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That’s where you should have stayed. We were better off without you.
I can confirm that this information is 100% accurate.
Some have to stay and complain constantly, no matter what and be blind when their party brought us the worst inflation, DEI and unaffordability in 4 decades.
@FD1000. DEI stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Diversity – Having a mix of different people and perspectives. This can include differences in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, religion, education, and experiences.
Equity – Ensuring fairness by recognizing that people start from different places and may need different levels of support to have equal opportunities. Equity is about outcomes, not just equal treatment.
Inclusion – Creating an environment where all people feel respected, valued, and able to participate fully and authentically.
Some people have no tolerance for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Indeed, some countries have no tolerance for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. They prefer to displace or kill anyone who is not just like them. And under the "leadership" of our current "president" we too are headed in that direction. Perhaps that is one reason FD1000 is so enamored of him. Birds of a feather...
We were not all hoping for some overblown reposts of WH press releases? Announcements with little substance? Political statements meant to curry favor? Desperate words to stem the bleeding?
"Federal Bureau of Investigation director Kash Patel is facing criticism for announcing on social media that the FBI had detained a person of interest in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, that killed two and injured nine others. That individual was released hours later. This is not the first time Patel has rushed to make an announcement that later turned out to be incorrect."
"When asked why the FBI is having trouble locating the suspect, Trump tried to blame the university. 'You’d really have to ask the school a little bit more about that because this was a school problem,' he said. 'They had their own guards. They had their own police. They had their own everything, but you’d have to ask that question really to the school, not to the FBI. We came in after the fact, and the FBI will do a good job, but they came in after the fact.'"
Comments: Incompetent Trump loyalist Kash Patel screws up once again! Trump, predictably, shifts the blame to Brown University.
"An interview with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles published in Vanity Fair today reinforces the impression that the administration is chaotic. In eleven interviews with Wiles over the course of Trump’s second term so far, journalist Chris Whipple examined the administration’s handling of major issues: the destruction of USAID, deportations of immigrants, Trump’s tariff war, the deployment of National Guard troops in Democratic-dominated cities, Trump’s “revenge” against those he perceives as enemies, the destruction of Gaza, and the administration’s attack on small boats from Venezuela."
"Wiles told Whipple that Trump 'has an alcoholic’s personality,' suggesting he cannot imagine limits on his behavior, and quoted him as judging people 'by their genes'; that Vice President J.D. Vance converted from being a Never Trumper to a major MAGA booster for political reasons; that director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought, a key author of Project 2025, is 'a right-wing absolute zealot'; that Musk’s reposting of a tweet about public sector workers killing millions under Hitler, Stalin, and Mao was a reflection of his drug use; and that Trump is, indeed, embarked on a project to use the power of the government to hurt people he hates."
Comments: The Trump administration creates extreme chaos but utterly fails to improve the lives of ordinary Americans! Their unspoken motto: Non-billionaires need not apply. It really doesn't help when we have low-caliber individuals like the ones noted above. Next year this feckless administration will finally be subject to a reckoning for some of their shenanigans! Impatiently, I wait...
"...It’s not the Fed’s job to worry about employment growth at the federal government. The Fed needs to look at private sector jobs and not get distracted by federal government job cuts and their impact on the unemployment rate..."
"On a most basic level, Mr. Trump’s mental and physical state has noticeably deteriorated. He now openly sleeps through cabinet meetings and public gatherings. He posts on social media at a hysterical pace, in increasingly agitated tones, on ever more lunatic themes. He boasts of having “aced” a cognitive test that is only administered when there are real doubts about a patient’s acuity, and cannot explain why he was given an MRI — or even what body part was screened."
"All of which might be cause for sympathy, even pity — as, in a way, does his vast insecurity, his desperate need for praise and affirmation, symptoms of a childhood deprived, it seems, of everything but money — were it not for the consequences. His multiple emotional and psychological issues — the malignant narcissism, the pathological lying, the utter, sociopathic absence of empathy, and yet also an almost childlike manipulability — would be disturbing enough in an unemployed drifter. Manifested by the most powerful man on Earth, they amount to a global emergency."
