Quote (MildSambal @ 11 Sep 2024 20:35)

- DJIA up 30% https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1tDh8
- Labor force participation rates back to pre-pandemic levels for pretty much everyone except 55+: 16-19 years old https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1tDhE 20-24 years old https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1tDi5 25-54 years old https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1tDhY
- Manufacturing jobs higher than they were pre-pandemic https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1tDid
- Inflation rate similar to what it was pre-pandemic https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category-line-chart.htm

There are some others as well if you want some more: GDP, non-farm payrolls, unemployment rate, retail sales

CPI and things like the cost of gas are definitely worse

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Sep 11 2024 02:57pm)

Nearly everyone who didn't switch jobs or got a recent promotion has significantly less disposable income in his or her pockets than they did under Trump. Groceries are up 30-50%, buying a house has become out of reach for so many people - but hey, the Dow is at record-highs and Biden was able to bring a few manufacturing jobs back with hundreds of billions in taxpayer-funded subsidies, yippee!

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Sep 11 2024 12:57pm)

Nearly everyone who didn't switch jobs or got a recent promotion has significantly less disposable income in his or her pockets than they did under Trump. Groceries are up 30-50%, buying a house has become out of reach for so many people - but hey, the Dow is at record-highs and Biden was able to bring a few manufacturing jobs back with hundreds of billions in taxpayer-funded subsidies, yippee!

Quote (gnarjay @ 11 Sep 2024 22:03)

so are you supportive of regulations/consumer protections on price gouging? because that is where the bulk of the cost-of-living increases are coming from

Quote (MildSambal @ 11 Sep 2024 22:01)

see boomers bragging on social media how they hoard 8 rental properties to farm Airbnb income, is that an issue that Trump can remedy as it relates to the housing market?

what about the fact that there are simply too many people in America, what can Trump do about that? again this is an issue because there are so many boomers that need to die off

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Sep 11 2024 03:11pm)

Excessive money printing and exploding energy prices also played a huge role.

To the extent that there is corporate price gouging, I would be open to a cogent plan to tackle that. It's a tricky problem though, simply imposing fixed price controls will backfire horribly.





Close the borders, deport millions of people who are in America illegally?!! :lol:

Quote (MildSambal @ Sep 11 2024 01:21pm)

there are too many legal citizens and legal tactics that trample on "free market" economy

Quote (El1te @ Sep 11 2024 03:33pm)

Well we can deport the illegals then go from there

Aging population is a big problem that is only solved with time

Quote (MildSambal @ Sep 11 2024 01:41pm)

"we" aren't you Canadian? I can't understand how you feel so vested in this as a Canadian, I mean I've never had even the slightest interest in reading about or discussing Canadian politics

Quote (MildSambal @ Sep 11 2024 04:41pm)

"we" aren't you Canadian? I can't understand how you feel so vested in this as a Canadian, I mean I've never had even the slightest interest in reading about or discussing Canadian politics

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Sep 11 2024 04:11pm)

Excessive money printing and exploding energy prices also played a huge role.

To the extent that there is corporate price gouging, I would be open to a cogent plan to tackle that. It's a tricky problem though, simply imposing fixed price controls will backfire horribly.





Close the borders, deport millions of people who are in America illegally?!! :lol: