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Yup. As far as the steel goes, it probably is more expensive because there have been relatively longstanding tariffs on that product (traceable, if I understand correctly, to the threat of foreign dumping to destroy that domestic industry). However, in view of the fact that there's $850m in public funding for this project, it's not unfair to demand that those monies be spent on union labor and domestic materials. Right now, yes. But if the tariffs hit, it's highly unlikely to make anything cheaper at the project, and more likely to increase the price.

Inflation. The threat has been (it was made to me) that "Toronto" will buy them all. Likely empty, and I bought anyway. But certain news items of late may dampen the enthusiasm of purchasers from that area.

Don't forget HCQ. Hopefully states like Oklahoma still have big HCQ stockpiles. Now it's time to deploy them.

I bet Ron Raccuia isn't getting a Christmas card from the Pegulas anytime soon.

Maybe now it can be told. Diggs had something like this here before the Denver MNF game. His was a little different, and probably a little worse. Heard it through the grapevine, shall we say. Another clue as to why he's not here.

This is a good thing. But it only pays for about one hole (or six to eight shots) of Trump golf. Maybe Trump could scale back on the golf to preserve some more taxpayer dollars.

Cut.

Not the issue. What did trump do? And if he did what you said, how can that justify his tariffs? The two things don’t mesh.

This is about to get interesting. Which border got cleaned up? And how? Because, out of the other side of his mouth, he’s slapping tariffs on Canada and Mexico due to their alleged complicity in leaky borders. So which story is true?

Like what exactly?. Bluster about social issues, nonsense about Greenland, whiplash on tariffs, not delivering in the promise to close the Ukraine war, and hitting a driver off the deck in Mar a Lago? All talk, which is typical of Trump. Me too. Hold, hoard cash, and maybe deploy it if we get a really, really bad day.

I remain of the opinion that only one of Von/AJE is here next year. If Von take the pay cut, then AJE probably hits the market.

Good for you on the first point. On the second point, I understand that people need vacation. Were it not for the MAGA theory that we must now “Save America,” I wouldn’t harp on the golf. But you’d think a patriot who is the only person capable of “Saving America” might want to put in a little bit more time on the “Saving” stuff and a little less time golfing.

This. I think the market is going to be flat until there’s clarity on the tariff nonsense. After that, we shall see. By then it might be too late for too much of a rebound if inflation gets hotter and job losses pick up. Maybe Trump can think about that this weekend when he’s wasting more of our hard earned playing golf.

With the wedding news and the amount of money in play I have to wonder if that gets done soon.

Tariffs is what they’ll say. Which makes no sense whatsoever and is yet another crock. Undergrad at NewsMax College and MBA from the Maria Bartiromo school of business at Fox News U.

Wartime spending. What a crock. You know who spent money like a drunken sailor? Trump 45. Huge increase in national debt even before COVID. During a period of no major war. Somebody has to slow it down, and it’s nice that you’ve found religion in that respect. But trump’s plans are not going to make that happen.

He just wants to blame Biden for everything. Not a peep about the tariff BS that supercharged this mess. Or Trumps promises to make us all rich in day one.

This. We need better play in front of Bernard.

You spent a lot of time on ignoring pent up demand, too much free money injected into the system (remember when Trump gave it away and either wanted to or actually signed the checks?), and short supply because of COVID. Whatever it was that Biden inherited he managed not to screw it up. And, arguably, improve it, because inflation was cooling when he left office. But now, this fool came in an managed to push the market very close to correction territory, hasn't done a thing as inflation has worsened, and brainwashed people like you into thinking it's someone else's fault. If Trump had simply left well enough alone then we would be richer and have lower prices today. Instead, Trump tariffs = economic distress for Americans. I'll add this - your trade deficit point is directly attributable to stockpiling in advance of these idiotic tariffs. That's why the deficit grew in Biden's last month in office.

Actually he did inherit a good economy. Trump has made things worse. And heaven forbid that for once he actually be held to his word. (Or that he at least focus on the problems of working Americans, rather than nonsense like MAGAZA.) He said he was going to "fix" all of these things (inflation, economy, paychecks, stock market). They are all deteriorating under his watch. Just like private sector layoffs are deteriorating. While he plays golf.

Yeah that's it. P/E is too high, so this is just some natural correction that can't be attributed to Trump. Normally I'd say there's truth to it but, knowing everything you said, the bozo ran on, among other things, the promises of a booming stock market and higher paychecks and lower inflation. And yet here we are. The market is tanking because of his stupidity and whim, inflation is increasing, and buying power is decreasing. He's driving the good economy he inherited into an abyss.

I really think he responded to the markets and saw the Maria Bartiromo clip on Fox today and pulled the plug (again). Nothing more or less than that. It's asinine that we have this flip flopping every few hours in the White House, but hey, 12 weirdos aren't going to play girls sports, so it's worth wiping out a trillion in market cap at the whim of this fool.

No matter whether your point is true, the data shows that Trump took a good thing under Biden and has, so far, screwed it up. Royally.

Even dead cats bounce, right? I hope it picks up. But this guy is wrecking confidence with his whiplash. Like it was under Biden, you mean?

Infrastructure is an issue re oil, yes. But I’d start planning for that if I was them. And, in the meantime, they’ll source new suppliers and take their cash elsewhere. Cotton can be bought in Brazil. Booze can come from somewhere other than Kentucky. Cars can be bought elsewhere, etc. And our taxing of petroleum imports only makes stuff more expensive for us. It’s a mess.