Comments: The Republican party (including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.) called for Biden's removal under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. Donald J. Trump exhibits "poor memory" and "diminished capacities" to a greater extent than Biden ever did. For the good of the country, Section 4 of the 25th Amendment should be invoked and executed against Donald J. Trump. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
"Corruption?The Trump administration is operating at a level of corruption, from the President on down, that the journalist David Frum says can only be compared to post-Soviet Russia or post-colonial Africa — failed or broken states, not the world’s richest and most powerful democracy. The New Yorker reported in August that the Trump family’s net worth had increased by more than US$3-billion since his return to office, notably through the sale of crypto coins in his name — unregistered and untraceable “donations” to his personal cause — but also through a kind of open auction of state favours to the highest corporate or personal bidders."
"The corruption has not only been pecuniary. The Justice Department has been turned upside down and inside out, no longer pursuing 'justice for all' but complementary injustices, dropping all proceedings against those accused of having broken the law, if they are among Mr. Trump’s friends, and firing or even prosecuting those who tried to defend it if they are on his enemies list. Mr. Trump himself has personally pardoned more than 1,700 people in the 10 months since he took office, a rogue’s gallery of fraud artists, drug pushers and Jan. 6 rioters."
"Policy illiteracy? Economists are famously supposed to disagree, but in fact agree on most of the basics. The only point they would disagree on is which of the policies the Trump administration has pursued most deserves the title 'worst possible.' Is it setting off a trade war with the whole world, via a series of exorbitant tariffs whose justification is as uncertain as their duration? Is it driving the deficit to peacetime highs — 6 per cent of GDP, even today, on the brink of a recession, with no relief in sight? Is it threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve, with the obvious aim of forcing it to monetize the debt? Or is it the subsidies, nationalizations and other heavy-handed interventions in which it has engaged, reminiscent more of 1970s France than Republican conservatism?"
Federal government slashed 172,000 jobs in 3 months, Private Sector gained 225,000, the most since May. It's a good idea to cut the overhead.
@FD1000, we know exactly what you’re thinking. I got mine. Screw them.
Now I will tell you exactly what I am thinking. As an immigrant, it would nice if trump deported you. After all, you most likely entered my country illegally.
Federal government slashed 172,000 jobs in 3 months, Private Sector gained 225,000, the most since May. It's a good idea to cut the overhead.
@FD1000, we know exactly what you’re thinking. I got mine. Screw them.
Now I will tell you exactly what I am thinking. As an immigrant, it would nice if trump deported you. After all, you most likely entered my country illegally.
Nope for both. I worked as an IT consultant for many years with several states and the federal government, and I’ve seen firsthand the lack of urgency and productivity among many employees. Quite a few showed up at 9 and were gone by 3.
I came to this country legally, and I love it. If someone wants this country to resemble Europe or Canada, they’re free to leave at any time. Smart, educated immigrants are one of the engines of the United States.
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U.S. tariffs brought in substantial revenue in FY 2025, hitting over $200 billion by mid-December 2025, a massive jump from previous years, with monthly collections peaking at $30 billion
Federal government slashed 172,000 jobs in 3 months, Private Sector gained 225,000, the most since May. It's a good idea to cut the overhead.
@FD1000, we know exactly what you’re thinking. I got mine. Screw them.
Now I will tell you exactly what I am thinking. As an immigrant, it would nice if trump deported you. After all, you most likely entered my country illegally.
I came to this country legally, and I love it. If someone wants this country to resemble Europe or Canada, they’re free to leave at any time. Smart, educated immigrants are one of the engines of the United States.
Many say that they came legally. In your case, most don't believe that. Oh, that's right; I got mine. Screw them.
Very good white collar jobs (overhead!) with benefits are being replaced by low-paying seasonal service jobs with no benefits. All fueling the K-shaped economy. Once again Jack Horner pulls out a plum. The data gets "tortured" to achieve the narrative.
The federal government is not a business, the job cuts did not improve the "bottom line". In fact, 2025 spending and federal debt topped 2024 by the end of Sept 2025. No benefit to the "shareholders" was realized at all.
And this is the "boom time". When the economy finally recedes, expect it to get real ugly. Former federal employees, previously not subject to layoff in lean times, now are. This is nothing more than an erosion of middle-class job security.
Wolf Richter also puts a lot of speculative emphasis on tariffs rebuilding U.S. manufacturing. Too much in the opinion of those who specialize in this sort of thing. In fact, nearly all of his "optimism" relies on tariffs producing a manufacturing renaissance that is far into the future. And far from assured. And assumes that our competitors do not advance their own plans.
"It looks like progress. Yet, if success is measured by the strength of American manufacturing, the reality is more complicated. Tariffs can shift incentives, but they can’t solve the structural issues that determine where and how products are made.
For decades, globalization built supply chains optimized for cost rather than resilience. Production followed inexpensive labor, solid infrastructure, and efficient logistics; advantages that favored Asia. Reversing that pattern takes more than policy; it requires rebuilding America’s manufacturing muscle from the ground up."
•Tariffs show early gains. Trade deficits are shrinking and investment announcements are surging, but these measures reflect activity—not yet sustainable U.S. manufacturing capacity.
•Structural costs remain high. U.S. labor, energy, and operational expenses still far exceed Asian competitors, making reshoring viable only with advanced automation and redesigned production models.
•Workforce gaps are slowing reshoring. Nearly 500,000 manufacturing jobs remain unfilled because modern factories require digital, robotics, and AI skills that current training systems can’t supply at scale.
•Supplier ecosystems must be rebuilt. Without deep domestic supplier networks, new U.S. plants risk becoming assembly hubs dependent on imported components, undermining long-term supply chain resilience.
And now maga is bragging about a new tax that brought in "billions". This is an achievement? Higher taxes? What sort of dupes are now cheering new taxes?
Thanks for the new tax, that has not brought down the debt or deficit, Santa trump!
That’s where you should have stayed. We were better off without you.
I can confirm that this information is 100% accurate.
Some have to stay and complain constantly, no matter what and be blind when their party brought us the worst inflation, DEI and unaffordability in 4 decades.
@FD1000, I saw your post from yesterday on the other forum:
"I have been invested in at least 95% bond OEFs and have beaten inflation since retiring in 2018."
Beaten inflation? Why would inflation even register for you? You have made a career out of racing conservative Yugo's that never lose more than 1%.
If fascism is your goal, it has been a great year!
“Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian political ideology emphasizing extreme nationalism, a strong centralized government, militarism, and the subordination of individual rights to the state's interests, often led by a dictatorial figure with a cult of personality, suppressing dissent and promoting national rebirth through unity, purity, and sometimes violence, contrasting sharply with democracy, liberalism, and communism. Key traits include intense patriotism, economic self-sufficiency (corporatism), social hierarchy, and a focus on national strength”
If you set your goals low enough just think how smug you can be telling everyone what a winner you are.
I liken this delusional behavior to an individual racing a Yugo. The Yugo driver declares victory for crossing the finish line first but neglects to mention that the Corvette driver was ahead by several laps!
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics — which can still be trusted! — reports today that just 64,000 jobs were added to the economy in November. That’s not enough to keep up with the number of people looking for jobs. Hence, the jobless rate rose last month to 4.6 percent — up from 4.4 percent in September and from 4.0 percent in January."
"But the bigger news is that almost no jobs have been added to the American economy since April. In fact, 710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024."
"What accounts for this dismal record? Trump wants to blame the Fed, which he claims has been too slow to reduce interest rates. But in addition to creating jobs, the Fed also has a mandate to fight inflation — and prices continue to rise."
"The two main reasons for the dismal economy are:
1. Trump’s tariffs. Employers aren’t willing to expand or add news jobs due to the added costs of the tariffs, which they have to absorb or pass onto their customers. The tariffs are also creating wild uncertainties about the future, further discouraging hiring.
2. Efforts by employers to cut costs. Payrolls are about two-thirds of all the costs of doing business, so employers squeeze payrolls as much as they can. They’re doing it now just as they have over the last several decades — by outsourcing abroad (although this has become trickier, given the tariffs) and by substituting technology for labor. What’s new — and making it far easier for them to substitute technology for labor — is Artificial Intelligence."
"Bottom line: Between rising prices and no new jobs, most Americans are struggling to pay their bills. Hence, the affordability crisis."
Wait... is that the same as the Affordability Hoax ??
