The Frankish Reich Posted May 16 Author Posted May 16 26 minutes ago, JDHillFan said: Examples? That you want to give Kamala Harris credit for awareness is something that is probably very unique to you. Run with it. you’ve always shown a bit of a misogynistic streak here. Are you saying that she would be fine with being a figurehead because she’s a woman? I'm saying she's the continuation of Biden. Career politicians whose skill is in politicking, not in managing or policy. Remember when everyone was saying that Senator Kamala never introduced any meaningful bill? Lazy, not interested. At least young Biden was all to happy to slap his name on a bill for any hot-button issue at the time.
JDHillFan Posted May 16 Posted May 16 8 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: I'm saying she's the continuation of Biden. Career politicians whose skill is in politicking, not in managing or policy. Remember when everyone was saying that Senator Kamala never introduced any meaningful bill? Lazy, not interested. At least young Biden was all to happy to slap his name on a bill for any hot-button issue at the time. She should have gotten out of the way and let someone else pick her VP. Based on the reporting that you trust, she didn’t. Kamala being self aware is a uniquely Frankish opinion.
Doc Brown Posted May 16 Posted May 16 1 hour ago, sherpa said: And the demonstrated, economic brilliance of Kamala Harris and whomever she chose, would have led us to financial nirvana. No way to tell but the majority of voters didn't want to find out so it's irrelevant.
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted May 17 Posted May 17 4 hours ago, Doc Brown said: Do you mean Black Monday? There's always concerns with market corrections and it's mostly pushed by people who want the stock market to drop so they can buy low. Also, people who make their living selling gold or other metals benefit off of people's fears of the market tanking. You obviously can't prove our 401k's would be higher if Trump didn't implement tariffs. However, I do think his actions made a lot of people's pockets a lot lighter than it should be right now. Maybe I think I meant Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving where people get up early to get in line and buy all sorts of blue chippers at a discount! It’s crazy! Yes, I meant Black Monday. My bad there, but beyond that, it’s possible you’re correct and I’m wrong. I typically deal with what’s in front of me, and try not to worry too much beyond that. I’m not always successful, but that’s the goal.
Doc Brown Posted May 17 Posted May 17 18 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: Maybe I think I meant Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving where people get up early to get in line and buy all sorts of blue chippers at a discount! It’s crazy! Yes, I meant Black Monday. My bad there, but beyond that, it’s possible you’re correct and I’m wrong. I typically deal with what’s in front of me, and try not to worry too much beyond that. I’m not always successful, but that’s the goal. I knew you meant that. Just thought it was funny because my feelings towards Black Friday aren't that fall off from Black Monday. Historically, a Democratic presidency with a majority Republican House and Congress led to the most gains in the stock market. The markets hate uncertainty and they know no major legislation will pass with a divided government. My frustration with the tariffs is the lack of Congressional involvement where they're supposed to have power of the purse. They know it's dumb policy but will be chastised if they criticize him unless you're popular in your state because of your libertarian principles like Rand Paul. I laugh seeing the rest twist themselves into pretzels trying to defend it. My main criticism of Biden was forgiving student loans before the Supreme Court called it executive overreach over Congress. I don't see how the tariffs are any different. You'd think people who criticized Biden would also criticize Trump if they were being intellectually consistent. Of course that would mean the politicians who supported Biden's EO's on the left shouldn't be criticizing Trump right now. That's politicians for you though. 1
Joe Ferguson forever Posted May 17 Posted May 17 Another trump assault on free enterprise https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/17/business/walmart-product-prices-tariffs
Joe Ferguson forever Posted May 17 Posted May 17 24 minutes ago, US Egg said: Good week for the market finally. Another month, or so, of this, I’ll be hearing the bell like that kid in Polar Express. do you have info on what trump will do after the 90 day pause? please share with us all...
SCBills Posted May 17 Posted May 17 The MAGA Bernie bro circle is complete. Again.. With people like Trump, Vance, Hawley etc as loud voices in the Republican Party, they’re reshaping it as a Fiscally Populist / Socially Conservative movement. And while I don’t necessarily love this approach from Trump here.. if they can keep most old school Republicans in the fold by having Rubio, DeSantis types to offer them.. this becomes incredibly difficult for Democrats to contend with as America is increasingly hawkish on immigration, socially moderate/lean conservative and economically populist.
