When America Was Great, The Question Is Finally Answered!

[g5000]

Ever since 2016, Donald Trump has been asked when America was great, since he wants to make it great "again".

Trump always dodges the question, but we finally have the answer. It has been provided by Trump's nominee to the Commerce Department, Howard Lutnik.

According to Lutnik, America was great...in 1900.

“At the turn of the century, our economy was rocking. We had no income tax, and all we had was tariffs.”

We had no income tax.

We also had no right to vote for women, and they knew their place.

You could also celebrate Thanksgiving by lynching a Negro with a hundred of your closest friends, including the local sheriff. Then you could take a commemorative photo of the event to treasure forever.

Good times. Good times.

Oh, yeah. We also had no Social Security or Medicare.

Our military spending was less than 2 percent of GDP.


This dipshit, and Trump, believes we can fund all government operations with tariffs.

He's not even joking.

You could buy maybe 5 submarines with the revenue we take in from tariffs. I am not kidding.

Then you have to fund the rest of the government with magic beans.

This guy's stupidity is unbelievable.

Trump Taps Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary

The billionaire businessman has been co-chair of Trump’s transition effort.

foreignpolicy.com

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

"Great" is obviously a matter of one's perception. I can see how much the country has changed within my lifetime. There are things I can look back on when I was a kid that I think are better than today. There are things today I think have improved from those days as well.

 

[Orangecat]

We had no income tax.

That works.

 

[BrokeLoser]

Ever since 2016, Donald Trump has been asked when America was great, since he wants to make it great "again".

Trump always dodges the question, but we finally have the answer. It has been provided by Trump's nominee to the Commerce Department, Howard Lutnik.

According to Lutnik, America was great...in 1900.

“At the turn of the century, our economy was rocking. We had no income tax, and all we had was tariffs.”

We had no income tax.

We also had no right to vote for women, and they knew their place.

You could also celebrate Thanksgiving by lynching a Negro with a hundred of your closest friends, including the local sheriff. Then you could take a commemorative photo of the event to treasure forever.

Good times. Good times.

Oh, yeah. We also had no Social Security or Medicare.

Our military spending was less than 2 percent of GDP.


This dipshit, and Trump, believes we can fund all government operations with tariffs.

He's not even joking.

You could buy maybe 5 submarines with the revenue we take in from tariffs. I am not kidding.

Then you have to fund the rest of the government with magic beans.

This guy's stupidity is unbelievable.

Trump Taps Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary

The billionaire businessman has been co-chair of Trump’s transition effort.

foreignpolicy.com

Here’s a question you won’t answer.
When do you think America was at it’s greatest and what metrics are you using to arrive at such an opinion?

 

[d0gbreath]

America was never great, because it doesn't need to be. Good suffices.

 

[Nostra]

Ever since 2016, Donald Trump has been asked when America was great, since he wants to make it great "again".

Trump always dodges the question, but we finally have the answer. It has been provided by Trump's nominee to the Commerce Department, Howard Lutnik.

According to Lutnik, America was great...in 1900.

“At the turn of the century, our economy was rocking. We had no income tax, and all we had was tariffs.”

We had no income tax.

We also had no right to vote for women, and they knew their place.

You could also celebrate Thanksgiving by lynching a Negro with a hundred of your closest friends, including the local sheriff. Then you could take a commemorative photo of the event to treasure forever.

Good times. Good times.

Oh, yeah. We also had no Social Security or Medicare.

Our military spending was less than 2 percent of GDP.


This dipshit, and Trump, believes we can fund all government operations with tariffs.

He's not even joking.

You could buy maybe 5 submarines with the revenue we take in from tariffs. I am not kidding.

Then you have to fund the rest of the government with magic beans.

This guy's stupidity is unbelievable.

Trump Taps Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary

The billionaire businessman has been co-chair of Trump’s transition effort.

foreignpolicy.com

Epic! Your meltdown is epic.

 

[g5000]

That works.

No, it doesn't.

Not even close.

Unless you want to scale our military down to the size of a cub scout troop, genius.

