• AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    “We have an economy that is incredible,” he went on to say, reflective of last year’s strong labor market gains. “We have an economy that is so fragile. And the only reason it’s running now is it’s running off the fumes of what we did—what the Trump administration did. It’s just running off the fumes.”

    “And when there’s a crash, I hope it’s going to be during these next twelve months, because I don’t want to be Herbert Hoover,” he continued, referring to the president when the Great Depression hit in 1929. “The one president—I just don’t want to be Herbert Hoover.”

    I think the reason he provides seems stranger than merely wishing for the economy to crash because it might improve his chances of being re-elected.

    • meco03211@lemmy.world
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      Because his ilk are too fucking incompetent to understand how the economy works. He inherited a great economy from Obama, but all his little Trumpettes say it was his doing. And when the fallout of his tax bill started hitting (combined with pandemic issues) suddenly it was all Biden’s fault.

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        FOX ran stats during Trump’s first weeks in office. They showed that things were great when Bush Jr. and Donnie were just starting out and that things were terrible when Obama and Clinton were just beginning.

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    I like the phrase “Lou Dobbs on Lindell TV” I wish people this far out of the mainstream on the left had as much influence as these gas pump tv level right-wing guys do.

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    I guarantee he is telling congressional Republicans to shut down the government so the economy takes a hit.

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    Giancarlo Esposito.jpg

    I want the economy to crash because a good economy doesn’t even help the average person. Only the rich corporate elites. And I want them to burn.

    We are not the same.

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      It’s literally a video of him saying in an interview that he hopes the economy crashes in the next 12 months.

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        Doesn’t look like he’ll get his wish, thankfully.

        Just imagine how bad the economy would be right now if we had re-elected Trump.

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          I mean hopefully, but working in shipping and seeing the lack of volume in things outside of necessities, I’m concerned.

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            I’m in wholesale to retail and it’s WAY worse this year than it’s ever been in my 25 years. Most of my customers restock my merchandise once a month at minimum, many several times a month. Huge pricing resistance although my prices have been stable for years. This year it’s been about every 2-3 months. And my freight is through the fucking roof with most markets quadruple what they’ve always been.

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          Are you not paying attention? Homeless just hit record highs, credit card usage for basic necessities is through the roof, food banks are seeing record turnout for distribution, wages still stagnant, people can’t afford housing. These things will not get fixed in a few months.

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            Holy shit I work with helping underresourced people and shit is bad. It’s hitting at least half the population. The homelessness is out of control and the cost of basic needs far exceeds wages. You need like five incomes per household or just be a rich asshole.

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              That’s what’s frustrating as fuck with the types that deny the facts and keep repeating the bullshit that things are good. I know several people that are struggling themselves and keep repeating that things are good because of what they keep getting told.

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      The daily beast is hard to read on the best of days but they do usually link to whatever they are opining on.

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      Metric ton of salt grains but I feel like they can help some stories the right may prefer to ignore that are important into their awareness at least.

      Can’t speak to the credibillity but if they link to stuff you should be able to decide for yourself

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      I’m not sure. Every time I click one they have those stupid tags in red at the top. They look like they’re a click bait / sensationalist tabloid.

      • Telorand@reddthat.com
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        They’re a left-biased, instant news publication. They operate off of the 24h news cycle.

        To be clear, I would much rather read a left-biased news publication than a right-biased one, because one side has invented reality wholecloth, while the other still (generally) believes facts in context speak for themselves.

        But if you’re trying to be a thoughtful and rational person, I wouldn’t exclusively read their articles, and when I do, I’d look for the overarching points and try to avoid getting bogged down in the rhetoric.