Joe Ferguson forever Posted May 17 Posted May 17 33 minutes ago, US Egg said: My advice? I’m pessimistic, but hopefully things continue to go merrily until at least until then. Then on day 87-88 if the bell tolls, yank out all the cash you can without penalty and move it to like a high yield savings account, but they max out. Did one a few years back at about 4%, wife kept wanting to dip into it last year and move some back into the market, we didn’t, whew! The debate to open another is on going. She’s trust Trump emphatically. At this point in my life, I’m not too concerned what he does beyond ***** with my money, I worked to hard to take a chance on what he’s doing now. Like I referenced, maybe that’ll change. not a ringing trump endorsement the. I'll sit tight. But there will be many grifters who will do swimmingly. 47 minutes ago, SCBills said: The MAGA Bernie bro circle is complete. Again.. With people like Trump, Vance, Hawley etc as loud voices in the Republican Party, they’re reshaping it as a Fiscally Populist / Socially Conservative movement. And while I don’t necessarily love this approach from Trump here.. if they can keep most old school Republicans in the fold by having Rubio, DeSantis types to offer them.. this becomes incredibly difficult for Democrats to contend with as America is increasingly hawkish on immigration, socially moderate/lean conservative and economically populist. Hawley just announce his vehement opposition to Medicatd cuts. Missouri has a huge Medicaid population as does w virginia, Kentucky and Tenn. All were hit with devastating tornadoes yesterday and FEMA has been drastically weakened. Populism is great until it isn't. The tide will turn. Roll tide indeed.
JDHillFan Posted May 17 Posted May 17 1 hour ago, Joe Ferguson forever said: I'll sit tight. You’ve done nothing but go full “woe is me” and b*tch about the markets daily. 5 days ago it was your pharma stocks giving you a sad. Now you’re going to sit tight? Fascinating.
Joe Ferguson forever Posted May 17 Posted May 17 1 minute ago, JDHillFan said: You’ve done nothing but go full “woe is me” and b*tch about the markets daily. 5 days ago it was your pharma stocks giving you a sad. Now you’re going to sit tight? Fascinating. Pharma still sucks. LLY down almost 200 from its recent high. Not going to lock in losses. Also, mutual funds and bond funds are played differently from individual stocks, at least by me.
Joe Ferguson forever Posted May 17 Posted May 17 2 minutes ago, US Egg said: Not a fan of the "bull in a 'China' shop" tariff approach, but what do I know? Time will tell. Hope he's right. Grifting....if only I could. I agree. But trump shouldn’t be picking winners. Clearly, he hasn’t picked you or I.
Joe Ferguson forever Posted May 19 Posted May 19 (edited) the times, they are a changing https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14707641/Target-employee-exposes-tariff-price-hike-popular-items.html Edited May 19 by Joe Ferguson forever
nedboy7 Posted May 20 Posted May 20 You’ve said that what is most alarming is how far Trump has declined in the last four years. In a petition signed by 3,000 medical professionals warning that Trump’s probable diagnosis is dementia, you said that sometimes forgetting a word is normal aging, whereas inventing words or using non-words is not. Could you elaborate? He is losing his capacity for coherent speech. We’ve collected dozens and dozens of Trump’s phonemic paraphrasias, in which you use sounds in place of an actual word (a hallmark of brain damage and dementia). What happens is that someone is trying to say a word and then they get the first part out but they have to end it or create one because they can’t remember the rest. Trump will say something like ‘mishiz’ for missiles, or “Chrishus” for Christmas, because he can’t complete the word. Then we see also a lot of semantic paraphrasias, in which he uses a word incorrectly, as in “the oranges of the situation” because it rhymes with “the origins of the situation.” This is not within normal limits; his basic ability to use language is breaking down. So there is that verbal deterioration. And then there is the physical deterioration. He used to be quite graceful, and now he uses a wide-based gait typical of frontotemporal dementia, sometimes he swings his right leg in a semi-circle. He also has trouble getting up the ramp; he has trouble doing physical things. The other way we see deterioration is in his behavior. Actually, this is where people say, ‘Well, how can you tell? He’s a bad person; he breaks every rule of law and decency, what is new?’ But he is much more impulsive and erratic now. He blurts things out; he makes impulsive decisions that he has to then reverse, like his many reversals on tariffs. Now people may think that because Donald Trump is demented that he won’t be very effective in his agenda. But the problem is he has the whole Project 2025 team behind him, led by Russell Voight. And he’s got Elon Musk, who is a mental health study in and of himself. Musk is on the spectrum; like Trump, he is hypomanic, and like Trump, he is clearly also a sociopath. He feels no remorse in inflicting pain on people; in fact, he feels a sense of glee and mastery in doing it. He was joking about using a chainsaw (to cut federal jobs), holding one up and laughing about it. He’s taking away the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of innocent people. He’s a monster, just as Trump is a monster, and Trump attracts monsters. Now we have a real Trump problem, because we now have a whole government that is populated by people who have some version of his personality disorder. 1 1
Joe Ferguson forever Posted May 20 Posted May 20 (edited) yes https://finance.yahoo.com/news/citi-ceo-something-deeper-is-going-on-in-financial-markets-right-now-164730586.html "We are entering a new phase of globalization — one less defined by cooperation, and more by strategic self-interest," Fraser wrote. "Long-held assumptions are being challenged, not just by tariff announcements but by a deeper confidence shock. The near-term impact is already being felt, and the long-term trajectory is being rewritten in real time." Fraser said the markets are signaling a "shift" by moving to price greater risks into assets. "If you're looking to markets for clarity, you might be a tad disappointed," Fraser wrote. "But if you're looking for signals, they're everywhere. Treasury yields rose even as equity markets wobbled. The U.S. dollar, typically a safe haven, has weakened at moments when it used to rally." "That tells us something deeper is going on," she continued. "Investors aren't just pricing near-term risks; they're reevaluating the credibility of long-held certainties. It's showing up in how capital moves. Pensions and asset managers are tilting more towards Japan, India and parts of Europe. Hedge funds are being selective and didn't chase the April equity bounce. Sovereign wealth funds are diversifying more aggressively. Hedging against the dollar is now at levels we haven't seen in years." Edited May 20 by Joe Ferguson forever
nedboy7 Posted May 20 Posted May 20 9 hours ago, Joe Ferguson forever said: yes https://finance.yahoo.com/news/citi-ceo-something-deeper-is-going-on-in-financial-markets-right-now-164730586.html "We are entering a new phase of globalization — one less defined by cooperation, and more by strategic self-interest," Fraser wrote. "Long-held assumptions are being challenged, not just by tariff announcements but by a deeper confidence shock. The near-term impact is already being felt, and the long-term trajectory is being rewritten in real time." Fraser said the markets are signaling a "shift" by moving to price greater risks into assets. "If you're looking to markets for clarity, you might be a tad disappointed," Fraser wrote. "But if you're looking for signals, they're everywhere. Treasury yields rose even as equity markets wobbled. The U.S. dollar, typically a safe haven, has weakened at moments when it used to rally." "That tells us something deeper is going on," she continued. "Investors aren't just pricing near-term risks; they're reevaluating the credibility of long-held certainties. It's showing up in how capital moves. Pensions and asset managers are tilting more towards Japan, India and parts of Europe. Hedge funds are being selective and didn't chase the April equity bounce. Sovereign wealth funds are diversifying more aggressively. Hedging against the dollar is now at levels we haven't seen in years." I think financial minds all have TDS. You have to give it a year then see how bad it is. At least transgenders can’t use the bathroom of their choice. 1
Homelander Posted May 22 Posted May 22 On 5/2/2025 at 10:12 AM, Roundybout said: Funny you say that since Repubs are pushing HARD to remove child labor laws. Oh, it's in the Big Beautiful tax bill.
Doc Brown Posted May 22 Posted May 22 1 hour ago, Homelander said: Oh, it's in the Big Beautiful tax bill. I'm just guessing here but the way I've seen stuff like this play out in the past is only those that don't meet the work requirements for government assistance are ineligible to receive SNAP Benefits if they have a dependent between the age of 8 to 18.
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