Everything was eventually okay after 2008, it didnât stop the suicides and destroyed savings accounts. Itâs okay to look at a fucked up situation and go âah this is fucked upâ and still understand there is a chance for it to go back.
yeah i feel like this subreddit swings the pendulum too far in the other direction. like if something wiped out 3/4ths of the population instead of being like "we will bounce back from this horrible thing" this sub would be like "erm actually its not that bad"
Thatâs honestly a super recent development if you even go back just a few years to pre covid. The Biden stimulus bill pumped the wealth gap massively just compare the numbers. Inflation helps rich with assets and hurts wage earners without assets. Wealth gap exploded directly because of Biden even though it was already getting worse since Reagan, he basically in one fell swoop tripled it
Can I get a source of your attributing this to Biden? Economic inequality exploded all over the world, and I canât imagine Joe Biden caused that. I could see how the PPP loans pushed massive amounts of wealth to the rich, but that was passed by Donald Trump.
Google it? Itâs a basic concept of inflation thatâs like asking for a source on interest rates rising lowering liquidity lmao. then do the math yourself take a snapshot of the top 1%s net worth before and after
He printed 20% of the US dollars that have ever been put into circulation in his one administration dude. Thatâs the source. How did you not see this all over the news when the inflation reduction act was passed. The inflation reduction act is what CAUSED the inflation everyone knew it was standard political theatre lying with the name
Obviously inflation hurts poor people more, I just disagree on your point that this was all Bidenâs fault. The inflation reduction act cost $891 billion and would raise $738 billion. The Rescue Plan was 1.9 trillion, but compare that to about 3 trillion for just the CARES act and PPP and Trump dwarfed only COVID spending. Biden of course has some blame with his spending, but to lay all the blame at his feet is ridiculous. The reason I asked is because just about everything I find isnât proving what youâre saying, so I was curious where you were coming from and if I was missing something?
Specifically for money printing, the Fed chair that printed all the money was appointed by Trump, and the order for printing more money was made in August of 2020 while Trump was still president. If youâre meaning national debt rising instead of literal money printing causing inflation, then youâd have to attribute a lot of that to Trump as well, considering the debt rose 4 trillion dollars more under him.
Inequality and poverty are not the same thing. If youâre doing well but letâs say your bother becomes a deca millionaire ⌠and your situation doesnât changeâŚ
You never supported his business, didnât invest in it early when he asked or come to work for him, you donât even patronize the companyâŚ
So he doesnât offer you anythingâŚ
His life got better⌠but yours didnât get worse. He got rich but you didnât get poor.
Compared to when? The middle ages? Also, you can't type "There's more poors now though" on an iphone on reddit in 2025 in the US, you look silly broseph
Itâs going to be okay in general. Some people will get hurt, some will loose their way, some will be fine and continue like normal. No matter who is in charge or how violent things get. Humanity has found its way through far worse times.
You gotta remember the average life expectancy around the world is close to 70 years. If youâre over 30, you are older than most people have ever been in human history. The average person did not make it to 30 until well past the 18th century. Things wonât be easy, things wonât be comfortable. But we will be OK. This is not the end.
Itâs just⌠the countryâs⌠pride⌠we can get that backâŚ
Ok. Iâm coming to terms with this. This needed to happen. Itâll be a good example for Americaâs children, regardless of the outcomes. It is time to seclude myself and pray for better days ahead.
Itâs just as embarrassing to see someone like you preaching the end of times bc of a controversial administration. Like that hasnât happened throughout âchecks notesâ literally the entirety of US elections.
Hear me clearly. I donât like the Trump administration. I especially donât like what Elon is doing. But all this talk about a coup and the end of democracy is laughably hyperbolic.
Iâll check back in about 6months and laugh, and laugh, and laugh.
Enjoy it, because the rest of us will enjoy the show. Itâs been pretty good so far, I wonder what theyâll text next and to whom. Maybe nuclear codes? Who knows, itâs new bullshit every day.
One of those days itâll be (further) irreparable damage that will upset you, because it will affect you.
THATâS when the laughing will start. And youâve forfeited your right to be indignant about that with your ludicrous take here.
đ dude youâre killing me here. You realize we agree politically right? The leeks were an atrocious fumble of national security. I said already I donât like the Trump administration. But I didnt like the Biden administration either.
Donât you get it? Things have always gone ass over tea kettle in American politics. Hell one of our senators had a stroke ON stage. Thatâs why I laugh at fools like you who think this is somehow going to be worse. The rest of us employed folks are going to keep on keeping on and use our votes to the best of our ability next time.
Having a stroke on stage is a consequence of being old.
Having a Fox News host with white power tattoos and a drinking problem
as the head of the military is so on the nose it would be considered hackish and ridiculous in fiction.
You guys are âthis is fineâ-ing your way into actual fascism.
The reason you donât see an issue is that youâve been primed not to by generations of exceptionalism. You think you will be fine because youâve always been fine.
You might be, personally. But that wonât stop all the bad things that will happen to your countrymen. And thatâs why even if you think we agree, you are still wrong.
My dude I could get shot tomorrow, I could be sent to a labor camp 30 days from now. I could live to old age. I donât hold these views bc of exceptionalism I hold these views bc Iâve seen worse happen and weâve made it through the other side. I take everyday as it comes one at a time and deal with each issue that comes up as well as I am able.
If I can, I will help my fellow countrymen who suffer. I acknowledge there will be and is suffering going on.
But again I say, that happens with all elections. There are always people caught in the middle of changes and agendas. This one is no worse. This administration will come and go just like all the others. A new one will take its place with its own host of controversies and issues. Freaking out and heralding the end of American democracy bc youâre letting fear blind you wonât get you anywhere. It helps no one, least of all yourself.
Calm down friend, youâre going to be okay. We all are. Iâm serious. You seem a little worked up. Idk what this sub is but it was on my page so donât him me with âyou guysâ. Youâre committing the generalizations you accuse others of committing. Have a good one!
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u/ComprehensiveBack285 Oct 10 '24
You know when I thought about it more, everything will EVENTUALLY be okay. There's just too much noise and echo chamber out here in social media