US dollar dominance fading.

[sealybobo]

Has the two party system fixed what’s wrong with America? 250 years of both parties and we seem worse off. Why not be a real liberal and want change? You aren’t a real liberal, you are a lefty, you don’t believe in democracy you believe in tribalism.

Definition of insanity is doing the same thing for 250 years and expectiong different results.

Okay I'll see it your way. Maybe some of the things conservatives have done needed to be done. Like going to war with Iran/Cuba/Venezuela. Trade war with China and everyone else, at the same time.

The rich have taken over our government. Started at the end of the Carter admin when they got Reagan elected. During this time we had problems yes but we also had the greatest middle class the world had never seen before.

Would Ross Perot really have cut waste/fraud and abuse and paid down the debt? Does debt matter? Have you made up your mind on that?

I'm not worse off. People who are richer than me aren't worse off. Who's worse off? Why are they worse off? Did you support the Long Island workers who went on strike? How about the workers who went on Strike under Biden and with his support they all got big fat raises?

2 parties is fine.

Oh, and by the way, my brother and I were going to vote for Mike Duggan for Michigan governor. He did an amazing job as mayor of Detroit. Unfortunately I just learned

Mike Duggan ends independent campaign for Michigan governor​

resetting the race for Michigan's highest political office.

In a letter to supporters posted at 11 a.m., Duggan said he no longer felt good about his chances to win in November because of shifting political winds and struggles to establish a national fundraising base.

His decision came 23 weeks ahead of the general election and nine days after the Detroit Regional Chamber, a group that endorsed Duggan, released a poll showing him in third place in a potential November matchup behind U.S. Rep. John James, R-Shelby Township, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat from Detroit.

So stop wasting your time. Either vote for John James or Jocelyn Benson. You don't have to tell me who you would vote for I know.

 

[sealybobo]

bobo you have never been to California so there is no way you can comprehend what i say about the state....and i lived there for 50 years and seen it go from maybe the best place on the planet to live to what it is now....you only know what you read or hear from lots of other people who have probably never been there themselves...the quality of life is pretty bad in some areas that at one time were pretty nice areas to live.......

Yes I have. I worked the trade show at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Saw a Laker game. Stayed at the Holiday Inn on Figaroa.

At least it used to be at that convention center

WESTEC is the leading West Coast advanced manufacturing trade show, featuring over 350 exhibits in robotics, automation, and 3D printing. It takes place at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, CA, from November 16–18, 2026.

I worked for the company that puts on WESTEC.

It only went from the best to worst for you. Not for everyone. A lot of people are leaving Florida too. Prime real estate is expensive. I think you only have one state you can compare to California to and it's not much better. Florida. Why do 50% say their thinking about leaving? I know why people are going. They made their fortunes in California and NY and they want to save some money so they go to Florida.

California’s housing unaffordability became a widespread crisis in the 1970s, as home prices and rents began to permanently outpace the national average. While the gap widened significantly after the year 2000, the state's severe cost-of-living issues have steadily compounded over the following decades.

Reagan didn't fix it and Bushanomics in the 2000's didn't help.

 

[johnwk]

US dollar dominance fading

That statement if factually incorrect. The truth is, the United States Federal Reserve Note dominance is fading.

The United States Dollar is doing just fine.