 

[g5000]

Here’s a question you won’t answer.
When do you think America was at it’s greatest and what metrics are you using to arrive at such an opinion?

We are at our greatest right now.

We keep getting better and better. Always improving, always correcting our mistakes. We occasionally stumble, but we get back up and fix it.

Did you know we recovered from the pandemic more quickly than any other country?

That's fucking GREAT!!!

You're just upset that negroes and brown people and women have the right to vote.

 

[Orangecat]

No, it doesn't.

Yes, it does.

 

[Mac1958]

"Great" is obviously a matter of one's perception. I can see how much the country has changed within my lifetime. There are things I can look back on when I was a kid that I think are better than today. There are things today I think have improved from those days as well.

Very true.

The problem that both parties continually have is that it's not the goal we're trying to reach, or the problem we're trying to solve. It's the way we go about addressing them.

And when only one end of the spectrum is doing it, and trying to shove it down everyone else's throat, it's not going to last long.

What I don't understand is how the hell we haven't learned that yet.

 

[g5000]

Yes, it does.

Tell me how we will fund the military.

And Social Security.

And Medicare.

And Medicaid.

And the debt.

Just for starters.

Show me the numbers.

 

[Grumpyolman]

The boom period after WWII when the US had an intact domestic manufacturing base and communists hadn't completely infiltrated many of our institutions would qualify as great.
Certainly greater than now.
These issues can be rectified, though.
That's why We the People elected Trump.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Speaking of submarines, our military budget is approaching $1 TRILLION yet the USS Connecticut which allegedly struck a seamount, will be in dry dock awaiting repairs

FOR 8 YEARS!

 

[g5000]

The boom period after WWII when the US had an intact domestic manufacturing base and communists hadn't completely infiltrated many of our institutions would qualify as great.
Certainly greater than now.
These issues can be rectified, though.
That's why We the People elected Trump.

Let me guess. You have in your pocket a list of 99...138...205 communists in the State Department.

And you're cool with Jim Crow, and homosexuals being sent to prison.

 

[marvin martian]

Epic! Your meltdown is epic.

Poor g5000 is SO angry he didn't get the most pro-abortion administration in history that he voted for. The left do so love killing babies.

 

[Zincwarrior]

That works.

Lifespan of 47.

Adjusted GDP of $.59 Tr vs. $14.3 Tr in 2000.

Exponential growth: US and Canadian GDP in the 20th century

This graph shows the increasing sizes of the US and Canadian economies. The graph plots US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the left-hand axis, and Canadian GDP on the right. The time-frame is 1900 to 2016. The year 2000 is marked with an open circle, to highlight the 20th century. The units are...

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In the middle of the bloody Phillipine - American
Guerilla war

Involved in the Boxer Rebellion

Plague in California

What exactly was great about it?

We are great now and have the opportunity to become even better.

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

Clown administration.

 

[Mac1958]

Tell me how we will fund the military.

And Social Security.

And Medicare.

And Medicaid.

And the debt.

Just for starters.

Show me the numbers.

The GQP is stuck in this weird quasi-ersatz-libertarian warp where it just impulsively rejects all government, except when it doesn't.

Part of the binary thought processes that have hit it like a fuckin' cancer.

The country needs some serious people in that party, but that's not happening soon.

 

[g5000]

Speaking of submarines, our military budget is approaching $1 TRILLION yet the USS Connecticut which allegedly struck a seamount, will be in dry dock awaiting repairs

FOR 8 YEARS!

The US Navy intends to repair the submarine, with work to begin in 2023 and a planned repair time frame of 31 months, returning to service in September 2025.

USS Connecticut (SSN-22) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Robert W]

We also had no right to vote for women, and they knew their place.

You could also celebrate Thanksgiving by lynching a Negro with a hundred of your closest friends, including the local sheriff. Then you could take a commemorative photo of the event to treasure forever.

Good times. Good times.

Women were not barred by federal law. They would be subject to state law. Funny you want to celebrate by lynching a Negro. The way voting was first set up was it was for land owners. Wives were considered with the husband to vote for the same land.