Politics Thread

[Strange Brew]

Uh, so the Fed lowering rates last year, along with its active participation in the REPO markets, had nothing to do with the market rebound?? Don't be such a hypocrite.

There has been no long term slow down since the election. The market has been growing overall since. Despite rates going up and leftists who don’t understand checkers screaming about trade wars and the “cost” of tax cuts (the most idiotic of arguments).

[X-man]

There has been no long term slow down since the election. The market has been growing overall since. Despite rates going up and leftists who don’t understand checkers screaming about trade wars and the “cost” of tax cuts (the most idiotic of arguments).

Huh, just like under Obama except the rate of increase was higher under him.

[Strange Brew]

Huh, just like under Obama except the rate of increase was higher under him.

Rate of increase is a dubious measurement and you know it. Thanks for playing.

[X-man]

Rate of increase is a dubious measurement and you know it. Thanks for playing.

As usual...avoid the basic point. Also, what the hell are you talking about?

[Smails]

It's not a good time in this country for many groups of people.

Who would that be, and on what grounds?

[Strange Brew]

rate of increase was higher under him.

Just stop. This is sad.

[xudash]

As usual...avoid the basic point. Also, what the hell are you talking about?

Did you note somewhere along the way that you are a professor at Xavier?

[xudash]

Who would that be, and on what grounds?

Seriously, I would love to have a response from him about this.

And I would also like to understand how Trump is nothing but someone going after white supremacy. These are truly very stupid observations.

[X-man]

Just stop. This is sad.

What's sad is that you won't engage with the actual issue, but rather instead play your little games. Thanks for not playing.

[UCGRAD4X]

Many have bought into the narrative that has been spun that he is a buffoon, bigot and womanizer (or even worse).

The long standing "war on poverty" with billions (maybe trillions) spent and multiple programs, legislation. a politically correct cultural and faux compassionate politicking has not benefited anyone but the legislators and fear mongering race-bating whores. Recent low employment rates for blacks and Hispanics and other minority groups and generally high labor participation rates, elusive for years of flowery rhetoric from polished politicians have seen historic lows. Year of accepting the systematic killing of blacks by abortion and an abortion industry that honors it's patron saint, a supporter of the exact result, the annihilation of a professed substandard race, mills located disproportionately in predominantly poor black communities.

Whose policies have helped and whose policies have not benefited minorities.

He's not a polished politician. He is not running scared of the message managers and opposition rhetoric as past conservative legislators have been. Compared to past Ivy Leaguers he sounds understandably crude and out of place. He is not afraid to speak his mind and worry about hurting other people's frail angst ridden, politically correct butt-hurt sensibilities. "My feeling were hurt, therefore you are wrong," despite facts to the contrary. He offends people because the truth is often ugly, corruption should be called out as such without sugary apologies and hollow caveats.

He doesn't play their game and threatens the cash cow that has made millionaires out of penniless professional politicians. He is a deal maker and people are shocked by the means in which he operates. But, more often than not, he gets a deal that benefits America and the American people. Sometimes his arrogance, rhetoric, flamboyance and hyperbole are negotiating tactics, "The art of the deal".

Voters are understandably tired of politicians who promise much and deliver little. It remains to see if he has and they prefer this way to the past.