Thank you, Trump, for great economy

[Lisa558]

Gas is $5/gallon here in the Midwest….

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Worth it to keep the Islamic terrorists from getting nukes. (Plus, the tax cut more than makes up for the added cost in gas.) And the stock market? Wow.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

LOL Trump apologists are a dime a dozen. But reality varies and the puppets would cheer anything as their hero is their hero. Blind faith followers are a sorry lot, history is full of them. Thread poster for example.

The US economy under Donald Trump

We are monitoring the American economy under Mr Trump. Keep tabs on these with our daily tracker

www.economist.com

You were the same assholez telling us bidumbs 9% inflation was actually good for the economy. **** off.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Gas is $5/gallon here in the Midwest….

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Still less than we paid under bidumb.

 

[candycorn]

Worth it to keep the Islamic terrorists from getting nukes. (Plus, the tax cut more than makes up for the added cost in gas.) And the stock market? Wow.

Back when Blondi was testifying it was over 50,000....today?

Wow indeed.

PS: Iran was nowhere near getting nukes.

 

[Robert W]

Under what circumstances? He controls the entire Federal Govt. No POTUS in recent memory ever had it so good, especially with the immunity ruling thanx to his MAGA pals on SCOTUS.

The real issue is he's incompetent.

Based on your surly attitude, I believe you have been run off of many jobs.

 

[SaxonJackson]

"Mmmm, duhhh, short term uhhhh gain, mmmm
for da long duhh term, ummmm, pain."

 

[SaxonJackson]

Does anyone know how much higher gas prices are going to climb or is that not possible to predict?

Southern Utah:

Regular = $4.45
Midgrade = $4.74
Premium = 5.04
Diesel = $5.29

I'm getting notices from my vendors that one of three things are going to occur:

1) Some are adding fuel surcharges to all shipments of goods.
2) Some are increasing the costs of goods.
3) Some are rationing goods so that buyers can buy limited quantities and they aren't taking on any new customers.

My company's response to these increases is to raise our delivery fee from $15.00 to $25.00 and we're increasing the prices of all the industrial supplies we sell. As a buyer and a seller of industrial supplies, I'm in the unique position of literally watching inflation increase rapidly right before my eyes.

My personal response to Trump's disastrous economic policies is to buy up food (especially red meat) and water. I got up early this morning to fry up 3 pounds of grass-fed ground beef in preparation for freeze drying. I'll be headed to the store in a few hours to buy several gallons of water to add to my growing stockpile.

 

[SweetTea]

Numbers CAN lie. A recent CNN poll showed Trump at a 100% approval rating with the MAGA folks. Never trust the establishment when they present you with numbers that favor their failing policies.

I just bought a pound of ground beef for almost $10.00 per pound. I just filled my truck with less than a quarter tank of low grade gas. $35.00. Don't even try to tell me that economy is booming. Insult someone else's intelligence.

Not sure where you live, but those aren’t average prices. I can buy lean ground beef(90/20) for 7.00/lb and 80/20 for under $6/pound. My SUV has a 22 gallon tank and even with the prices up, I can fill it a 1/4 for $21.50. That is high, but isn’t going to break the bank. I am used to paying more like $13 for the same amount of gas.

People in blue states are suffering more than those of us in red states because everything is higher there anyway. Move(just not here).

Bottom line is that despite what you say is terrible, the economy is doing well based on most metrics. Sorry you are having such problems.

 

[Mac1958]

Southern Utah:

Regular = $4.45
Midgrade = $4.74
Premium = 5.04
Diesel = $5.29

I'm getting notices from my vendors that one of three things are going to occur:

1) Some are adding fuel surcharges to all shipments of goods.
2) Some are increasing the costs of goods.
3) Some are rationing goods so that buyers can buy limited quantities and they aren't taking on any new customers.

My company's response to these increases is to raise our delivery fee from $15.00 to $25.00 and we're increasing the prices of all the industrial supplies we sell. As a buyer and a seller of industrial supplies, I'm in the unique position of literally watching inflation increase rapidly right before my eyes.

My personal response to Trump's disastrous economic policies is to buy up food (especially red meat) and water. I got up early this morning to fry up 3 pounds of grass-fed ground beef in preparation for freeze drying. I'll be headed to the store in a few hours to buy several gallons of water to add to my growing stockpile.

