Right Track/Wrong Track

[Independent thinker]

Just happened to be looking at polls today and saw the usual right track/wrong track polls. Then I began wondering exactly when was the last poll which showed Americans thinking the country was going in the right direction? My memory doesn't go back that far, even though I am in my 60's. Maybe I just have early dementia. It would be interesting to know though. I tried looking it up but I must confess I gave up. Maybe someone here can find it faster than I could. In any event, I was wondering what a poll here would show.

I'm also wondering what criteria people here on the right would use to say that the country is going in the right direction.

I'm also wondering what criteria people here on the left would use to say that the country is going in the right direction.

Since it's my thread I'll go first. Being on the right of center, I'm really glad the wokeness and anti-business mentality has been greatly diminished and I love many of the things Trump has done or is doing. However, the national debt is important to me as well as shoring up Social Security and Medicare so, in that sense, the country does seem to always be going in the wrong direction, no matter which party is in power.

It just seems that no matter what happens in the country or which party is in charge, the polls always show that Americans think the country is going in the wrong direction. The criteria I listed sure seems to always be going in the wrong direction. At least Republicans give good lip service to reducing the national debt whereas democrats really never address that. They always want to spend more money and even when they talk about increasing revenues, it's always because they want to spend more on programs, not reduce the national debt. They even talked about spending an additional 50 trillion dollars fighting mother nature.

 

[Meister]

Spending needs to be reduced, both parties seem to have a problem solving that
obvious issue.
Not ending daylight savings time is another biggie.

 

[candycorn]

At least Republicans give good lip service to reducing the national debt whereas democrats really never address that.

LOL...Pure fiction.

They always want to spend more money and even when they talk about increasing revenues, it's always because they want to spend more on programs, not reduce the national debt.

How much is your blob’s great Iranian mis-adventure costing us per day? Or do you not count those costs?

 

[BlindBoo]

It's track on an endless loop of reversals. Like a figure 8 track, but we stop the race and go the other way. Right turns then left turns, right turns then left turns.......

 

[Mac1958]

Definitely on the wrong track until we realize the real problem isn't Left vs. Right, it's a political system that caters to the same people Epstein catered to. How appropriate.

 

[candycorn]

Its not what is being done that is illegal that is outrageous...its what is legal is outrageous. If you’re wealthy enough to take advantage of the rules, you’re ballin in this country. If you’re not...its becoming more and more difficult to just get by, much less expand.

I started doing my consulting again and making a decent side income. People shouldn’t have to work two jobs to just get by though.

 

[Independent thinker]

LOL...Pure fiction.

How much is your blob’s great Iranian mis-adventure costing us per day? Or do you not count those costs?

Where are your posts criticizing the Biden blob for spending billions weaponizing Ukraine against Russia?

 

[Independent thinker]

It's track on an endless loop of reversals. Like a figure 8 track, but we stop the race and go the other way. Right turns then left turns, right turns then left turns.......

If that is true then post the last time the polls showed the country was on the right track.

 

[Independent thinker]

Its not what is being done that is illegal that is outrageous...its what is legal is outrageous. If you’re wealthy enough to take advantage of the rules, you’re ballin in this country. If you’re not...its becoming more and more difficult to just get by, much less expand.

I started doing my consulting again and making a decent side income. People shouldn’t have to work two jobs to just get by though.

Democrats had 20% inflation during Biden's four years and those numbers are cooked into the books. Those numbers don't go backwards. So, even though Trump has had less than 3% inflation, that 2.7% is added onto Democrats's 20%, making today's prices about 23% higher than they were five years ago. That's why Americans are still stuck paying higher prices for most everything.

 

[candycorn]

Where are your posts criticizing the Biden blob for spending billions weaponizing Ukraine against Russia?

Unlike this great Iranian misadventure...Russia actually did attack a neighbor.

 

[candycorn]

Democrats had 20% inflation during Biden's four years and those numbers are cooked into the books.

Not even remotely true.

Those numbers don't go backwards. So, even though Trump has had less than 3% inflation, that 2.7% is added onto Democrats's 20%, making today's prices about 23% higher than they were five years ago. That's why Americans are still stuck paying higher prices for most everything.

Your blob said he’d fix it....he hasn’t.

 

[justoffal]

Just happened to be looking at polls today and saw the usual right track/wrong track polls. Then I began wondering exactly when was the last poll which showed Americans thinking the country was going in the right direction? My memory doesn't go back that far, even though I am in my 60's. Maybe I just have early dementia. It would be interesting to know though. I tried looking it up but I must confess I gave up. Maybe someone here can find it faster than I could. In any event, I was wondering what a poll here would show.

I'm also wondering what criteria people here on the right would use to say that the country is going in the right direction.

