Anonymous wrote:I’m in the good part of the K. The revolution is coming though.

What does this mean?

Anonymous wrote:Yes

Stock market higher

You are Trump’s demographic. The 1 percent is better off because he cut taxes on them and taxed everyone else (ex tariffs costing Americans 1500/year.)

No amount of increase in my 401(k) is worth the sh!tshow our contry has become under this unserious, batsh!t crazy administration.

Anonymous wrote:Tell me why the stock market matters to someone who can't invest in it right now due to the scarcity of jobs....I would love to invest in it but cannot!

I wish he would STFU about the stock market already. His tariffs and general unpredictability are killing the job market!!!

The stock market is high because Trump has killed the dollar. It’s inflation, not returns.

Tell me why the stock market matters to someone who can't invest in it right now due to the scarcity of jobs....I would love to invest in it but cannot!

I wish he would STFU about the stock market already. His tariffs and general unpredictability are killing the job market!!!

Anonymous wrote:Yes with real estate at a high, it is great for me as I had 8 investment properties with 4 sold and 4 fully rented until 2028. I am good.

Exhibit A. The rich get richer. The rest of us are screwed.

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Anonymous wrote:A good steak is nearly $20 a pound now — it used to be around $10. We can’t even enjoy a simple nice meal anymore. Having kids feels financially impossible, and even with a bachelor’s degree, it’s hard to get ahead. I’m not saving anything at this point.

Fast food became a luxury under Biden

Mostly the forced minimum wage but also money printing on steroids

Inflation was 3% when Trump took office and its not any better now.

Inflation roared back, shrinking the value of workers’ paychecks. Consumer prices rose 21.5%. Gasoline alone rose 31%. After adjusting for inflation, private-sector average weekly earnings shrank 4%.

I’m in the good part of the K. The revolution is coming though.

Financially, about the same, but there is hell coming down the pike later.

The rest? Worse off, this is not the country I wanted to raise my kids in. I’m giving it until November to see where we land.

No. My stock portfolio is up but it was up under Biden too. Federal income tax takes a huge chunk of my family’s hard earned money but Trump and the GOP just keep racking up the debt to fund things I don’t support while cutting funding for federal research and other things I do support. Meanwhile, the billionaires still aren’t paying their fair share. Tariffs and inflation are making everything more expensive, so much so that I notice it even with an HHI of close to 1 million. Trump has also managed to piss off our allies to the point that I’m not sure they are our allies anymore, and the dollar could lose its status as the global reserve currency.

I’m in my 50s, and Trump’s second term is easily the worst presidential term of my lifetime. Close seconds are Dubya’s second term and Carter.

Considering my spouse has been out of a job for 6 months, no. Definitely worse off. Job market is brutal.

Yesp

Myself? Yes absolutely
But im privileged

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Anonymous wrote:A good steak is nearly $20 a pound now — it used to be around $10. We can’t even enjoy a simple nice meal anymore. Having kids feels financially impossible, and even with a bachelor’s degree, it’s hard to get ahead. I’m not saving anything at this point.

Much better

Inflation has been stabilized. With Biden it just was never ending

Energy costs are cheaper

My child has a real job in IT with health care because h1b was severely limited

Wages are up for low Wage workers because the overwhelming immigration was stopped

DEI was stopped allowing career growth based on merit , allowing my son to get a better job

🤣🤣🤣🤣

No. I’m struggling. I’m worried about the future. My expenses are going up much faster than my fixed income can stretch.