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Mike 03

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2. Does anybody remember that post from a few days ago...

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 12:25 PM

May 2020

of a series of tweets from some verified person (a reporter?) that claimed Trump was going to try to resuscitate the economy with executive orders that would basically force people into buying things. The example it gave was that Trump would outlaw truck rigs older than ten years from driving on American highways, forcing truck drivers to demand new rigs.

Desperate and crazy, I know.

EDIT: It was Laurie Garret

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213419037

Is this plausible? She's great, but this idea is insane.

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What Kind Of Trlcks Will Trump Pull In Order To Gin Up The 3rdQrt Economic Numbers?.... [View all] global1 May 2020 OP

Nothing. SoonerPride May 2020 #1

Does anybody remember that post from a few days ago... Mike 03 May 2020 #2

Yes, that has started... GriffenRamsey May 2020 #5

OMG. Thank you for posting this. Mike 03 May 2020 #7

Sure. I expect more, but telling people they need to buy new cars and phones while the U6 is at 22%? GriffenRamsey May 2020 #11

He'll corrupt the numbers duforsure May 2020 #3

Remember the stock market is a casino for the rich Coleman May 2020 #4

This notion of pent-up demand Mike 03 May 2020 #6

+1 Newest Reality May 2020 #9

+1, only comfortable people are talking about demand right now uponit7771 May 2020 #12

Too many holes in this dike. Sneederbunk May 2020 #8

With millions out of work-numbers not seen since the great depression, there is nothing he can do... Demsrule86 May 2020 #10

Compared to today Chainfire May 2020 #13