Nah, this ain't no hoax. But I'm sure @FD1000 will attempt to spin it that way! Most of his arguments are absurd since they often depend on pure, unadulterated political propaganda.
If you set your goals low enough just think how smug you can be telling everyone what a winner you are.
Pretty funny, how is an 11%+ return with never more than a 1% drawdown from the previous peak considered a low target? That's not a spin; it's an excellent risk/reward for a retiree who has enough
A 50/50 SPY/BND portfolio, or even VWELX with roughly 60% in stocks, has delivered lower returns than my portfolio.
And let’s not forget: there were periods when those portfolios experienced drawdowns of around 20%.
"Economic concerns continue to be a top priority for Americans. In a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, 57% of respondents say they disapprove of the job President Trump is doing on the economy and just 36% think he’s doing a good job. It’s the lowest approval rating he’s seen on the issue in either of his terms in office."
Comments: Donald J. Trump owned four casinos which declared bankruptcy (two other Trump entities were also involved in bankruptcies). Casinos have a considerable built-in advantage, known as the house edge, over players. The house edge should lead to healthy profits for well-established casinos. Four of Trump's namesake casinos, however, failed to produce any profits! Mr. Trump has now launched the process of bankrupting the entire United States — both financially and morally.
Some old guy gave a rapid SHOUT speech on national TV tonight and intimated that "all is well" and that anything bad we are currently experiencing is not his fault..... even though it really is.
Had the feel of a used-car dealer commercial. Shady and packed with lies.
To distract you from all that and the Epstein pedo details, we will now go to war with Venezuela.
Comments
Diversity – Having a mix of different people and perspectives. This can include differences in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, religion, education, and experiences.
Equity – Ensuring fairness by recognizing that people start from different places and may need different levels of support to have equal opportunities. Equity is about outcomes, not just equal treatment.
Inclusion – Creating an environment where all people feel respected, valued, and able to participate fully and authentically.
So tell me @FD1000, what is so bad about DEI?
Federal government slashed 172,000 jobs in 3 months, Private Sector gained 225,000, the most since May. It's a good idea to cut the overhead.
that the FBI had detained a person of interest in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University
in Providence, Rhode Island, that killed two and injured nine others. That individual was released hours later.
This is not the first time Patel has rushed to make an announcement that later turned out to be incorrect."
"When asked why the FBI is having trouble locating the suspect, Trump tried to blame the university. 'You’d really have to ask the school a little bit more about that because this was a school problem,' he said. 'They had their own guards. They had their own police.
They had their own everything, but you’d have to ask that question really to the school, not to the FBI.
We came in after the fact, and the FBI will do a good job, but they came in after the fact.'"
Comments: Incompetent Trump loyalist Kash Patel screws up once again!
Trump, predictably, shifts the blame to Brown University.
reinforces the impression that the administration is chaotic.
In eleven interviews with Wiles over the course of Trump’s second term so far, journalist Chris Whipple examined the administration’s handling of major issues: the destruction of USAID, deportations of immigrants,
Trump’s tariff war, the deployment of National Guard troops in Democratic-dominated cities, Trump’s “revenge”
against those he perceives as enemies, the destruction of Gaza, and the administration’s attack on small boats from Venezuela."
"Wiles told Whipple that Trump 'has an alcoholic’s personality,' suggesting he cannot imagine limits
on his behavior, and quoted him as judging people 'by their genes'; that Vice President J.D. Vance
converted from being a Never Trumper to a major MAGA booster for political reasons;
that director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought, a key author of Project 2025,
is 'a right-wing absolute zealot'; that Musk’s reposting of a tweet about public sector workers
killing millions under Hitler, Stalin, and Mao was a reflection of his drug use;
and that Trump is, indeed, embarked on a project to use the power of the government to hurt people he hates."
Comments: The Trump administration creates extreme chaos but utterly fails to improve the lives of
ordinary Americans! Their unspoken motto: Non-billionaires need not apply.
It really doesn't help when we have low-caliber individuals like the ones noted above.
Next year this feckless administration will finally be subject to a reckoning for some of their shenanigans!
Impatiently, I wait...
