TACO!

[Mashmont]

You clearly know NOTHING about negotiations so don't pretend that you do. The first thing you learn in a negotiation that in a successful negotiation, BOTH SIDES get what they want. What exactly does Trump want in this trade war? The goal posts move daily.

Trump said that tariff's are to force companies to manufacture their goods in the USA, but then yesterday he said the USA isn't going to be making T-shirts or sneakers. Just weapons, electonics and chips. Then why put tariff's on things you're not going to make? And why cancel the Chips Act?

If tariffs are going to replace income tax, if all of the manufacturing is done in the USA, then nothing will have tariffs, so how can it replace income tax?

Trump is the worst negotiator in world history. He's gone bankrupt 6 times - a world record, and been involved in over 4000 civil law suits - also a record, most for breach of contract. Any time a contract ends up in court, it was poorly negotiated in the first place.


Neither does Trump. In fact, Trump is no kind of negotiator at all. If he were, he wouldn't have gone bankrupt 6 times, or been involved in over 4000 law suits. Any good commercial lawyer will tell you that a law suit is a break down of the process. In other words, bad deals end up in law suits, and NOBODY ends up in more law suits than Donald Trump.

Trump's pay grade is in the negative zone.

Trump is a multi-billionaire. To say he's a poor negotiator is absurd. To say bankruptcy means he is a poor businessman is absurd. Chapter 13 bankruptcy is a means to get things together to avoid total Chapter 7 bankruptcy, yet you leftwingers use the terms interchangeably. You ignore the early 1980s depression and devastation to Atlantic City when most casinos went under, but the Trump properties survive. I know you don't like Trump but please don't say absurdly false things. Trump, being a self-made billionaire, is one of the greatest businessmen and negotiators in the world.

 

[justoffal]

HMMM interesting. So the phrase was coined by a columnust! surprise surprise! well rejoice it is Taco Tuesday.

I miss the all you can eat Taco Bar! We had one here for years! A buddy of mine who was a giant and a former Olympic silver medalist in the super heavyweight lifting division came with me to the Taco bar once. He consumed each Taco in about a single bite. 25 tacos later the restaurant manager was watching him closely.....lol. I'm afraid the restaurant didn't get a return on its investment that day. I topped out at about 7:00 and almost needed a stretcher to leave. I think my buddy was still hungry when we left....lol.

 

[sealybobo]

So what you are saying is Trump can even make money for people who can't stand him?

Yes the rich are making a fortune as your 401K takes 1 step forward and 2 steps back.

 

[sealybobo]

Said no one ever.

Sometimes Republicans love Wall Street sometimes they don't. Remember they were mad at Wall Street for 1 second at the end of GW Bush's 2nd term but then as soon as the corporate media told them Occupy Wallstreet protesters were bad, they were very very very quick to stop picking on Wall Street.

 

[martybegan]

Yes the rich are making a fortune as your 401K takes 1 step forward and 2 steps back.

my 401k value has recovered, and as I am only 50 I am more interested in share count and a strong economy for the next few decades as I move the $$ from stocks to bonds and then money markets in segments as I get older.

 

[Invisibleflash]

There is a new investment strategy - "Trump Always Chickens Out" ('TACO') that appears to be gaining steam in the markets.

[h1]'TACO': Wall Street Mocks Trump With 4-Letter Code to Call Bets Against Him[/h1]

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news...-with-4-letter-code-to-call-bets-against-him/

 

[citygator]

Libbie traders as reported by the libbie NY Post? Oh… wait.. wut?

Bwahaahahahhaha . TACO is a moron.

 

[BackAgain]

There is a new investment strategy - "Trump Always Chickens Out" ('TACO') that appears to be gaining steam in the markets.

[h1]'TACO': Wall Street Mocks Trump With 4-Letter Code to Call Bets Against Him[/h1]

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news...-with-4-letter-code-to-call-bets-against-him/

Oh. That’s how it “appears,” does it?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Economists say this type of market behavior, explicitly betting against a sitting president's follow-through, is unprecedented.

A 'president' as reckless, irresponsible, and incompetent as Trump is unprecedented.

 

[sealybobo]

my 401k value has recovered, and as I am only 50 I am more interested in share count and a strong economy for the next few decades as I move the $$ from stocks to bonds and then money markets in segments as I get older.

So while it was down and staying down you weren't making 10% like you'd hoped?

Oh sure, you were also buying low at the time.

America was already great for white collar Americans. And the rich. It just got GREATER for the rich. At the poor and our expense. You will be paying more because of tariffs. You already are. I know I am. I've seen it as a line item in quotes.

I'm worried Republicans are going to make 20% cuts to our social security. To "save" the program. They could have put all the DOGE savings into social security. They didn't have to pass the Big Beautiful Bill. But they did and when you get a 20% cut, add up what that means over the course of 20 or 30 years. You are very generous.

