rgio wrote:

band name

 Proclivities wrote:
It is diabolically stupid... outpaced only by the Republicans who refuse to question anything.  They all deserve to get crushed in November.

 rgio wrote:

“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) September 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM

 Proclivities wrote:
It's not too difficult to understand why so many of his companies have gone bankrupt.

Trump says he will cease trading with top partners unless Fed lowers rates
"The Fed Board, with its great new leader, must get smart - BE PATRIOTS for a change.”

 islander wrote:

You may be right. And then again, stoneage did peak before already.

 Honnie wrote:

Just needs 2.75 Trillion more in government contracts!

Musk Says SpaceX Will Hit $3.5 Trillion Revenue by 2033, Seven Years Ahead of Morgan Stanley

US debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden

 Proclivities wrote:

Great. Thanks, Donnie!

 Proclivities wrote:

Thanks.

 Red_Dragon wrote:
Hmm, it wasn't at first, but it is now; it's from that left-wing rag Fortune.  Try this.

 Proclivities wrote:

Nice! Only took him just over a year.

 Proclivities wrote:

paywalled

The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it

 Proclivities wrote:
But those jobs don't benefit the ultra-rich, so what's the problem?

 islander wrote:
If the title of this thread holds for the mid-terms, pretty soon some of the republicans are going to have to start calling things out and accepting that Trump is responsible for serial bad news.  In the past week....

• Unemployment rose to 4.4%, 
• Prior months’ job gains revised downward, (as you noted)
• Manufacturing, transportation, and information sectors all reported cutting jobs... simultaneously.
• Labor force participation fell, 
• Oil prices surged above $90, 
• Stock markets dropped sharply 
• Iran war is increases all economic uncertainty.
• higher bond yields and delayed Fed rate cuts

That's THIS WEEK.

Trumps complete lack of a plan, and need to be the center of attention while proving he's in charge, is quickly driving us toward a financial cliff.  All of those "he's a successful business man" supporters need to look up how most of his deals end.... in bankruptcy.

 Proclivities wrote:

And these are the 'cooked' numbers.

The US economy lost 92,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%

 black321 wrote:
He told everyone at Davos we're going to pay it back with growth....and the DOGE already delivered massive debt benefits.