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MEME Didn't see this coming

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u/PM_ME_WITH_A_SMILE 8d ago

Crazy how trade wars affect trade

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u/Chaosrealm69 8d ago

It's amazing how a boring, steady, unchaotic president who doesn't throw around tariffs like they are candy had a steady stock market.

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u/Altruistic-Look101 8d ago

Biden has plenty of experience, wisdom and was VP during 2008 crash. He was strategic in his plans. Unfortunately , he didn't speak a lot about himself.

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u/Toolfan333 7d ago

He wasn’t VP during the 2008 crash, that was Dick Cheney

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u/Altruistic-Look101 7d ago

I don't know why you guys argue about nothing. Great Recession was not just a month/year thing. Obama entered into office with unemployment rate about 8%. 2008 September was when Lehman Brothers went bankrupt. The mess was dealt by Obama administration.

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u/Toolfan333 7d ago

Sorry that facts matter, he didn’t take office until 2009. Hell people still believe he bailed out the banks when it was Bush, Obama bailed out the auto industry.

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u/Altruistic-Look101 7d ago

I think you should follow the thread I was talking about. I didn't talk about bailing out . I didn't say anything about banks or auto industry. Obama didn't inherit a great economy and then Trump both times handed the best one. Biden has been in politics forever and had more experience .....that was my point. That's it.

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u/DoireK 7d ago

Dealt with by the Obama administration you mean? He wasn't in office until 2009. The crash like this one was overseen by republicans.

In fact, republicans have a terrible record when it comes to the economy going back decades.

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u/Toolfan333 7d ago

They are terrible for the economy and have fooled people into believing otherwise. Bush handed Clinton a recession, Clinton handed Bush a surplus(some Clinton policies directly led to the housing crisis), Bush handed Obama the Great Recession, Obama handed Trump a thriving economy, Trump handed Biden a cratered economy, Biden handed Trump the economy that was the envy of the rest of the world, let’s see what Trump hands the next guy.

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u/Southern-Lettuce-91 4d ago

Republican track record.. 8 out of the last 9 recessions happened on their watch. And for some reason people think they are the fiscally responsible party.. lol. So brainwashed, it would be funny if it weren’t so tragic and happening again to our country.

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u/nv87 7d ago

The worst thing about it is, that they actually do this on purpose. It’s the „two Santas“ strategy.

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u/amcooperus 6d ago

Yep. This.

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u/AntzPantz-0501 4d ago

He won't be handing shit... he's going to die in office... and services will be dead, Medicaid will be dead, Paula white Ministries will be billionaires.. Elon first trillionaire and Trump Org will make in excess of $30 billion.

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u/DoireK 7d ago

Bit optimistic to think there will be a peaceful transfer of power next time around lol

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u/Str82daDOME25 8d ago

Not VP during the crash but rather the recovery

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u/Altruistic-Look101 8d ago

You must be kidding me !! Lehman declared bankruptcy just before the election in 2008. I still remember the month of Obama's inauguration , the endless congress emergency meetings, and Obama after a month looked like Zombie.. It was the time I entered into investing.

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u/sump_daddy 8d ago

The S&P 500 called its bottom february of 2009 (after 16 months of losses)... less than 30 days into the new term. Yeah he was in panic mode the whole time but the other 99% of his term was all recovery

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u/needlez67 8d ago

I have a lot of respect of Biden that being said he forgot more than he knows at this point.

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u/DoKHolidiz 8d ago

Sure but he's also forgotten more than the current guy knows and even with all he's forgotten(significant cognitive decline no doubt) he still knows waaaaay more.

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u/Logic411 7d ago

He’s forgotten more than trump would ever know

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u/Snapdragon_4U 7d ago

Biden wasn’t VP in 2008. He was elected in 2008. Didn’t take office until January 2009

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u/Gnargnargorgor 5d ago

He used to when he was younger.

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u/kentar62 8d ago

He was brain dead for the last 6 years

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u/TallDrinkofRy 8d ago

Sad that a brain dead Biden was still leagues better than the idiot in there now. Guess we get to learn the hard way. But hey? Investments might be taking a nose dive and consumer goods are about to price the fuck up at least those 10 transgender athletes won’t be competing in sports I never watch. Suck on that libtards!

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u/sump_daddy 8d ago

Dont worry one bit, a few rich people will get richer after all this blows through

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u/TallDrinkofRy 8d ago

Thank God. I do fear for the billionaires…

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u/mistiklest 8d ago

If that's true--not saying it is, but if it is--then whoever was running shit while he was President did a good job.

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u/Competitive-Lion2039 8d ago

yeah if a someone brain dead can run the country better than Trump, that says a lot about conservatives.

under democrat rule, America is a well-oiled machine that produces Googles, Amazons, Nvidias that make America Great, and then Republicans fuck it all up for a few years and hand the reins back to Democrats after financial collapse inevitably happens from their stupid emotionally-driven fiscal policy decisions. that their voters oddly somehow don't recognize as emotionally driven decisions

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u/iamfondofpigs 8d ago

Googles, Amazons, Walmarts, Facebooks, and Twitters made Trump.

By hoarding resources, forcing people into poverty, and spewing propaganda, these companies made Trump look very attractive.

