48 weeks later. a few market facts about Trump's presidency.

[Luckyone]

Thats all the 97% do is criticize

And its often for trivial things like his hair or a pot belly

Or they call him a dictator which he isnt

As for who to believe, him or the media, trump is right mote often than they are

You are NOT answering the question.
as far as your answer.........

97% is a large number and if they are criticizing, it usually means they have a GOOD reason to criticize. You do not see them criticizing anyone else that much, do you? Why is it Trump they criticize?

as far as high hair and pot belly being what they criticize, that is totally ridiculous. They are NOT criticizing those, they are using those to make their point in a funny way. There are many other well-known people with funny hair and pot bellies, and you do not see them being criticized by these same people you are accusing of doing that to Trump.

You say that Trump is not a dictator? Why then is he using dictator-like actions?

These actions (see below) that Trump HAS DONE does suggest that he is acting like a dictator. As such, you cannot accuse people of thinking that!!!

• Challenging election integrity: Repeatedly claiming, without evidence, that elections (including the 2020 election) were fraudulent or rigged, an act some compare to tactics used by leaders in illiberal democracies to undermine trust in the democratic process.
• Attempting to overturn election results: Efforts to pressure state officials and the Department of Justice to change vote counts after the 2020 election, culminating in the events of the January 6th Capitol attack, which critics describe as an attempted coup.
• Using government power against political opponents: Threatening to use the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute political rivals, critics, and former officials, which is seen as using the government to punish dissent.
• Attacking the free press: Suing news organizations over critical coverage, attempting to revoke broadcast licenses of networks he disliked, banishing specific reporters, and routinely calling the media the "enemy of the people".
• Undermining independent institutions: Firing or sidelining independent government officials, such as inspectors general and the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for releasing unfavorable data, and attempting to exert partisan control over independent bodies like the Federal Reserve.
• Militarization and use of force: Deploying the National Guard and federal agents to U.S. cities to handle protests and immigration enforcement, sometimes against the wishes of local officials and in ways that have been ruled unconstitutional by some federal judges (e.g., violating the Posse Comitatus Act).
• Disregarding the separation of powers: Issuing executive orders and unilaterally implementing policies (e.g., specific tariffs, building a border wall with congressionally appropriated funds meant for other purposes) that bypass or defy congressional authority.
• Dehumanizing rhetoric: Using language to describe opponents and immigrants (e.g., "vermin," "poisoning the blood of our country," "animals") that historians and experts link to the rhetoric of authoritarian and fascist leaders in the 1920s and 1930s.
• Pardoning loyalists: Vowing to pardon, and in some cases pardoning, supporters convicted of crimes related to the January 6th attack, which critics see as an attempt to reward political loyalty over the rule of law.

As far as his being right MORE of the time, I disagree totally but even so, you own words about "his being right more often" shows that you (yourself) has left the door open for him being wrong on occasions. As such, why don't you do the research to MAKE SURE where he is right and where he is wrong??

doesn't that make sense?

What I see in ALL of your responses is that you are simple a believer in Trump, no matter what! You believe him and disbelieve everyone else that is against him. That is a total cult mentality!

 

[Luckyone]

The last time I looked this was America and in America not many were born with a silver spoon in their mouth. You get out of life what you put into life. If you are lazy, uneducated, and don't want anything but misery in their life it's easy. Making yourself dependent is easy. Stats are worthless and are used by ones looking for the easy way out. Stop crying poor mouth, wipe away those tears, get off your butt, and better yourself. Trump supporters are not blind. They have just figured out about life sooner than you.

First of all, and for all history, there have always been people that were born with a silver spoon in their mouths, that are lazy, uneducated and don't want misery in their life and take advantage of what is given to them without earning it. That is what life and humanity is all about. Nonetheless, those are the minority (not the majority) and as such, you cannot take something away from those that truly need it and earned it because of the few that have not. Simply stated, all of life has negatives and positives and what you need to do is key on the positives and either ignore or simply try to REDUCE the negatives.

What I am crying about is how Trump supporters are so willing to use a hacksaw approach and destroy everything in order to get what they personally want. They want to live in a fantasy world and not the real world (which has always existed and been the same and will continue to be the same until humans all die.

