Joe Ferguson forever

Maybe they should look at total export dollars from Canada, Mexico and China. I just did. Correct me if I’m wrong but I totaled less than 1.5 trillion. You’d need 200% tariffs to offset that deficit. I bet he went to a fine high school. Western New York schools were pretty strong at one time.

The child was perfectly healthy. people did die from measles, many. In 1919, 10 per 100,000 Americans died from measles. you're a dummy who should not post about things you don't know. Anecdotes re not meaningful. still waiting for "Doc" to weigh in. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/measles-cases-and-death-rate

Almost never mentioned by MAGAs is that even with the unrealistic DOGE projected savings, the deficit still increases by 3 trillion because of tax cuts to the wealthy. Not sure how this aids the long game recovery. Perhaps @Big Blitz can explain...

to be clear, some folks will get rich (richer). So could we if we possessed the crystal ball big blitz has.

Are you arguing that the to and fro on tariffs is not spooking the market? That the global chaos and uncertainty isn't affecting the market That global markets aren't down? Or is it just the US?....cuz BIDEN! All of that is playing havoc. And very likely is the cause of trump backing off on tariffs. Rifts with Canada, Mexico and Europe surely aren't helping. secondly, do you think the rubes would have lined up to vote for trump if he told them it would be the summer of 2026 before they saw any economic improvement? I don't and that's not what the MAGA czars are saying even now. Why is that? Thirdly, how much skin do you have in the game? Are you shorting the market based on your prognostications. Now would be a good time, if so fourth, do you truly believe all these economic cataclysms that you detail are now unavoidable, cuz I sure don't

There have now been 159 new cases in West Texas and 10 cases in neighboring New Mexico. Two unvaccinated patients, one adult and 1 child have died so far. JFK jr was on Fox today promoting unproven treatments such as Vitamin A, Cod liver oil, steroids and clarithromycin (an anti bacterial, not anti viral). Steroids are generally avoided during infections because they decrease the immune response. He has not strongly recommended vaccination which is known to be the most efficacious prophylaxis. He quoted an ER doc today who has been disciplined for quack treatments by the Texas Board of Medicine. Thoughts? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/kennedy-touts-unconventional-therapies-for-measles-linked-to-disciplined-texas-doctor/ar-AA1Apskm

I think concern about the drop in the market is directly proportional to the level of investment the market, ie "skin in the game". Only 60% of Americans are invested in the market. A bit fewer pay federal tax (the bottom 50% pay 3% of all federal tax). The S&P is down 6.2% in the last month. A million dollar portfolio is down $60,000. A $100,000 is down $6k. A citizen with 0 in the market is down 0 and so on. MAGA seems less upset about the market and more about tax spending largely of other people's money. weird...maybe we should do a poll on investment amounts and taxes paid. that might be interesting...

how bout we leave it at, " it looks worse than just normal aging and morbid obesity".

guess we'll need to watch how he walks to the podium. gotta admit this video of him getting out of a golf cart didn't upset me https://www.newsbreak.com/inquisitr-news-522568/3837831157866-donald-trump-s-limp-raises-alarms-is-he-hiding-any-serious-health-condition

I think it's that a Euro cabal wants to precipitate WW3. Nobody who shouldn't be in a rubber room in a mental hospital wants WW3.

so when do you expect it to improve? Do you think tariffs will increase prices and increase inflation?

yeah, not really how it works (article 5 only gets triggered if a member is attacked) but I think the US remaining in NATO will be a requirement for a peace deal.

It's up to the Ukrainians. does Eastern europe include Ukraine? If so, they might agree. Should the US leave NATO?

you mean we can stay in an ignore it should it come into play? if that's the case then we should just leave what would Putin do?

So helping Ukraine to become a democracy and escape an authoritarian dictator wasn't a wise move for America not in our lane? do you think we should;ld leave NATO?

Article 5 is of existential importance for all countries involved.

Seems Rubio made leaving NATO difficult. If we don't have a few moderate R's that vote against it, were f'ed. no hope for the country. https://www.yahoo.com/news/musk-wants-leave-nato-thanks-191326505.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

so you really didn't expect better? not important to you..not interested as sherpa would say.

they don't care about the market. They're not invested. But the prices?...I think we'll start hearing the moaning soon. I'm not liking this too much https://finance.yahoo.com/?fr=sycsrp_catchall

so you believe putin could be trusted as an ally?

asked and answered. you're not acting as a gadfly but rather a chigger.

don't be opaque. It's ugly. Of the European/US allegiance....as I wrote

yes, the US has engaged in plenty of bad stuff. Some of it is covert but necessary. All global powers need intelligence that can only be obtained this way. But we also have checks and balances and for now, democratically elected officials. And actually, until recently, the US was handing out toothbrushes and cookies in Africa as well as health care and vaccinations. trump and musk nixed all that and red states have systematically removed most of the cringeworthy US history from textbooks. The saudis and middle easterners have been tolerated but monitored and at times admonished (but not by trump. Kashoghi was no big deal to him and the LIV golf tour is making money). The Israelis are far from lily white but we theoretically hold some sway through financial and military support. So, yes, national morality is a matter of degree. And it largely depends on who is president. And history will judge this president and the people who enabled him harshly. And for what it's worth, we should be teaching kids about our historical mistakes so that they aren't repeated. Finally, do you see Stalin and Churchill as morally equivalent? They both had covert forces and were involved in morally ambiguous decisions...

confirmation. now they have it. this is the undoing of a peacekeeping, mutually beneficial alliance since ww2. they needed to be sure before giving up on it. I think they're pretty sure...