Inflation doesn't cause its damage overnight; it can take months for it to work its way through supply chains. Yours is a perfect example. Since Trump is not provided with contrary facts by his sycophants, he knows nothing about this. And he lacks the intellectual capacity to figure it out himself.

 

[SweetTea]

Southern Utah:

Regular = $4.45
Midgrade = $4.74
Premium = 5.04
Diesel = $5.29

I'm getting notices from my vendors that one of three things are going to occur:

1) Some are adding fuel surcharges to all shipments of goods.
2) Some are increasing the costs of goods.
3) Some are rationing goods so that buyers can buy limited quantities and they aren't taking on any new customers.

My company's response to these increases is to raise our delivery fee from $15.00 to $25.00 and we're increasing the prices of all the industrial supplies we sell. As a buyer and a seller of industrial supplies, I'm in the unique position of literally watching inflation increase rapidly right before my eyes.

My personal response to Trump's disastrous economic policies is to buy up food (especially red meat) and water. I got up early this morning to fry up 3 pounds of grass-fed ground beef in preparation for freeze drying. I'll be headed to the store in a few hours to buy several gallons of water to add to my growing stockpile.

Prices will come down when the conflict is over and we will be much better for it with a feckless Iran. Suck it up, like everybody else is doing as evidenced by the economy and the stock market.

 

[Lisa558]

Prices will come down when the conflict is over and we will be much better for it with a feckless Iran. Suck it up, like everybody else is doing as evidenced by the economy and the stock market.

What they’re also forgetting is that Trump’s tax cuts to the middle and working class, as well as retirees, will more than make up the TEMPORARY increase in gas prices. In my case, my reduced tax was so much that it will pay for an ENTIRE year of gas.

 

[berg80]

We have a record high in the stock market

AI Overview

Donald Trump has inconsistently framed the stock market, often using it as a key indicator of success when rising, yet downplaying its connection to the broader economy during downturns or volatility, such as in early 2025 when he stated, "You can't really watch the stock market". This shift contrasts with his previous strategy of taking personal credit for market highs. [1, 2, 3]
Key Aspects of Trump's Views on the Stock Market:

• Shifting Rhetoric: While often boasting about record highs as a reflection of his policies, he dismissed fears of a sell-off in 2025.
• Contradictory Stance: Critics and reports have noted that Trump often links market performance to his successes, yet he has suggested that market fluctuations do not represent the overall health of the economy.
• "Not the Economy" View: While Trump has used the market as a barometer, the broader economic consensus, often noted during his terms, is that the stock market represents investor sentiment and corporate profits rather than the direct employment and wage growth of the average worker.

 

[Hafar1014]

AI Overview

Donald Trump has inconsistently framed the stock market, often using it as a key indicator of success when rising, yet downplaying its connection to the broader economy during downturns or volatility, such as in early 2025 when he stated, "You can't really watch the stock market". This shift contrasts with his previous strategy of taking personal credit for market highs. [1, 2, 3]
Key Aspects of Trump's Views on the Stock Market:

• Shifting Rhetoric: While often boasting about record highs as a reflection of his policies, he dismissed fears of a sell-off in 2025.
• Contradictory Stance: Critics and reports have noted that Trump often links market performance to his successes, yet he has suggested that market fluctuations do not represent the overall health of the economy.
• "Not the Economy" View: While Trump has used the market as a barometer, the broader economic consensus, often noted during his terms, is that the stock market represents investor sentiment and corporate profits rather than the direct employment and wage growth of the average worker.

The economy is strong

 

[Mac1958]

AI Overview

Donald Trump has inconsistently framed the stock market, often using it as a key indicator of success when rising, yet downplaying its connection to the broader economy during downturns or volatility, such as in early 2025 when he stated, "You can't really watch the stock market". This shift contrasts with his previous strategy of taking personal credit for market highs. [1, 2, 3]
Key Aspects of Trump's Views on the Stock Market:

• Shifting Rhetoric: While often boasting about record highs as a reflection of his policies, he dismissed fears of a sell-off in 2025.
• Contradictory Stance: Critics and reports have noted that Trump often links market performance to his successes, yet he has suggested that market fluctuations do not represent the overall health of the economy.
• "Not the Economy" View: While Trump has used the market as a barometer, the broader economic consensus, often noted during his terms, is that the stock market represents investor sentiment and corporate profits rather than the direct employment and wage growth of the average worker.

