I respect that. My values are the same.
Although, if we were talking adults, my answer would change.
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"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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I see Trump thinks the economy is "A Plus".
I wonder if all of these asshats would change their tune if they tried living on an average person's salary for 1 month in an average American city?
I really am so sick and tired of hearing how awesome the economy is when the reality is obvious. And not saying it's horrendous, but "A Plus"? I know it's exceptionally hard for you, but try humility sometimes.
I would have accepted anything in the "C range".
Even if you truly believed it was an A+, just say: "I'd give it a C. We're making some good moves and see progress, but we know we have a long way to go. Houses still aren't selling, a lot of people are struggling with groceries, we're losing some private sector jobs to AI, and so on. Until the American Dream is achievable for the average family working a standard work week, then there's still more that needs to be done."
This isn't rocket science. I wrote this whole post in 2 minutes, and you're telling me professionals at the WH cannot come up with something like this when that's all they do each and every day? I even threw in a comment deflecting job losses.
I'm telling you, if I wouldn't clearly spend all day diddling starlets, I'd be such a great president.
I wonder if all of these asshats would change their tune if they tried living on an average person's salary for 1 month in an average American city?
I really am so sick and tired of hearing how awesome the economy is when the reality is obvious. And not saying it's horrendous, but "A Plus"? I know it's exceptionally hard for you, but try humility sometimes.
I would have accepted anything in the "C range".
Even if you truly believed it was an A+, just say: "I'd give it a C. We're making some good moves and see progress, but we know we have a long way to go. Houses still aren't selling, a lot of people are struggling with groceries, we're losing some private sector jobs to AI, and so on. Until the American Dream is achievable for the average family working a standard work week, then there's still more that needs to be done."
This isn't rocket science. I wrote this whole post in 2 minutes, and you're telling me professionals at the WH cannot come up with something like this when that's all they do each and every day? I even threw in a comment deflecting job losses.
I'm telling you, if I wouldn't clearly spend all day diddling starlets, I'd be such a great president.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Trump's a moron.
I'd love to see them try. But it has to be more than 1 month.
I'd give it a B-, +/-. Mostly as so many tariffs got postponed. If they hit, we'll be in the Cs quick.
Almost no one rates this economy as an A+ though. I bet it certainly is for some # of people. It's been good to me this year.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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Hmmmm....
Have you really ever looked at the numbers of how well off we all are compared to the rest of the world? I do try to keep things in perspective. I know I'm doing well. Better than probably 95% of the world. I'm not Catt rich
, but I'm not paycheck to paycheck.However, that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to point out bullshit. Trump and Biden both talk(ed) out of their asses when it came to how affordable life is for the average person/family. I think most politicians have no concept. How can they? They don't live it. They're rich, and even if they weren't, they have people lining up to give them free shit.
I truly, truly do think that the typical indicators are broken, and we're reaching a tipping point. The fruit (consumers/taxpayers) has been juiced almost to its limit. Throw in all the social justice horseshit, immigration, new frauds being uncovered daily, racism, etc. and I think the pot...she's a boilin'...
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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3 months, in my mind. Get to know the trade-offs, the sacrifices.
Hard to find good data, but I always hear that being American alone puts you into the top 10% if you're working. But I couldn't find a good calculator.
Yeah. And either Trump is making shit up, or people are feeding him bullshit.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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This is one area where I do genuinely give him (and other uber rich folks) a bit of a pass. Is he a liar? Duh. However, you know his inner circle is just ass kisser after ass kisser. He never hears the word "no" or bad news. Give him one person that would tell him the truth and I wonder how much it would change his policies and his words? I think the same of Elon, Gates (it'd have to be a kid...), Soros, etc.
It's more blatantly obvious in Hollywood where celebs bandwagon what they believe is popular only to backtrack when they realize they've been let astray. Jennifer Lawrence's interview earlier this year is the latest example I can give.
Still, none of them get a full pass. Have a fucking brain and realize everyone around you is probably lying to you to avoid losing favor. Nobody is ALWAYS right.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/case-fo ... -jobs.htmlPowell said the model has probably overstated jobs by about 60,000 per month since April. With job growth averaging just shy of 40,000 in that period, an overstatement that size would equate to payroll losses of about 20,000 per month.
that would help explain the discrepancies between the federal numbers and the ADP private payroll numbers.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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I saw murmurs that Microsoft might be doing some layoffs soon as CoPilot isn't doing as well as they'd like, which is another indicator that consumers are stupid.
Gemini is one step above Siri in stupidity.
Gemini is one step above Siri in stupidity.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Uh... I think he might be retarded.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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I think Biden would have tried to eat it.