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| Topic | Do you honestly think Trump has done a good job? |
| shipwreckers 09/12/18 11:31:16 PM #75: | The weird thing about Trump is that the "good" things that have happened since he was in office (Wall Street numbers rising, etc.) are less because of what he's done, and more because of who he is. Corporations know he's going to look out for himself and (by extension) them as well, so they're more willing to take risks for long-term growth (which actually helps everyone, both moneywise and jobwise). Most of the "bad" things that have happened are either 1) offensively bad policy decisions (taking children at the border), and 2) offensively bad communication towards opponents. Most of the hardship he's caused is emotional, not practical. darkknight109 posted... his trade wars have produced absolutely no concessions and he's now having to bail out farmers that have been harmed by his spat with China (no word yet on the various other industries that are being stung by tariffs); The thing is, the monetary struggles (like the farmer costs rising, due to tariffs), are being handled in a way that the farmers still receive their money, since the government subsidizes their losses, but every other industry that is NOT negatively impacted will see growth (making up for the subsidies, plus the income from the tariffs themselves). Our piss-poor trade agreements are helpful for OTHER countries, not us, so if we're ever going to get out of our import reliance, these policy changes are unavoidable. --- Money is overrated... ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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