They criticize what is a negative to them but purposely ignore the negatives that they are causing. It is hypocrisy to the nth degree, together with fantasy.

We need to make things better but not by destroying what is good in them. In other words, use a scalpel and not a hacksaw (as Trump is doing).

One simple question for you "are you perfect? are you always thinking of others first and you second? do you give and never take?"

 

[DennisPTate]

All I know Is my gold and silver stocks are up 500%

Considering that silver is needed in laser technology it was obvious that sooner or later demand would cause silver to surge in value.

 

[sparky]

Corporate bankruptcies hit record levels this year due to the tariffs.

~S~

 

[Manonthestreet]

Considering that silver is needed in laser technology it was obvious that sooner or later demand would cause silver to surge in value.

bought it 20 yrs ago

 

[sparky]

What I am crying about is how Trump supporters are so willing to use a hacksaw approach and destroy everything in order to get what they personally want. They want to live in a fantasy world and not the real world (which has always existed and been the same and will continue to be the same until humans all die.

Wrong Lucky

Trump supporters want our country, America , to get better, even at our personal expense to do so........but that 'real world' means confronting failed policies the D's have their knickers in a knot over

~S~

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

My silver stash has quadrupled since '21.

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I only keep physical metal, which has grown over $60K in three months. Not bad for sitting around on my rear end.

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[Manonthestreet]

You're right, that's all you know.

What a lame burn....LLMMAAOOO

 

[Mac-7]

You are NOT answering the question.
as far as your answer.........

97% is a large number and if they are criticizing, it usually means they have a GOOD reason to criticize. You do not see them criticizing anyone else that much, do you? Why is it Trump they criticize?

as far as high hair and pot belly being what they criticize, that is totally ridiculous. They are NOT criticizing those, they are using those to make their point in a funny way. There are many other well-known people with funny hair and pot bellies, and you do not see them being criticized by these same people you are accusing of doing that to Trump.

You say that Trump is not a dictator? Why then is he using dictator-like actions?

These actions (see below) that Trump HAS DONE does suggest that he is acting like a dictator. As such, you cannot accuse people of thinking that!!!

• Challenging election integrity: Repeatedly claiming, without evidence, that elections (including the 2020 election) were fraudulent or rigged, an act some compare to tactics used by leaders in illiberal democracies to undermine trust in the democratic process.
• Attempting to overturn election results: Efforts to pressure state officials and the Department of Justice to change vote counts after the 2020 election, culminating in the events of the January 6th Capitol attack, which critics describe as an attempted coup.
• Using government power against political opponents: Threatening to use the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute political rivals, critics, and former officials, which is seen as using the government to punish dissent.
• Attacking the free press: Suing news organizations over critical coverage, attempting to revoke broadcast licenses of networks he disliked, banishing specific reporters, and routinely calling the media the "enemy of the people".
• Undermining independent institutions: Firing or sidelining independent government officials, such as inspectors general and the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for releasing unfavorable data, and attempting to exert partisan control over independent bodies like the Federal Reserve.
• Militarization and use of force: Deploying the National Guard and federal agents to U.S. cities to handle protests and immigration enforcement, sometimes against the wishes of local officials and in ways that have been ruled unconstitutional by some federal judges (e.g., violating the Posse Comitatus Act).
• Disregarding the separation of powers: Issuing executive orders and unilaterally implementing policies (e.g., specific tariffs, building a border wall with congressionally appropriated funds meant for other purposes) that bypass or defy congressional authority.
• Dehumanizing rhetoric: Using language to describe opponents and immigrants (e.g., "vermin," "poisoning the blood of our country," "animals") that historians and experts link to the rhetoric of authoritarian and fascist leaders in the 1920s and 1930s.
• Pardoning loyalists: Vowing to pardon, and in some cases pardoning, supporters convicted of crimes related to the January 6th attack, which critics see as an attempt to reward political loyalty over the rule of law.

As far as his being right MORE of the time, I disagree totally but even so, you own words about "his being right more often" shows that you (yourself) has left the door open for him being wrong on occasions. As such, why don't you do the research to MAKE SURE where he is right and where he is wrong??

doesn't that make sense?

What I see in ALL of your responses is that you are simple a believer in Trump, no matter what! You believe him and disbelieve everyone else that is against him. That is a total cult mentality!

doesn't that make sense?

