The tariffs are overrated, haven't had a huge negative or benefit for people yet from my jurisdiction, perhaps end of year will show a lagging impact.

As for crashing economy, IMO, the economy relevant to majority working Americans has been stuck in a tar pit since COVID and Biden followup.

Key metric being housing affordability. Ratio median income to median home cost and gauge it as a trend. My area shows 66k median household income, 320k median home cost. In many areas, this ratio worse than first year of Great Depression.

Trump needs to actually promote a recovery, but the crash (or mass inflation to unattainable) already occured.

This post was edited by RedFromWinter on Jun 25 2025 06:07am

Houses are not the only thing more expensive. Workers 401k's are collapsing. Under Trump is not the time to be investing in the market.


This post was edited by said_aouita on Jun 26 2025 09:01am

401ks have always seemed destined to collapse to me. Its a retirement fund coupled to an investment market. Managed by your employer and a third party servicer you have no say in. Unable to touch until retired unless vary niche hardship definition met. Withdrawal will contribute to your tax duty in calendar year (as opposed to no tax capital gains bracket for investors)

It bothers me that a citizen cannot move the retirement funds easily to rearrange their portfolio to dodge a financial mess. Meanwhile, your boss, gov, and corps can.

The U.S. has collected $88 billion in tariff revenue

Hmm

I'm tired of winning so much

PR Team:Mr. Trump were going to need a distraction from all the child rape accusations.

Put a 35%.tariff on maple syrup!

Stock Market all time highs and it has nothing to do with who is in the White House and it never has. Politics is an illusion. Energy is a commodity there is a difference.

Trade relations have to be done by stern semi-serious characters and Trump is one of them. Putin another. Xi Xin Ping another. They are good at that game despite being morally corrupted by it.

Trumps tariffs often don't stick but move markets which is what you should hone in on as a trader.

I sell energy commodities for a living and nothing changes just the dude in the suit in the White House. The same machine behind the scenes pulls all the real levers and strings and at this point you have to be damn near retarded to not see it.

Wait what