I'm also wondering what criteria people here on the left would use to say that the country is going in the right direction.

Since it's my thread I'll go first. Being on the right of center, I'm really glad the wokeness and anti-business mentality has been greatly diminished and I love many of the things Trump has done or is doing. However, the national debt is important to me as well as shoring up Social Security and Medicare so, in that sense, the country does seem to always be going in the wrong direction, no matter which party is in power.

It just seems that no matter what happens in the country or which party is in charge, the polls always show that Americans think the country is going in the wrong direction. The criteria I listed sure seems to always be going in the wrong direction. At least Republicans give good lip service to reducing the national debt whereas democrats really never address that. They always want to spend more money and even when they talk about increasing revenues, it's always because they want to spend more on programs, not reduce the national debt. They even talked about spending an additional 50 trillion dollars fighting mother nature.

Really can't add anything to that..... The right track wrong track thing all depends on what your point of view is.

Because the goals between the various fractions are so vastly different the question itself is basically irrelevant.

If you ask a lion how he feels about a shortage of zebras he's not going to feel good about it. If you ask a zebra how he feels about a shortage of Lions......well you know the rest.

 

[BlindBoo]

If that is true then post the last time the polls showed the country was on the right track.

Ike, right turn. Kennedy/Johnson left turn. Nixon right turn. Carter left turn. Raygun/Bush right turn. Clinton left turn. Bush right turn. O left. Trump right. Biden left.

Since Ike however the foreign policy consensus has been ubiquitous in both parties. No so much now. It is being controlled by one man's opinion, not by verifiable facts.

 

[Independent thinker]

Unlike this great Iranian misadventure...Russia actually did attack a neighbor.

And how has that worked out? Ukraine was invaded by Russia and loses more and more territory every day. Trump and Israel were smart enough to attack Iran pre-emptively instead of trying to deal with an Iran attack after the fact, as we did with Ukraine.

 

[Independent thinker]

Not even remotely true.

Your blob said he’d fix it....he hasn’t.

Democrats had a four year inflation total of 20%, worst four year inflation total since the Democrats and Jimmy Carter. And, Trump has reduced inflation to under 3%. Democrats 20% can't be taken away like it never happened. It DID happen.

 

[candycorn]

And how has that worked out?

Russia--the guys who have nukes pointed at your house-- has been stopped when everyone thought it would be over in 6 weeks.

Ukraine was invaded by Russia and loses more and more territory every day. Trump and Israel were smart enough to attack Iran pre-emptively instead of trying to deal with an Iran attack after the fact, as we did with Ukraine.

Iran--the guys who don’t have a nuke pointed at your house-- wasn’t going to nuke anyone anytime soon even if they had a missile.

And gas prices are through the roof, we’re no safer than we were before we invaded Iran, and in fact, we’re less safe.

 

[candycorn]

Democrats had a four year inflation total of 20%,

Not even remotely true.

And, Trump has reduced inflation to under 3%.

He said he would have no inflation.

On top of the inflation, we’re spending a billion a day in Iran instead of price/debt relief.
Do you not care about that any more? 3 years ago (under Biden of course), you wrote the following.

This lady is the dumbest box of rocks that should be nowhere near the Treasury dept. I guess being 33 trillion dollars in debt isn't enough for her.

Suddenly that debt doesn’t matter any more...right?

Cue the excuses.....

 

[Independent thinker]

Ike, right turn. Kennedy/Johnson left turn. Nixon right turn. Carter left turn. Raygun/Bush right turn. Clinton left turn. Bush right turn. O left. Trump right. Biden left.

Since Ike however the foreign policy consensus has been ubiquitous in both parties. No so much now. It is being controlled by one man's opinion, not by verifiable facts.

Prove it or are we just supposed to take your word for it. Just remember, we're talking about right direction/wrong direction POLLING.

 

[Independent thinker]

Russia--the guys who have nukes pointed at your house-- has been stopped when everyone thought it would be over in 6 weeks.

Iran--the guys who don’t have a nuke pointed at your house-- wasn’t going to nuke anyone anytime soon even if they had a missile.

And gas prices are through the roof, we’re no safer than we were before we invaded Iran, and in fact, we’re less safe.

Russia HASN'T been stopped. They take over more Ukraine territory all the time.

 

[BlindBoo]

Democrats had a four year inflation total of 20%, worst four year inflation total since the Democrats and Jimmy Carter. And, Trump has reduced inflation to under 3%. Democrats 20% can't be taken away like it never happened. It DID happen.

Funny you forget the Nixon/Ford years of inflation, stagflation, with wage and price controls that failed too boot. Nixon averaged 6% over 5 years.

Just another GOP mess handed off to a Democrat.