No it doesent

The 2020 election was as crooked as it took to deny trump a 2nd term

And we are slowly uncovering the truth

But libs outsmarted themselves because trump’s current 2nd term is far more impactful than it would have been in 2020

Has trump “attacked” journalists?

You betcha and they deserve the criticism

 

[Papageorgio]

The bulls have won the show as the economic reports have shown continued and positive economic growth. For the past 48 months (Trump’s presidency), the DOW has rallied 8.8%, the SPX has rallied 12%, the NASDAQ has rallied 15.1% and the RUT has rallied 9%. (DOW was at 44424 on Jan 20th and closed on Friday at 48732, SPX was at 6101 and now at 6929, NASDAQ was at 21774 and now at 25644 and the RUT was at 2307 and now at 2534).

On the negative side, Gold has rallied 39% (from $2792 to $4563) and the Dollar has dropped 8.8% in value (from $107 to $98), meaning that inflation remains a huge threat and the Dollar has lost its strength. In fact and comparing the Dollar with the other 2 major currencies in the world (Japanese YEN and the European EURO), the YEN has only dropped .005% in value and the EURO has outperformed all currencies, having rallied 12% (from 1.05 to 1.18) during this same period of time. Heck, even China (who is in a major trade war with the US, due to the huge tariffs imposed by Trump) has outperformed the Dollar as it has only dropped 4.4% (from 7.244 to 7.000) since January.

What this all means is that Trump's has brought about a growing economy (at least for the past year) but has made the U.S. fall versus the rest of the world (as far as in confidence in the future outlook versus other countries). It also means that other countries (like Europe) are doing better than we are, in spite of the tariffs imposed by Trump. Wasn't Trump's intention (with the tariffs imposed) to raise our country over all others (economically and otherwise)?

These figures do show that in many ways, Trump has failed. This is not opinion but cold hard facts. These above are actual prices for everything mentioned here. They are from the 3rd week of January (when Trump took office) to the closes on this Friday.

I am certainly interested in seeing how the Trump supporters will explain/excuse this.

You have made doom and gloom statements all year and nothing you have claimed has come true, one day you may be right but right now you are just wishing bad for America to further your politics.

The worst number is inflation which is 0.7% higher than the acceptable 2.0%. Unemployment is under 5% which is considered full employment. The economy expanded by 4.3% which is well above what is considered healthy, so far you are batting .000.

BTW, your Zlab gift that you wanted us to by in at $34 is now down under $18, again your advice has been terrible at best, I can’t believe you get paid to rip people off.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

What a lame burn....LLMMAAOOO

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is all they've got.

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[Captain Caveman]

Trump has been an amazing President, if you are already wealthy. Trump has been an amazing President if you are a corporation, with tax breaks a plenty, and no more worries about regulations. If you have investments in the stock market, he has been a great President for you, financially.

But then you realize he has trashed historical trade agreements with his completely reckless and self-defeating tariffs, which will cause more long term harm than what existed before Trump. It is changing world opinion against the U.S., a short term gain, maybe, but a long term loss.

Ask the American farmer how its working out. After this latest round of belligerance, more and more of the world will attempt to find other alternatives to using the dollar as the worlds reserve currency, and when that happens, you better brace for impact, because the party is over.

How many dollars a week are you now out of pocket under Trump compared to Biden?

 

[Luckyone]

Wrong Lucky

Trump supporters want our country, America , to get better, even at our personal expense to do so........but that 'real world' means confronting failed policies the D's have their knickers in a knot over

~S~

What they want and how they are doing to achieve it are two completely diffferent things. What they want to achieve (stopping corruption, ending illegal aliens, a better economy, less crime, etc.) is good, but the WAY they are going about it will cause more problems that any they solve. For example, they are trying to end the corruption that the Democrats had, but in doing so, they are creating more powerful corruption to occur among The Republican billionaires that are now helping Trump run the country.

Don’t be fooled, greed is part of all humans, and even more so when you give them more power and less accountability!

 

[Papageorgio]

What they want and how they are doing to achieve it are two completely diffferent things. What they want to achieve (stopping corruption, ending illegal aliens, a better economy, less crime, etc.) is good, but the WAY they are going about it will cause more problems that any they solve. For example, they are trying to end the corruption that the Democrats had, but in doing so, they are creating more powerful corruption to occur among The Republican billionaires that are now helping Trump run the country.

