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global1

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29. Yet If You Listen To The Talking Heads On The Cable Channels.....
Mon Sep 3, 2018, 11:36 AM
Sep 2018

the economy is just churning along merrily and everything is hunky dory. Trump - at his rallies - keeps talking up the economic numbers and is taking credit for the work that Obama did to crawl us out of the great recession.

The comments in this thread say different. Things are really shaky out there and the masses are feeling the heat - yet that's not what we hear in the reporting.

The MSM needs to start putting out the warnings now about the shakiness of the economy and what might be coming - and they need to put the onus on Trump and the Repugs - so that come the coming crash - they don't blame it on the Dems that - with the Blue Wave in Nov - take over Congress.

Timing is such that just as the Dems take over Congress (the House and maybe the Senate) this crash will meet them square on and Trump and the Repugs will blame any of the economic problems on the Dems that will be taking over.

Upon Edit: It's almost like the Repugs planned this to happened. That they are purposely ceding control to blame the Dems. Maybe this was their plan all along. Maybe this is how they thought they would still be a viable Party after they wreaked havoc on this country. I could hear them saying - hey people - things were going along just ducky while we were in charge and see what happened - you voted in the Dems and look what they did to the economy.

When the wealthiest have most of the wealth, there is little left democratisphere Sep 2018 #1
:) If it can only become worse, though, what happens when Hortensis Sep 2018 #31
Already got notice of my next rent increase... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #2
The prices on everything just keep going up and up. Yep, the fallout will be incredible. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2018 #6
It is inevitable. dalton99a Sep 2018 #3
We're due True Dough Sep 2018 #4
Mueller, the Democratic Party, Liberals and Progressives, Iliyah Sep 2018 #7
He'll blame everyone, and if he's out of office, he will say he was the greatest. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2018 #8
Wages are going down but cost of living is rising Iliyah Sep 2018 #5
Exactly, the math makes absolutely no sense. It's inevitable. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2018 #10
So true bluestarone Sep 2018 #9
tRump thinks it just great if people are working several jobs to try to survive. He will RKP5637 Sep 2018 #11
We're just $50B from Trump adding a TRILLION $$$ to the National debt since Jan 1st..... Bengus81 Sep 2018 #12
Any other republican president would have done EXACTLY what trumpft did. Merlot Sep 2018 #15
We have an economy for the few, not the many. CrispyQ Sep 2018 #13
Yep Cosmocat Sep 2018 #22
K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #14
Highest gas prices since 2014. yallerdawg Sep 2018 #16
We are always gettng closer to the next crash Cary Sep 2018 #17
IOW proceeding as planned Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #18
The economy is an illusion bound to crash The Liberal Lion Sep 2018 #19
We are always getting closer to the next crash because strangedaysindeed Sep 2018 #20
Yes, they keep repeating the same 'ol same 'ol blue-wave Sep 2018 #25
2013, I had one of the large box stores come out and install new padding and carpet in a bedroom dameatball Sep 2018 #21
I just installed new floors marylandblue Sep 2018 #28
Interesting. today was my 4th visit to this store. First was to get someone out to take measurement dameatball Sep 2018 #36
You can always negotiate. marylandblue Sep 2018 #37
I did the budget thing....retired....fixed income......seems like it worked. dameatball Sep 2018 #38
But The Orange Fuehrer is building a wall treestar Sep 2018 #23
Just try buying groceries on a fixed income...! Ford_Prefect Sep 2018 #24
Prices going up, combined with inflation by deflation... WePurrsevere Sep 2018 #30
Not just groceries either... llmart Sep 2018 #32
I believe we are close, blue-wave Sep 2018 #26
When you transfer so much wealth duforsure Sep 2018 #27
Yet If You Listen To The Talking Heads On The Cable Channels..... global1 Sep 2018 #29
An excellent analysis by Robert Reich Uncle Joe Sep 2018 #33
Your welcome turbinetree Sep 2018 #35
And the sad part is the out of touch orange shitgibbon Norbert Sep 2018 #34
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