Says who? Public sector jobs are indeed jobs. The FED's dual mandate is to balance jobs and inflation.
https://wolfstreet.com/2025/12/16/the-fed-should-look-at-private-sector-jobs-growth-and-not-get-distracted-by-the-massive-federal-government-job-cuts/
He now openly sleeps through cabinet meetings and public gatherings.
He posts on social media at a hysterical pace, in increasingly agitated tones,
on ever more lunatic themes. He boasts of having “aced” a cognitive test that is only administered
when there are real doubts about a patient’s acuity, and cannot explain why he was given an MRI —
or even what body part was screened."
"All of which might be cause for sympathy, even pity — as, in a way, does his vast insecurity,
his desperate need for praise and affirmation, symptoms of a childhood deprived,
it seems, of everything but money — were it not for the consequences.
His multiple emotional and psychological issues — the malignant narcissism,
the pathological lying, the utter, sociopathic absence of empathy,
and yet also an almost childlike manipulability — would be disturbing enough in an unemployed drifter.
Manifested by the most powerful man on Earth, they amount to a global emergency."
Comments: The Republican party (including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.,
and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.) called for Biden's removal under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
Donald J. Trump exhibits "poor memory" and "diminished capacities" to a greater extent than Biden ever did.
For the good of the country, Section 4 of the 25th Amendment should be invoked and executed
against Donald J. Trump.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
that the journalist David Frum says can only be compared to post-Soviet Russia or post-colonial
Africa — failed or broken states, not the world’s richest and most powerful democracy.
The New Yorker reported in August that the Trump family’s net worth had increased by more than US$3-billion
since his return to office, notably through the sale of crypto coins in his name — unregistered and untraceable
“donations” to his personal cause — but also through a kind of open auction of state favours to the highest corporate or personal bidders."
"The corruption has not only been pecuniary.
The Justice Department has been turned upside down and inside out, no longer pursuing 'justice for all'
but complementary injustices, dropping all proceedings against those accused of having broken the law,
if they are among Mr. Trump’s friends, and firing or even prosecuting those who tried to defend it if they
are on his enemies list. Mr. Trump himself has personally pardoned more than 1,700 people
in the 10 months since he took office, a rogue’s gallery of fraud artists, drug pushers and Jan. 6 rioters."
The only point they would disagree on is which of the policies the Trump administration has pursued
most deserves the title 'worst possible.' Is it setting off a trade war with the whole world, via a series of exorbitant tariffs whose justification is as uncertain as their duration?
Is it driving the deficit to peacetime highs — 6 per cent of GDP, even today, on the brink of a recession,
with no relief in sight? Is it threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve, with the obvious aim
of forcing it to monetize the debt? Or is it the subsidies, nationalizations and other heavy-handed
interventions in which it has engaged, reminiscent more of 1970s France than Republican conservatism?"
Now I will tell you exactly what I am thinking. As an immigrant, it would nice if trump deported you. After all, you most likely entered my country illegally.
I came to this country legally, and I love it. If someone wants this country to resemble Europe or Canada, they’re free to leave at any time.
Smart, educated immigrants are one of the engines of the United States.
===================
U.S. tariffs brought in substantial revenue in FY 2025, hitting over $200 billion by mid-December 2025, a massive jump from previous years, with monthly collections peaking at $30 billion
Is Wolf Richter the "expert" that we should all be listening to? If so, he also portrays an overvalued stock market, slowing economy and the possibility of a recession coming. And says the data does show a k-shaped economy emerging. And that he buys t-bills, and avoids the stock market. These are things he said 8 months ago. Should everyone have sold stocks then?
The federal government is not a business, the job cuts did not improve the "bottom line". In fact, 2025 spending and federal debt topped 2024 by the end of Sept 2025. No benefit to the "shareholders" was realized at all.
And this is the "boom time". When the economy finally recedes, expect it to get real ugly. Former federal employees, previously not subject to layoff in lean times, now are. This is nothing more than an erosion of middle-class job security.
"It looks like progress. Yet, if success is measured by the strength of American manufacturing, the reality is more complicated. Tariffs can shift incentives, but they can’t solve the structural issues that determine where and how products are made.
For decades, globalization built supply chains optimized for cost rather than resilience. Production followed inexpensive labor, solid infrastructure, and efficient logistics; advantages that favored Asia. Reversing that pattern takes more than policy; it requires rebuilding America’s manufacturing muscle from the ground up."