Don’t be fooled, greed is part of all humans, and even more so when you give them more power and less accountability!

No proof, just your narcissism in overdrive.

 

[sparky]

What they want and how they are doing to achieve it are two completely diffferent things. What they want to achieve (stopping corruption, ending illegal aliens, a better economy, less crime, etc.) is good, but the WAY they are going about it will cause more problems that any they solve. For example, they are trying to end the corruption that the Democrats had, but in doing so, they are creating more powerful corruption to occur among The Republican billionaires that are now helping Trump run the country.

Don’t be fooled, greed is part of all humans, and even more so when you give them more power and less accountability!

an agreeable post Lucky.......

~S~

 

[Papageorgio]

What they want and how they are doing to achieve it are two completely diffferent things. What they want to achieve (stopping corruption, ending illegal aliens, a better economy, less crime, etc.) is good, but the WAY they are going about it will cause more problems that any they solve. For example, they are trying to end the corruption that the Democrats had, but in doing so, they are creating more powerful corruption to occur among The Republican billionaires that are now helping Trump run the country.

Don’t be fooled, greed is part of all humans, and even more so when you give them more power and less accountability!

Economy is getting better, corruption has been found, illegals are being removed, crime is down, what corruption are the Republicans putting in place?

I doubt you will follow up because you are intellectually vacant, you just repeat others hate.

 

[Samofvt]

And what is Trump producing except economic opportunities for himself and those around him? And what about corporations paying their fair share instead of those CEOs worrying about where their fourth holiday home is coming from, or that next Porsche?

I don't see building roads and hospitals and infrastructure and earnings being distributed and being extortion. I call it civilisation and paying your fair share. You want to be free? Build your own roads.

Government should not build roads. Contractors who bid on projects have always built roads.

Be your own doctor.

You have to be your own doctor most of the time under the growing bureaucratically controlled / Insurance controlled system. The insurance companies are denying coverage for basic, life saving treatments in many cases.

Grow your own food.

Not a bad idea, and my parents and their parents before them DID grow much of their own food. We have community gardens and many of them share/give away their excess food. There are HUGE conversations going on right now about how the socialist government programs have destroyed our food infrastructure and created food insecurity. Rather, the socialist programs have created food dependency on government subsidies, which are stolen from tax payers, driving them further down into dependency. 40 years ago, only a few percent of the population needed food stamps. Today, at least 15% of the population depends on handouts for food. "Any government that can feed you can also starve you." This has been well demonstrated by the socialist/communist in both Russia and China over the past century when millions of their own people starved because of government control of the food resources.

Do EVERYTHING yourself. Make your own clothes.

You think the government should start controlling the clothing industry, too?

Run your own CLEAN water supply.

Rural citizens do run their own clean water supply. They don't get any handouts to do it, but pay for it themselves. In a healthy (free economy) municipality, operation of water and wastewater treatment is outsourced to independent contractors who bid on the operation and ownership of facilities. The worst water quality can be found where the government tries to own and operate the facilities. In either case of shared public water and wastewater, the operation and supply is paid for by metered usage.

If you can do ALL of that and then some, then that is true freedom. If you can't get used to the fact humans are collectivists. And no, collectivism isn't Communism, it's making sure everybody has a good life and not just the greedy few.

The government is for creating, interpreting, and enforcing laws. It should NOT be involved in ownership of any means of production or property beyond the bare necessities to house it's offices.

Yes, sometimes the government does need to find funding for civil works projects that benefit everyone. These projects can often be paid for by use fees. That's totally different than direct control of industry and redistribution of wealth. And sure, there are a few other exceptions that involve national security.

 

[Dr Grump]

Government should not build roads. Contractors who bid on projects have always built roads.



You have to be your own doctor most of the time under the growing bureaucratically controlled / Insurance controlled system. The insurance companies are denying coverage for basic, life saving treatments in many cases.