And before someone says, "only attractive to idiots!" Um, yes, okay? "They only believed my lies because they're idiots" isn't a great defense.

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u/EmuRommel 7d ago

The poverty rate in America has never been lower. Why do people pretend that the standard of living has been falling apart? Life in America has literally never been better.

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u/karmaceuticaI 7d ago

Propaganda, indoctrination.

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u/Excited-Relaxed 7d ago edited 7d ago

Because most people are not below the poverty line? Perceptions of the standard of living are more about median discretionary income (which is not well measured). And also about the perceived effort needed to acquire it. Two adults working at full time jobs where the work load and pace has doubled in the past twenty years are going to be experiencing tremendous pressure that they will consider economic in nature.

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u/MindEracer 5d ago

Propaganda is strong and moves like a virus. Unfortunately the majority of Americans aren't smart enough to escape their own Ecco chambers of misery.

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u/Ninja0428 7d ago

And if you believe that the people around him were pulling the strings you had the opportunity to vote for one of them last year and continue the prosperity.

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u/Justachattinaway 8d ago

Yet, had a booming economy. Helps to NOT be a sociopathic narcissist.
But hey, maybe that’s what you like.

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u/Altruistic-Look101 8d ago

You would have looked WSJ and FT articles on him , esp Inflation Reduction Act and Chips Act. Yeah, by the end became weak and frail and his already speech impediment looked worse. But his wisdom kept the country intact. I was pissed off of him not withdrawing his second term until last minute. But by no means, he is brain dead or anything. He was surrounded by wise advisers. He entered when Inflation was somewhere around 8% .

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u/Life-Topic-7 8d ago

So a brain dead Democrat is substantially better than Trump.

This isn’t the win you think it is.

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u/Maser2account2 8d ago

So let's assume that that's true, which it's not. Heck, let's even assume that Kamala was running things on his behalf, that just proves that she would have been a better president, y'all realize that right?

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u/b-rad_ 8d ago

When the brain dead person runs the country better than Trump that says a lot.

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u/zedinbed 7d ago

You are brain dead now. You have a lot in common!

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u/karmaceuticaI 7d ago

You act like Trump isn't senile... Weird.

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u/chrimen 7d ago

Do you have any original thoughts of your own?

Or do you just repeat what you hear?

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u/Nanoo_1972 8d ago

So a brain dead dude outperformed Orange Jesus?

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u/Fortshame 8d ago

I love Tesler

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

Lol

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u/Excited-Relaxed 7d ago

I would have voted for Biden on a ventilator over Trump. The Cabinet is the important part.

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u/SuspendedAwareness15 8d ago

Businesses love predictability. It's great for making things.

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u/SpiderDeUZ 8d ago

You mean pretty much every president before?

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u/RabbaJabba 8d ago

Yeah basically

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u/ModVise 8d ago

The market is steady now. It's steadily going down 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Optimal_scientists 7d ago

Ironically that insult of "sleepy" is more of a compliment compares to this shit show

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u/Troy_McClure1 7d ago

Or one who doesn’t prioritize his banking account and ego over his country.

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u/Admirable-Lecture255 8d ago

Did you forget 2022? 20% loss in the sp? You people have memories of bugs

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u/MstrOneTwo 4d ago

He is literally a potato. Biden wasn't making any calls. Who was, I wonder

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u/Chaosrealm69 4d ago

So a potato had a more secure economy compared to the showman Trump who is pushing the US into a recession with his tariffs and people still think Biden was bad?

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u/MstrOneTwo 3d ago

The tariffs will cause multiple things to happen. 1st thing, it will force companies back to America, creating jobs and wealth. Another thing it could cause is better trade deals for imports/exports. We have been getting screwed for decades based on trade deals made after WW2. These deals were agreed to to assist European countries rebuild their nations. The time of them needing this type of trade deal has passed and these countries have long been rebuilt. These countries have enjoyed decades of not having to invest in a real military because they know we will protect them, and they still screw us in trade.

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u/Silver_gobo 8d ago

The market dropped 25% during Biden’s tenure.. or did we all forget 2022

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u/realm313 8d ago

What are you talking about? Under Biden m, the stock market rallied 55% during his term! plus, he created 16 million jobs, added 14 million small businesses, and had ZERO insurrections on his watch! How many jobs did Trump create? Answer: ZERO

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u/TrollTollBoySoul420 8d ago

Well sure, but how much Russian cock did he suck?

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u/hicow 8d ago

And then rose over 60% by the end of '24.

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u/yapyap6 8d ago

Eat less crayons.

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u/Zealousideal-Ear481 8d ago

yes it did. then what happened?

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u/ImaginationNo1928 8d ago

Lol let’s just not factor in the covid supply chain issues and the shock from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, just for your argument to not fall apart.

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u/dantemanjones 8d ago

The 2022 drop was due to a variety of factors, most largely inflation and the effects from the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.  Mostly not things attributable to one person, but if you want to point to one person Putin is the biggest factor.

The 2025 drop is due to the current president's erratic behavior and trade wars.

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u/Silver_gobo 8d ago

I don’t disagree. Just that it wasn’t all smooth sailing but like most things, time makes drops feel irrelevant