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View submission: Thoughts on trump’s economy?
All he had to do is nothing to the economy her inherited and win but he seems incapable of doing that and genuinely seems to think these Tariffs are a good idea
Comment by langatang29 at 10/03/2025 at 19:20 UTC
71 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Doubling and tripling down on bad decisions…
Comment by fuzzyfoot88 at 10/03/2025 at 19:51 UTC
44 upvotes, 3 direct replies
He genuinely wants billionaires to make more money.
That’s literally all he or they care about…
Comment by Gubekochi at 10/03/2025 at 19:32 UTC
11 upvotes, 3 direct replies
All he had to do is nothing[...]
I mean, the yield curve inversion last year is a pretty good indicator that economic hardship was to come, but the draconian nonsense he's fixed on certainly seem to have shortened the timetables and may very well make any issues dire than they would have been (on top of creating entirely unnecessary ones).
Comment by fluffymuffcakes at 10/03/2025 at 22:01 UTC
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I think the point is to damage alliances so that Americans can become open to the idea of being hostile towards former allies. If he had just declared war on Canada soon after taking power, it likely wouldn't happen. People would have refused and fought it. Then congress might not have supported it. And even if they did, the military or many people in the military may not have accepted it. Also, the world would have turned on the US even harder than it is now. He needs to reposition Canada as an enemy. Same with Mexico.
Even beyond war, it allows him to justify realigning with dictators and fighting against the free world.
Comment by Efficient_Truck_9696 at 10/03/2025 at 21:14 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
All he had to do was to take his Dads money ($450 million in inheritance) and invest it in the S&P 500 back in the 80’s and he would’ve been much wealthier than he was before this past election. Instead he blew it all on casinos and real estate developments that he had no business in doing and lost it all. A lot of his wealth comes from grifting, scamming and washing money for Russian oligarchs. He’s basically a conman masquerading as a rich businessman.
Comment by Tater72 at 11/03/2025 at 04:56 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Check where we were in the economic cycle, can his changes reduce GDP? Absolutely! Were there many signs of recession starting? Absolutely
Comment by TheFlyingSheeps at 11/03/2025 at 12:16 UTC
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Trump has always been a terrible businessman, and his family have always been crooks.
Comment by Icy-Needleworker6418 at 10/03/2025 at 19:37 UTC
-2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Ain’t no way yall already started with this