•Tariffs show early gains. Trade deficits are shrinking and investment announcements are surging, but these measures reflect activity—not yet sustainable U.S. manufacturing capacity.
•Structural costs remain high. U.S. labor, energy, and operational expenses still far exceed Asian competitors, making reshoring viable only with advanced automation and redesigned production models.
•Workforce gaps are slowing reshoring. Nearly 500,000 manufacturing jobs remain unfilled because modern factories require digital, robotics, and AI skills that current training systems can’t supply at scale.
•Supplier ecosystems must be rebuilt. Without deep domestic supplier networks, new U.S. plants risk becoming assembly hubs dependent on imported components, undermining long-term supply chain resilience.
Thanks for the new tax, that has not brought down the debt or deficit, Santa trump!
"I have been invested in at least 95% bond OEFs and have beaten inflation since retiring in 2018."
Beaten inflation? Why would inflation even register for you? You have made a career out of racing conservative Yugo's that never lose more than 1%.
“Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian political ideology emphasizing extreme nationalism, a strong centralized government, militarism, and the subordination of individual rights to the state's interests, often led by a dictatorial figure with a cult of personality, suppressing dissent and promoting national rebirth through unity, purity, and sometimes violence, contrasting sharply with democracy, liberalism, and communism. Key traits include intense patriotism, economic self-sufficiency (corporatism), social hierarchy, and a focus on national strength”
Yep, all boxes ticked!
The Yugo driver declares victory for crossing the finish line first
but neglects to mention that the Corvette driver was ahead by several laps!
were added to the economy in November. That’s not enough to keep up with the number of people
looking for jobs. Hence, the jobless rate rose last month to 4.6 percent — up from 4.4 percent
in September and from 4.0 percent in January."
"But the bigger news is that almost no jobs have been added to the American economy since April.
In fact, 710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024."
"What accounts for this dismal record?
Trump wants to blame the Fed, which he claims has been too slow to reduce interest rates.
But in addition to creating jobs, the Fed also has a mandate to fight inflation —
and prices continue to rise."
"The two main reasons for the dismal economy are:
1. Trump’s tariffs. Employers aren’t willing to expand or add news jobs due to the added costs
of the tariffs, which they have to absorb or pass onto their customers.
The tariffs are also creating wild uncertainties about the future, further discouraging hiring.
2. Efforts by employers to cut costs. Payrolls are about two-thirds of all the costs of doing business,
so employers squeeze payrolls as much as they can. They’re doing it now just as they have over
the last several decades — by outsourcing abroad (although this has become trickier, given the tariffs)
and by substituting technology for labor. What’s new — and making it far easier for them to substitute
technology for labor — is Artificial Intelligence."
"Bottom line: Between rising prices and no new jobs, most Americans are struggling to pay their bills.
Hence, the affordability crisis."
But I'm sure @FD1000 will attempt to spin it that way!
Most of his arguments are absurd since they often depend on pure, unadulterated political propaganda.
Pretty funny, how is an 11%+ return with never more than a 1% drawdown from the previous peak considered a low target?
That's not a spin; it's an excellent risk/reward for a retiree who has enough
A 50/50 SPY/BND portfolio, or even VWELX with roughly 60% in stocks, has delivered lower returns than my portfolio.
And let’s not forget: there were periods when those portfolios experienced drawdowns of around 20%.
https://testfol.io/?s=gtzO71V7SpW
In a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, 57% of respondents say they disapprove of the job
President Trump is doing on the economy and just 36% think he’s doing a good job.
It’s the lowest approval rating he’s seen on the issue in either of his terms in office."
Comments: Donald J. Trump owned four casinos which declared bankruptcy
(two other Trump entities were also involved in bankruptcies).
Casinos have a considerable built-in advantage, known as the house edge, over players.
The house edge should lead to healthy profits for well-established casinos.
Four of Trump's namesake casinos, however, failed to produce any profits!
Mr. Trump has now launched the process of bankrupting the entire United States — both financially and morally.
Had the feel of a used-car dealer commercial. Shady and packed with lies.
To distract you from all that and the Epstein pedo details, we will now go to war with Venezuela.
But yet no peace prize?