Trump tariffs: ruin U.S. economy until 2040

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If only there was a Party that addressed the concerns of working and middle class Americans. Not seeing anything from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer. And meanwhile leading Democratic presidential candidate Gavin Newsom spends his days like a middle schooler with his online trolling and memes.

At some point the rest of the world is going to acknowledge that the US is not a serious country. The moment when the US dollar - which has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months - is abandoned as the global reserve currency is when the bottom drops out for the US. And it will be catastrophic.

The EU and Asia seem to be buying time now to prepare for a new world. But it’s just a question of time. Absolutely no country can rely on the US for anything anymore - including capital markets.

Harris offered up a whole platform of solutions which are still part of the Dem party platform. You can choose to ignore, or you can acknowledge that the Dems have been fighting for the working class for decades and that Governor Newsome is trying to meet the moment, taking on Texas with respect to Gerrymandering.

Historically, the Dems and the Unions are responsible for: 5 day work week, minimum wage, healthcare, worker safety requirement and a whole host of other things that people like you either ignore or memory-hole for some reason.

What is the GOP doing for working class residents other than killing jobs, stagnating wages and eliminating guardrails to corporate greed and exploitation?

I'll say this for Trump and the working class. He was right to call out NAFTA and China's accession to the WTO as a big reason for why manufacturing jobs were obliterated in the US. He was right to call out the enormous impact illegal migrants have had on wages as employers seek to exploit vulnerable people to reduce wage costs - not to mention all the social, housing, education, and crime issues that came with opening the border like Biden did. He was also right - unique among Republicans - to call out how stupid our endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were, which overwhelming affected the working and middle class folks who serve.

I don't like Trump. I think he's a disaster.

But what do Democrats offer?

Some obscure tax credit, and then samo samo for Wall Street and the warmongers. Plus, Democrats are all about preferential hiring for certain chosen people, which profoundly impacts whites, asians, and hispanics just trying to make a living. Throw in the refusal of Democrats to prosecute violent crime, which overwhelmingly impacts working and middle class communities. And then add all the social progressive crap - with its DEI, LatinX, CIS-whatever, Terfs, and all the other nonsense. Then finish off with Democrats making it impossible for public schools to have safe and well-run schools because "Equity."

Republicans suck. But what the WTF do Democrats do for the working and middle class?

The answer is nothing. They make day to day life for the vast majority of working and middle class folks more difficult. Can't deal with crime, schools, unfair trade, fair hiring, and they have a propensity for being enthusiastic for stupid wars.

I despise Trump and Republicans. But they are right on some things. And Democrats offer absolutely nothing. A tiny little tax credit does F all to fix America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only there was a Party that addressed the concerns of working and middle class Americans. Not seeing anything from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer. And meanwhile leading Democratic presidential candidate Gavin Newsom spends his days like a middle schooler with his online trolling and memes.

At some point the rest of the world is going to acknowledge that the US is not a serious country. The moment when the US dollar - which has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months - is abandoned as the global reserve currency is when the bottom drops out for the US. And it will be catastrophic.

The EU and Asia seem to be buying time now to prepare for a new world. But it’s just a question of time. Absolutely no country can rely on the US for anything anymore - including capital markets.

Harris offered up a whole platform of solutions which are still part of the Dem party platform. You can choose to ignore, or you can acknowledge that the Dems have been fighting for the working class for decades and that Governor Newsome is trying to meet the moment, taking on Texas with respect to Gerrymandering.

Historically, the Dems and the Unions are responsible for: 5 day work week, minimum wage, healthcare, worker safety requirement and a whole host of other things that people like you either ignore or memory-hole for some reason.

What is the GOP doing for working class residents other than killing jobs, stagnating wages and eliminating guardrails to corporate greed and exploitation?

I'll say this for Trump and the working class. He was right to call out NAFTA and China's accession to the WTO as a big reason for why manufacturing jobs were obliterated in the US. He was right to call out the enormous impact illegal migrants have had on wages as employers seek to exploit vulnerable people to reduce wage costs - not to mention all the social, housing, education, and crime issues that came with opening the border like Biden did. He was also right - unique among Republicans - to call out how stupid our endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were, which overwhelming affected the working and middle class folks who serve.

I don't like Trump. I think he's a disaster.

But what do Democrats offer?

Some obscure tax credit, and then samo samo for Wall Street and the warmongers. Plus, Democrats are all about preferential hiring for certain chosen people, which profoundly impacts whites, asians, and hispanics just trying to make a living. Throw in the refusal of Democrats to prosecute violent crime, which overwhelmingly impacts working and middle class communities. And then add all the social progressive crap - with its DEI, LatinX, CIS-whatever, Terfs, and all the other nonsense. Then finish off with Democrats making it impossible for public schools to have safe and well-run schools because "Equity."

Republicans suck. But what the WTF do Democrats do for the working and middle class?

The answer is nothing. They make day to day life for the vast majority of working and middle class folks more difficult. Can't deal with crime, schools, unfair trade, fair hiring, and they have a propensity for being enthusiastic for stupid wars.

I despise Trump and Republicans. But they are right on some things. And Democrats offer absolutely nothing. A tiny little tax credit does F all to fix America.

You might look at this thread, which has many comparisons to last year vs. now, including rural areas.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1287641.page

Also, don’t forget that MAGA/GOP voted down a federal minimum wage increase a couple of months ago ago.

[Anonymous]

I’m pp, also Walmart was the biggest reason we shopped businesses overseas, not the government. Walmart’s price model is low margin, high volume. They pressured companies to lower prices to be on their shelves and the only way to do that was to ship jobs to China.

It seems easy to blame government instead of greedy capitalists. There’s lots of information on this should you choose to google it. I’ve posted lots of info here on DCUM.