In a K-shaped economy like this, the stock market is completely disconnected from the street-level economy. Most of the benefits are going to the top. It's never a good idea to use the stock market as an economic barometer, but never more so than today.

 

[Papageorgio]

Much to the Left’s dismay, Trump is giving us a great economy. We have a record high in the stock market, and a 60-year low in unemployment. The GDP continues to grow, and home prices have declined. Consumer confidence rose sharply last month. Income growth is outpacing rent increases. Consumer spending is strong, helped by tax cuts, and inflation is a decent 3%.

New Economic Data Highlights the Strength and Resilience of President Trump’s Economy

New economic data this week delivers fresh evidence of the exceptional strength and accelerating momentum of the American economy under President Donald

www.whitehouse.gov

The economy is not great, fuel prices are up, inflation is over 3%, companies are struggling, wages are not keeping up with inflation, our debt is still climbing.

Now to be fair, wages have not been keeping up with inflation, for decades and our debt is continuing to rise and has for almost 100 years.

 

[Lisa558]

In a K-shaped economy like this, the stock market is completely disconnected from the street-level economy. Most of the benefits are going to the top. It's never a good idea to use the stock market as an economic barometer, but never more so than today.

Half of Americans own stocks - the half that pay taxes.

 

[SweetTea]

AI Overview

Donald Trump has inconsistently framed the stock market, often using it as a key indicator of success when rising, yet downplaying its connection to the broader economy during downturns or volatility, such as in early 2025 when he stated, "You can't really watch the stock market". This shift contrasts with his previous strategy of taking personal credit for market highs. [1, 2, 3]
Key Aspects of Trump's Views on the Stock Market:

• Shifting Rhetoric: While often boasting about record highs as a reflection of his policies, he dismissed fears of a sell-off in 2025.
• Contradictory Stance: Critics and reports have noted that Trump often links market performance to his successes, yet he has suggested that market fluctuations do not represent the overall health of the economy.
• "Not the Economy" View: While Trump has used the market as a barometer, the broader economic consensus, often noted during his terms, is that the stock market represents investor sentiment and corporate profits rather than the direct employment and wage growth of the average worker.

So now the stock market doesn’t matter? I can go over to the stock market forum and find many posts blaming Trump when the markets are down and inferring that it is a sign of a pending economic disaster. Wouldn’t the opposite be true or not in TDS land?

It isn’t just the stock market that is doing well, but economic indicators as well, especially given that we are in this conflict and with the problem in the Strait. Not sure if you knew, but the stock market rises and falls quickly with economic data. A bad PCE or jobs number can cause the markets to drop precipitously. The stock market and the overall economy may not be identical twins, but they are siblings.

 

[SweetTea]

In a K-shaped economy like this, the stock market is completely disconnected from the street-level economy. Most of the benefits are going to the top. It's never a good idea to use the stock market as an economic barometer, but never more so than today.

What economic data are you seeing that shows that the stock market is moving in the opposite direction as the overall economy.(k-shaped) Please tell me you haven’t come to this conclusion in the last 60 days with a tick up in gas prices.

 

[berg80]

In a K-shaped economy like this, the stock market is completely disconnected from the street-level economy. Most of the benefits are going to the top. It's never a good idea to use the stock market as an economic barometer, but never more so than today.

For the blindly devoted, reality is a pliable trumpian construct shaped to fit the needs of the moment. It's both humbling and discouraging to know.......with absolute certainty..........that no amount of factual material brought to bare against their fantastical beliefs makes any impression whatsoever.

 

[SweetTea]

For the blindly devoted, reality is a pliable trumpian construct shaped to fit the needs of the moment. It's both humbling and discouraging to know.......with absolute certainty..........that no amount of factual material brought to bare against their fantastical beliefs makes any impression whatsoever.

Show the facts instead of rambling. What data is showing the K-shape curve you self-proclaimed geniuses continue to refer to? I guess it makes you feel enlightened to say it, like a techy or scientific buzz word that sounds neat so you just regurgitate it to make you feel smart.