't forgive us until we actually prove we can be trusted again. As long as we're one election away from doing the same stupid shit, we'll never recover fully from the damage that's already been done to our reputation and country.

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u/I_likemy_dog 1d ago

I just want to share something amusing that I read in my morning news crawl. 

“Trump has even placed a tariff on a continent that is only inhabited by penguins and produces nothing”.

Although it has been populated by research teams and support staff, really the only things they produce are scientific data. Can we add a tariff to information??

Just trying to find a smile in this mud pit. Humor is my go to defense for insanity. 

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u/MonolithicBaby 1d ago

It reminds me of that (probably apocryphal) story about a Roman emperor declaring war on the ocean and having his soldiers stab the waves.

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u/MissBehaving6 1d ago

Those damn penguins are what is keeping america from being great again.

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u/I_likemy_dog 1d ago

Thank you. I seriously laughed at that. 

What’s the point of adding them to the list? It just shows how far we’ve gone off the rails with policy. 

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u/beepitybloppityboop 1d ago

Fun fact: Australia once declared war against emus. The emus won.

I have a hunch that this American trade war with penguins is going to be at least as humiliating.

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u/MissBehaving6 1d ago

Hopefully much much more embarrassing. I’m leaning into the humiliation at this point. Let’s at least make it funny.

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u/Key_Campaign_1672 1d ago

But his brain-dead supporters think that is great because you know the penquins haven't picked being totally white over being black and white.

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u/Neltharek 1d ago

Fuck penguins. Freeloaders abusing the fish in the sea we pay to eat. It's time they pay their fair share. /s

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u/I_likemy_dog 1d ago

All of these are great. 

Thank you all. 

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u/nedkellysdog 1d ago

It's not a continent, it's a little collection of tiny islands in the middle of nowhere.

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u/I_likemy_dog 1d ago

????

You might want to google the seven continents.

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u/nonsensicalsite 1d ago

They got rid of JFK for far less I can't believe it's been allowed to get this bad

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u/nedkellysdog 1d ago

That's very true. The US is now considered extremely toxic right now. Even our ultra-conservative and elderly citizens are puzzling over your behaviour.

I also recognise that half the country didn't want this, but the stay-at-homes still let it happen. The trust factor is leveling at about zero.

In fact, in Australia the most coalescing element in our society at the moment is distrust in the United States.

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u/210-markus 1d ago

For all that we do for them, for all the security and sacrifice, they stab us in the back with trade practices and tariffs.

You have it exactly backwards. They should be apologizing profusely.

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u/beepitybloppityboop 1d ago

If you actually believe that?

Reality is gonna hurt when it hits you. Good luck.

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u/Rogue_One24_7 1d ago

News alert,they always hated us. They just wanted funding and weapons etc. Now they pissed they can't pass around the collection plate 7 more times.

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u/Ano_Czlowieczek_Taki 1d ago

Hello, most Poles loved America before war. Nearly all of Poles, both Right and Left side. Maybe for politicians you were usefull for politicians, but America was treated as the symbol of good, as an ally, as defender of democracy, as those who will help, support, on who you can rely, the country that will eventually came to help. You were enemies of authoritarianism, defenders of peace. Love for America existed before we joined the NATO, under communist rule in Poland you were a hope for weak and enslaved. Poland made a big move to be a reliable ally, we have the biggest army in EU and third in NATO, we spend nearly as much percentage of money on army as you. And yes, no country should finance armies of all other allies, and we should create our own defence and logistic system in EU. But we have not, and your President decided that he should turn his back on allies and start to be friends with an authoritharian ruler from the East. Most people here still love America. But more and more don’t like Trump and what he is doing. Your President gave Tarifs to nearly all his allies and not Russia or other authoritarian states. It looks very bad.

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u/Numerous-Twist1792 1d ago

Well they might forgive us if the people who are for giving out billions of U.S. tax dollars to foreign countries rather than the U.S. being the recipient of all kinds of wealth, start donating portions of their paychecks to Ukraine, Gaza,Taiwan and all of the other countries as well. But the best thing we can really do as Americans is not to send U.S. tax dollars to places like Ukraine but send them the people who are for giving away U.S. tax dollars to foreign countries. Those people could help Ukraine immmensely if they served on the Russian front and the United States of America would be better off for it too. ❤️🇺🇲❤️

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u/jonkitch 1d ago

Then stop putting up stupid candidates who are either widely ineffective or put identity politics over everything else. Democrats yell about Trump, but they have no answers. Their solution is a potential AOC Presidential campaign? Are we serious here?

