What are the ways you'll resist?
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Anonymous
It's tiresome, but you have to let them feel those feelings. Big mad, and no outlet. They'll settle down. Maybe they need some juice and a cookie. |
Anonymous
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DP - I am worried about losing a lot of feds. I don’t think people understand there are many many ways they make our life better.
Also having Elon Musk in charge of the purge is worrying. I remember when Tesla had horrific stories of workers being injured on the job due to highly pressurized working conditions and not receiving any compensation. The Total Recordable Incidence Rate (TRIR) at Tesla's Fremont plant was 31 percent higher than the industry average. In data compiled by Forbes, from 2014-2018, Tesla has collected over triple the amount of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violations than its top 10 rivals. As a result, Tesla has been fined $236,730 for 54 different violations Who will be watching the chicken house with the fox in charge of removing worker safety regulations ? |
Anonymous
MAGA needing a fix. Unfortunately the pressure of actual responsibility without anyone to hide behind is coming straight at them, so they do what addicts do. Try to avoid the stress by dipping into the sauce. Sad, but what can you do. |
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Again, as I said, there are very few specialized skills where private compensation is higher. Lawyers is one of the jobs. However, within the legal field DOJ jobs are highly coveted for their hours, job security, prestige with a decent pay package. I would whole heartedly disagree with you about economists. |
Anonymous
What was holding up the achievable platform of opportunity over the last four years? |
Anonymous
| I'm planning to resist by not protesting, not posting on X, not doing anything at all except totally ignoring the orange blob and his minions. That stuff didn't work the first time, and they love it because it just gives them something to rail about and lie about. Maybe if we ignore him he'll get bored and go away. |
Anonymous
Go forth and govern. It's your turn. |
Anonymous
People rejected what Harris said because they looked at what the Biden-Harris administration did. There was a massive credibility gap. |
Anonymous
I mean, right? They've got executive, legislative, and judicial branches. No excuses. Time to shine, boys. Show us all what you got when you hold all the reins. Hop to it. |
Anonymous
Just have to wait it out. There is no third act coming so every day that goes by is one day closer to Trump being out of politics forever. We've already crossed one thing off that list. No more political rallies for him. |
Anonymous
Okay. Time for the GOP to show everyone how to fix it. Let's see what happens. |
Anonymous
Well I hope you realize that private sectors tend to do much better in countries with strong public sectors. The private sector needs a functional public sector for transporting goods, helping provide healthy and educated (at least to high school) workers, foster fair competition and trade practices and much more. Empirical evidence shows that countries with larger public sectors also have larger trade shares and a larger share of firms that export. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014292123002349#:~:text=First%2C%20a%20larger%20public%20sector,size%20distribution%2C%20higher%20average%20productivity%2C But having a strong public sector does not mean high public debt- many of the countries with strong but relatively efficient public sectors have low public debts for example, Government debt to GDP ratios Estonia: 20.2% Bulgaria: 22.9% Luxembourg: 25.5% Sweden: 31.5% Denmark: 33.6% Lithuania: 37.3% Germany 63.7% Netherlands 45.1% And Australia 58%). Since Trump first round of tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy that ratio went up to 121% for the US. I know the Trump manifesto is to bring that down by shrinking the public sector - but in my opinion it will likely have a net negative effect on the private sector also, - especially small businesses that make up 99% of American businesses and employ half of private sector workers. If Trump policies actually do what he promises then great but I am doubtful. For example, he said that he will impose across-the-board tariffs of 10% or 20% on imports coming into the U.S. and higher rates on all Chinese imports. He has also proposed a 100% or 200% tariff on cars made in Mexico and on products made by companies that move manufacturing from the U.S. to Mexico. But tariffs will make prices go up for U.S. manufacturers, too, if they use foreign-made parts. Further, tariffs on cheap, Chinese-made goods, will add to inflation. Other countries will likely respond by imposing retaliatory tariffs on American made goods, which will hurt exports . Also if government revenue losses happen, the national debt will rise, resulting in inflation and stress on the economy. High levels of debt lead to increased government interest payments, which can consume a significant portion of the federal budget. Additionally, when the government borrows heavily, it can lead to higher interest rates, thereby raising the cost capital for businesses (and individuals) who want to borrow money. If the debt is financed by printing more money, it can lead to inflation in the economy. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2024/11/04/how-small-businesses-would-benefit-from-a-trump-presidency/ I am not an economist but appreciate them and their work. I am pretty sure that we are going to need good economists who are not paid by private sector interests to slant things more than ever during Trump 2. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
Show us what you got, MAGA! You know how to do everything better and more efficiently. Energy prices down 50% in less than 12 months and grocery prices down! |
Anonymous
Thank god Trump's walking into this next term with all the credibility of your mama and totally unlikely to piss that away. Whew, amirite? 
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