Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Fishingfool;1375215]Small business are thriving:
[url]https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/small-business-owners-just-reported-a-better-than-expected-first-half-of-2025/ar-AA1JeD77[/url]

401s are thriving because the stock market is at an all time high.
[url]https://apnews.com/article/markets-stocks-earnings-tariffs-trump-2882d3cf706eb9891bdc0600e46e6524[/url]

Unemployment is at a 4.1:
The unemployment rate of 4.1% is considered low. It indicates a healthy labor market, as low unemployment rates typically signify strong job growth and economic stability.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

So another word all three of those thing you listed you either made up or you have a bad source for your news.[/quote]

You want to believe their propaganda BS it's your prerogative . Tariffs will kill off a good number of small business's.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[url]https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-s-epa-to-repeal-core-of-greenhouse-gas-rules-in-major-deregulatory-move/ar-AA1Jw938[/url]

We've had it too good breathing all that clean air in this country for too long. Thank you sir.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=NC_Skins;1375169]I wouldn't attribute that to anything Trump has done. Late Night TV has been dying for a long while now.

[url]https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/07/23/stephen-colbert-late-show-cancellation-ratings/85338378007/[/url]


Becoming more expensive and less profitable. That's what will get your show(s) cancelled.[/quote]

That was tongue in cheek.

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[quote=Giantone;1375219]You want to believe their propaganda BS it's your prerogative . Tariffs will kill off a good number of small business's.[/quote]

Yes I'm sure you know better then the actual small business owners themselves. What small business do you own or have run?

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Fishingfool;1375230]Yes I'm sure you know better then the actual small business owners themselves. What small business do you own or have run?[/quote]
LOL, what small business are you running that has tariffs that you have passed on to your customers.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Fishingfool;1375230]Yes I'm sure you know better then the actual small business owners themselves. What small business do you own or have run?[/quote]

So much for your small business's................

[url]https://news.yahoo.com/articles/trump-suspends-minimis-exemption-low-185825077.html[/url]

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Giantone;1375231]LOL, what small business are you running that has tariffs that you have passed on to your customers.[/quote]
I own an insurance agency and while I don't have to deal with tariffs but inflation the past years has had a big affect on rates. My good friend owns a fabrication shop and has to deal with tariffs I thought. When I asked him he said they had zero affect as he pays more for US steel already.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Giantone;1375231]LOL, what small business are you running that has tariffs that you have passed on to your customers.[/quote]

Did you have this same concern when the ACA was passed?

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Fishingfool;1375267]Did you have this same concern when the ACA was passed?[/quote]

ACA wasn't a tariff , focus.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Fishingfool;1375266]I own an insurance agency and while I don't have to deal with tariffs but inflation the past years has had a big affect on rates. My good friend owns a fabrication shop and has to deal with tariffs I thought. When I asked him he said they had zero affect as he pays more for US steel already.[/quote]

Inflation is up.

The latest PCE report indicates a rise in inflation, with prices increasing by 2.6% in June compared to a year ago, up from 2.4% in May. This increase is partially attributed to tariffs imposed by President Trump, which are pushing some prices higher according to CBS News, reports Reuters.

As for your friend................
US steel prices are up primarily due to the recent increase in tariffs on imported steel, making domestic steel more attractive and allowing producers to raise prices. Additionally, rising demand, driven by factors like infrastructure projects and increased manufacturing activity, is also contributing to higher prices.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Fishingfool;1375267]Did you have this same concern when the ACA was passed?[/quote]

Why would I be concerned that more people are eligible for health Insurance?

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Chico23231;1375223]That was tongue in cheek.[/quote]


Fair enough. I saw a tweet the other day with viewers that Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, and Jimmy Fallon. The numbers drop between each one was staggering. Sadly, I think it's just a thing of the past.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Fishingfool;1375267]Did you have this same concern when the ACA was passed?[/quote]


Well, there was a concern about being able to keep your doctors and death panels. One of the two was a valid concern.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

Who the hell didn't know this would happen???


[url]https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-buyouts-federal-workers-paid-leave-b2799832.html[/url]


[B]154,000 federal workers who took DOGE buyouts are being paid to go fishing, watch Dungeons and Dragons streams and hunt for new job[/B]s

The government has generated an estimated $14.8 billion in waste on the deferred resignation program, a new report says

The government is paying more than 154,000 federal employees not to work after they accepted the deferred resignation offer — and they’re spending their paid leave job hunting, doing yoga, and watching YouTube, according to a report.

The figure, reported by the Washington Post, accounts for the tens of thousands of federal workers who accepted the government’s offer as of June that allowed employees to “retain all pay and benefits” through September 30 and voluntarily leave their jobs.

The offer, originally sent out by the Office of Personnel Management in January, came after President Donald Trump mandated in-person work requirements for the federal workforce, the size of which the Department of Government Efficiency aimed to significantly shrink.


A minority staff report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Thursday also revealed that DOGE generated an estimated $21 billion in waste on mass layoffs and terminations. That figure included $14.8 billion for the deferred resignation program.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=NC_Skins;1375284]Well, there was a concern about being able to keep your doctors and death panels. One of the two was a valid concern.[/quote]
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I here the death panels are making a come back under trump![/COLOR]