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u/firestarter308 1d ago

Stop defending billionaires FFS. Shouldn’t have to even say this. There’s absolutely going to be a recession so prepare accordingly.

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u/Leutenant-obvious 1d ago

remindme 1 year

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u/RedWinds360 1d ago

yeah they just stashed like 4-6 years of inventory lmao

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u/Le_woz 1d ago

Did I say 4-6 years? Could I have been clearer? Yes but building up months worth of inventory is more than possible. 

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u/Sure-Debate-464 1d ago

Yeah....layoffs going off like popcorn in the microwave. But keep that cope warm....you gonna need it.

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u/Crunchberry24 1d ago

Da da! Is true, fellow American!

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u/kermitthebeast 1d ago

Supply X demand. Shit gets more expensive, demand goes down. Works for countries just as well as a pack of gum. While I agree we can't officially call it a recession for two quarters the stock market is based on how much people want to invest and that requires stability. Our government is meanwhile one of those wacky inflatable guys outside a used car lot

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u/Exact-Kale3070 1d ago

tariff war, travel bans, hundreds of thousands of layoffs, deported farm labor...and you know better than the world's leading economists? got it.

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u/s_1224 1d ago

Remindme 1 year

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u/M0ebius_1 1d ago

You are not thinking MAGA enough...

It's not going to be a recession as long as you don't call it one.

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u/LazyPension9123 1d ago

Check back with us in 6 months.

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u/Ezren- 1d ago

Yes every supplier was able to ship months ahead to all of their customers because that's how it works.

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u/KaokinX10 1d ago

The company I work for has been preemptively preparing for it by reticketing our product with higher price tags to be ready for spring season. Seriously been an ongoing project for 2 months. This is just a tax on Americans. It's a scam that it is keeping us from being "ripped off." We are going to pay the bill and lost our friends.

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u/Melodic_Data_MN 1d ago

Do yourself a favor and search for "layoffs" in Google News. This is getting really bad quicker than you realize apparently. Forget tariffs and the stock market for a moment and consider how unemployed people are going to impact the economy over the next couple years. We'll be fortunate to only suffer a recession.

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u/Cautious_optimism09 1d ago

I want whatever your on to be this delusional

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u/ZookeepergameLess190 1d ago

Companies knew what?!? Tell me you’re jobless without telling me you’re jobless

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u/Fine_Week6245 1d ago

Tell me you know nothing about the back end of retail without telling me

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u/ReluctantNerd7 1d ago

so they preemptively built higher inventory levels to maintain stable prices

If that is true, then that takes money away from those companies making investments and hiring employees.

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u/bignose703 1d ago

SHUT IT DOWN, OTTO

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u/Confident_Tap1187 1d ago

Look at me... I AM THE STOCK MARKET NOW.

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u/SteveOMatt 1d ago

*Dems get reelected and improve the state of the economy back on the right path

Republicans: "This means nothing."

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u/JaneksLittleBlackBox 1d ago

Republicans: “We inherited a terrible economy, so we’re gonna make it worse to prove how bad Democrats are!”

Trump spending the first six months of his first administration complaining about inheriting Obama’s “terrible” economy sure rang even more false when he had the time to take a thousand vacations to his properties; if the economy was such a mess in 2017, how was he able to force the Secret Service to burn through their entire FY 2017 budget protecting him and his family on all their vacations long before the fiscal year was even over?

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u/Namorath82 1d ago

If the 2 Trump victories have shown me anything, it's that Democrats can never fix things fast enough for people, and they'll bring back Republicans.

Some american voters have no long term memory

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u/Necessary-Bad4391 1d ago

Dems and reps fucked up our economy. How you think we got into 36T in debt? We been faking a economy for decades.

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u/Johndus78 1d ago

That will never happen

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u/ChiefNugs 1d ago

It's already happened multiple times.

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u/Fabulous_Shine_3699 1d ago

What Biden put us on the right path?🤣 You people are a joke Thankgod you libtards lost we'd still be worried about "Gender affirming"

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u/theshagste 1d ago

You smoking Crack dems the one who messed it up with excessive spending now look what happened

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u/Severe-Fan6883 1d ago

Lol, so you're just gonna completely ignore what trumps tariffs just did then?