Not a bad idea, and my parents and their parents before them DID grow much of their own food. We have community gardens and many of them share/give away their excess food. There are HUGE conversations going on right now about how the socialist government programs have destroyed our food infrastructure and created food insecurity. Rather, the socialist programs have created food dependency on government subsidies, which are stolen from tax payers, driving them further down into dependency. 40 years ago, only a few percent of the population needed food stamps. Today, at least 15% of the population depends on handouts for food. "Any government that can feed you can also starve you." This has been well demonstrated by the socialist/communist in both Russia and China over the past century when millions of their own people starved because of government control of the food resources.



You think the government should start controlling the clothing industry, too?



Rural citizens do run their own clean water supply. They don't get any handouts to do it, but pay for it themselves. In a healthy (free economy) municipality, operation of water and wastewater treatment is outsourced to independent contractors who bid on the operation and ownership of facilities. The worst water quality can be found where the government tries to own and operate the facilities. In either case of shared public water and wastewater, the operation and supply is paid for by metered usage.



The government is for creating, interpreting, and enforcing laws. It should NOT be involved in ownership of any means of production or property beyond the bare necessities to house it's offices.

Yes, sometimes the government does need to find funding for civil works projects that benefit everyone. These projects can often be paid for by use fees. That's totally different than direct control of industry and redistribution of wealth. And sure, there are a few other exceptions that involve national security.

1) And where do the funds come from to build those roads? Hint: it's not the contractors.
2) Total BS. There are literally 100s of 1000s of doctors and specialists and there are over 6000 hospitals in the US.
3) "We have community gardens". Bingo. You are starting to get it.
4) With regards to wastewater and water supply. That may be true, but total BS with regards to the govt controlled entities. At least where I come from. They run fine.
5) I don't think govt should have control of industry. Redistribution of wealth is another scenario all together. Money is not my god. It is the US god though. All hail the almighty dollar!

 

[Samofvt]

1) And where do the funds come from to build those roads? Hint: it's not the contractors.

Federal Civil works projects are a tiny fraction of the overall budget. States are responsible for taxing appropriately for state highways. Local governments are responsible for the vast majority of all streets and roadways.

In my state, there is a use fee: tax on gas and diesel. What little they don't get from this use fee, they do get from other taxes. It's still a tiny fraction of the overall state budget.

The VAST majority of the federal and state budgets do not go to civil works projects: they go to redistribution of wealth and pork barrel projects for politicians to impress their voters. Driving a false economy.

2) Total BS. There are literally 100s of 1000s of doctors and specialists and there are over 6000 hospitals in the US.

There are hardly any independent physicians in my area. They have all been forced to work for the state system. The Obama era health insurance scam literally mandated payment into insurance companies. The insurance companies, in turn, control what the doctors are allowed to get paid for.

3) "We have community gardens". Bingo. You are starting to get it.

Sure. Small scale, independent community gardens are not controlled by state or federal government. Commercial agriculture, where most people get their staple food, is. And the policies imposed are not always in line with a healthy population with access to stable food supplies. This is a debate that is ongoing.

4) With regards to wastewater and water supply. That may be true, but total BS with regards to the govt controlled entities. At least where I come from. They run fine.

Anything run by the government is inefficient because nobody has individual accountability for ownership. You're probably lucky if you have cheap, affordable water and disposal.

5) I don't think govt should have control of industry. Redistribution of wealth is another scenario all together. Money is not my god. It is the US god though. All hail the almighty dollar!

Money is a necessary evil that enables trade.

We do agree on a few things.

 

[Correll]

"endless" number? That, in and of itself, should be a warning sign. In our entire history of this nation, has ANY person been hated by so many people?

Have you even possibly considered that they may be RIGHT in hating him?

Oh, and by the way, are you saying that all browsers are also giving biased-against-Trump information? Has data, statistics, and facts loss their value? to be replaced by believing one already-diagnosed narcissist with a PROVEN track record of failures, and of being a liar?

My gawd man, will you ever wake up to reality?

This question has been asked and answered thousands, if not millions of times since Trump hit the scene.

And everytime, the answer is ignored and you people just move on, untouched.


Because what it is really about is you expressing your NEED to believe that your enemies are deeply and fundementally wrong. Not just mistaken, but operating under false pretenses, if not actively evil.


You need to believe that. THe answers always debunk that, but you need to believe it, so every time you dismiss the answer and just go back to believing your belief.

A few moments pass, and you "forget" the whole thing and go back to wondering why your enemies are sooooooo stupid, in not just seeing the world the same as you.