And you'll actually thank Trump for saving the 80%. That's the hoot.

 

[BackAgain]

Economists say this type of market behavior, explicitly betting against a sitting president's follow-through, is unprecedented.

A 'president' as reckless, irresponsible, and incompetent as Trump is unprecedented.

Wrong on all counts. As usual.

 

[luiza]

Is there a point to this meaningless word salad, other than for you to tell us you have no clue how the markets work? Nothing shows your utter ignorance more than you belief that investors are "gamblers".

People who invest in the market are neither greedy nor blind, but you clearly are. Investments are made on the basis of facts and data - like net worth, market share, and rate of turnover.

I know exactly how markets work which is why I have left them to weigh in on the Commodity scene and Gold and Silver particularly .
In a Debt system , everybody expecting a positive reurn is a Gambler .
Period .
End of .

If and when I trade , as opposed to Invest , I base all of my calculations on Fibonacci extensions .
Seems I have access to God's secret private line .
That's how much I know about successful gambling .
My profession .
Me and Goddy Boy versus Simple Sheeple .

 

[g5000]

Of course he chickens out. He's a coward.

Every bully is.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

HMMM interesting. So the phrase was coined by a columnust! surprise surprise! well rejoice it is Taco Tuesday.

It's true, Trump is a coward.

He doesn't even have the courage to follow through with tariffs.

 

[g5000]

Has he?

He easily has the leverage, since he can just as easily slap those tariffs right back on. And just the simple threat of a 50% tariff caused the EU to come begging for more time. It shows that if you're going to be obstinate, you will pay a price.

Here's the thing, ignoramus.

Tariffs on imports hurt us more than the exporter.

High tariffs obliterate our domestic small businesses and retaliatory tariffs are crushing our farmers under the dirt as we speak.

Trump is the worst kind of ignorant idiot.

His first term tariff war resulted in the highest trade imbalance with China in history, cost Americans $34 billion a year, eliminated 300,000 jobs, and cost taxpayers $22 billion in rescue subsidies for farmers..

Did you even know that?

Now what's the definition of insanity?

 

[martybegan]

So while it was down and staying down you weren't making 10% like you'd hoped?

Oh sure, you were also buying low at the time.

America was already great for white collar Americans. And the rich. It just got GREATER for the rich. At the poor and our expense. You will be paying more because of tariffs. You already are. I know I am. I've seen it as a line item in quotes.

I'm worried Republicans are going to make 20% cuts to our social security. To "save" the program. They could have put all the DOGE savings into social security. They didn't have to pass the Big Beautiful Bill. But they did and when you get a 20% cut, add up what that means over the course of 20 or 30 years. You are very generous.

And you'll actually thank Trump for saving the 80%. That's the hoot.

There's that class envy crap again.

Social security is its own issue.

 

[berg80]

I'm not talking about food either. I'm talking about the new Wall Street phrase. TACO = Trump Always Chickens Out. Thisis what Wall Street now uses to define Trump's threats of tariffs because he always backs off, just like he did this week with the EU.

What is the ‘TACO trade’ on Wall Street?​

There’s a new trade on Wall Street: the TACO trade, standing for “Trump Always Chickens Out.”

The term was coined by Robert Armstrong, a writer for the Financial Times, and is intended to capture how markets have fallen on Trump’s vow to impose steep tariffs on imports to the United States and then jump back up when Trump announces pauses on those tariffs.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5320263-trump-tariff-trades-markets-rise/

Please stop confusing trumples with the facts. They believe Dear Leader to be a decisive, competent head of state with the best interests of the nation always in mind. That made me laugh just typing it.

 

[sealybobo]

There's that class envy crap again.

Social security is its own issue.

Class envy? You vote for billionaires stupid. You worship them as they enslave you. You repeat their lies and call our facts fake news. You're a pawn.

Class envy. Like the poor people in Saudi Arabia envy the Prince and his crew?

Class envy like in Russia where the oligarchs rule?

You're so fucking stupid.

 

[martybegan]

Class envy? You vote for billionaires stupid. You worship them as they enslave you. You repeat their lies and call our facts fake news. You're a pawn.

Class envy. Like the poor people in Saudi Arabia envy the Prince and his crew?

Class envy like in Russia where the oligarchs rule?

You're so fucking stupid.

And you vote for people beholden to them, and who become millionaires while in congress making 200k a year.

And you took your Marxism courses from College and think they actually apply to reality.

 

[sealybobo]

And you vote for people beholden to them, and who become millionaires while in congress making 200k a year.

And you took your Marxism courses from College and think they actually apply to reality.

Hey dude, maybe all the Democrats needs to open up private clubs that cost $50,000 to be member, plus annual dues. No, maybe Hunter should have done what Don Jr and Eric are doing now. Boy would you have lost your mind. But for some reason it's cool when Trump does it. Got it.