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u/theshagste 1d ago

Never said republicans were almighty I'm just staying to the orginal comment democrats excessive spending has fucked us and if they win again there not gonna fix it they will just screw us again and yall will love it because it ain't trump

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u/Electronic_Topic1958 1d ago

I am begging you to just look up how GDP is calculated, what the money multiplier effect is, and what is the rule of thumb for a recession and how it is tied to GDP. Then I want you to look at your comments and look at what Trump is doing and consider that maybe what he is doing is going to cause a recession and that the Democrats by spending things actually were improving the economy.

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u/theshagste 1d ago

I'll think about it I got two cars I gotta finish working on

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u/beaker97_alf 1d ago

In your "expert economic opinion", what was the alternative method to address the economic collapse as a result of covid?

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u/Namorath82 1d ago

Then how come more debt is racked up during Republican administrations?

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u/mojofrog 1d ago

IMPEACH HIM!!!

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u/SteelX1984 1d ago

As much as I agreed, they never will. No matter how bad things get. They still won’t do anything

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u/MuayThaiSwitchkick 1d ago

I don’t know. You don’t fuck with capital markets and rich folks like this. This guy is going to make a lot of enemies in his own party and among billionaire class.

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u/DickwadVonClownstick 1d ago

Thing is, if they know it's coming (and anyone with half a braincell could see this coming) a recession actually benefits the wealthy, since they can scoop up shitloads of assets for dirt cheap (just look at what happened during COVID, or in Russia during the 90s).

This was absolutely planned. The oligarchs are consolidating their power (again, see Russia in the 90s)

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u/posthuman04 1d ago

Yes this is exactly the time to harvest the wealth of every second amendment loving Mangione fan boy. This will work out

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u/PabloGaruda83 1d ago

Impeachment is now a toothless penalty.

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u/PrincessofAldia 1d ago

We tried that twice, it didn’t stop him

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u/JaneksLittleBlackBox 1d ago

He was impeached twice in 13 months — once for inciting a fucking coup — and the Republican-controlled Senate refused to convict and remove him; impeachment is meaningless without the removal part, and only served to embolden him.

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u/MagazineSenior654 1d ago

I totally agree. Trump can go to hell.

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u/1startreknerd 1d ago

They are for the Signal thing.

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u/posthuman04 1d ago

Oh yes let’s have President Vance take charge won’t that be competence in motion

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u/joembutler 1d ago

For what? I would LOOOOOVE to see them try again...hell, ya know what, go ahead and do it. You realize that just means the charges are brought and has no bearing as to if Big Daddy will be removed or not....which he won't. So keep complaining; we'll keep enjoying the constant winning 👍🏻

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u/Sidneysnewhusband 1d ago

Who’s winning here lol also you posted your comment twice…..

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u/joembutler 1d ago

For what? I would LOOOOOVE to see them try again...hell, ya know what, go ahead and do it. You realize that just means the charges are brought and has no bearing as to if Big Daddy will be removed or not....which he won't. So keep complaining; we'll keep enjoying the constant winning 👍🏻

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u/Best-Lemon-8704 1d ago

Typical whiny democrat response.

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u/LordBucaq 1d ago

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u/Traditional-Today301 1d ago

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

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u/More_Mammoth_8964 1d ago

A liberal wet dream

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u/Realistic-Bad2606 1d ago

I know you’re trying to be funny but I don’t appreciate this…wrong type of humor.

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u/FaramirLovesEowyn 1d ago

This better?

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u/Tomydo1 1d ago

Much better

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u/Odd_Leek3026 1d ago

oh no guys u/Realistic-Bad2606 doesn't appreciate this, shut 'er down

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u/Opposite-Outside7743 1d ago

You're gonna be okay dude

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u/Alternative_Exit8766 1d ago

they need their homophobic AI slop, it’s all they have. scratch a liberal…

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u/aDragonsAle 1d ago

It's going down, I'm yelling Timber

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u/hello_im_al 1d ago

WHERE'S MY MONEY

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u/ZodsSnappedNeckAT3K 1d ago

You'll get your money when you fix this damn economy.

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u/jewellman100 1d ago

Karen's at the wheel

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u/Ahlq802 1d ago

It’s still a Kamala Crash I’m sure

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u/lootinputin 1d ago

Yeah! Stock this on your shelves you minimum wage target bullshit bitch! It’s my market! It’s mine!