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jmbar2

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78. Wages are not keeping up with rents in many jobs and areas. Particularly hits young folks.

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Mon Feb 26, 2024, 08:05 PM

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I just had a very loud discussion with my son. It was very disconcerting. [View all] flashman13 Feb 2024 OP

I'm sorry you have to deal with a trumper son. SharonClark Feb 2024 #1

Politics and family rarely mix well. pwb Feb 2024 #2

I'm estranged from my sister (my only sibling), too. After the 2016 election, she gave up any veneer of civility, and deurbano Feb 2024 #21

My sentiments exactly. People showed us MOMFUDSKI Feb 2024 #77

yeah, haven't you heard - biden started 2 wars.... getagrip_already Feb 2024 #3

Give him a link to one of those list of Trump lies sites. nt BootinUp Feb 2024 #4

He might brush those off as "fake news". Prof. Toru Tanaka Feb 2024 #39

Yes...sigh. But it could be his last chance. BootinUp Feb 2024 #40

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He is your son, you love it - that I understand Dan Feb 2024 #6

Covid spending kept the economy going artificially. So it felt great blm Feb 2024 #7

You could ask him what is Trump's platform? GreenWave Feb 2024 #8

Don't forget the tax cuts he got for himself & his rich friends, but ours expire in a few years. CrispyQ Feb 2024 #12

Who did he vote for in 2020? All Mixed Up Feb 2024 #9

My cousin is the same right now albeit she's not brilliant. She doesn't follow politics but has told me she Pisces Feb 2024 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2024 #25

There will be a lot of that Nasruddin Feb 2024 #38

Crosspost of interesting Atlantic article cilla4progress Feb 2024 #11

I'm going to guess he gets his "news" from Fox or OAN or one of the other RW propaganda sites. Liberal In Texas Feb 2024 #13

Your analysis is spot on. I think AM radio is a big part too. flashman13 Feb 2024 #15

as a rule, I don't discuss politics with anyone but my wife... mike_c Feb 2024 #14

If anything, those t-shirts richdj25 Feb 2024 #16

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Gratuitously mean. babylonsister Feb 2024 #44

"It is disconcerting when you realized you've raised an idiot" Abolishinist Feb 2024 #53

This comes to mind: yonder Feb 2024 #18

He sounds like my entire family. n/t CousinIT Feb 2024 #19

I'm so sorry you have to deal with that.. mountain grammy Feb 2024 #20

Economy is strong right now Johnny2X2X Feb 2024 #22

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Sorry you are going through this Chicagogrl1 Feb 2024 #24

l am not surprised, not even a little, nor am I surprised that CNN has trump leading. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2024 #26

my girl is more left than me orleans Feb 2024 #27

So, the son in commodities himself traded against the market (they were wrong) and are losing/lost money, SWBTATTReg Feb 2024 #28

I sm dorry you are hoing through this. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2024 #29

Sorry but your son doesn't agree with every reputable financial analyst JohnSJ Feb 2024 #30

Hard to understand, but.... SupportSanity Feb 2024 #31

Honestly, it's difficult going from tens of millions of people are living paycheck to paycheck Silent Type Feb 2024 #32

Son fears for his job . . . Aussie105 Feb 2024 #33

main character syndrome Nasruddin Feb 2024 #34

We all do it. Aussie105 Feb 2024 #36

My son is also arguing that, but from a socialist angle! viva la Feb 2024 #35

Does this son have a wife or girlfriend? Freethinker65 Feb 2024 #37

Bet on the wrong horses and came home broke. It's all Biden's fault. Sorry! NBachers Feb 2024 #41

Is the industry he is in deal with environmental regulations ? JI7 Feb 2024 #42

The very young get disheartened easily. Aussie105 Feb 2024 #43

Putting on my therapist hat. griffi94 Feb 2024 #45

Putin's Troll farms are feeding web propaganda . . . John1956PA Feb 2024 #76

Honestly, at a macro level things look good, but... jmbar2 Feb 2024 #46

But it's not just the stock market. Elessar Zappa Feb 2024 #73

Wages are not keeping up with rents in many jobs and areas. Particularly hits young folks. jmbar2 Feb 2024 #78

It will be the young people with their heads MOMFUDSKI Feb 2024 #47

Nah, it'll mostly be middle aged people AkFemDem Feb 2024 #59

Older people are much more likely to vote Republican than young people. Mariana Feb 2024 #70

That's sad. Best of luck!!! wolfie001 Feb 2024 #48

"Our country is the laughing stock of the world." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2024 #49

My youngest brother. His son has no MAGA at all about him. But Mikes nuts and just will not listen ... marble falls Feb 2024 #50

Been there and done that. It's like talking to a rock. We now agree to disagree. 3 other kids solid Dems. Pepsidog Feb 2024 #51

There's a lot of college educated MAGAts out there. KS Toronado Feb 2024 #52

Greed trumps all. Sky Jewels Feb 2024 #57

I've heard it said Jimbo S Feb 2024 #65

Intelligence and education doesn't make someone immune to propaganda. Mariana Feb 2024 #69

That is sad and I am sorry. LoisB Feb 2024 #54

Commodities people are jerks. It's part of their job description. jaxexpat Feb 2024 #55

I think we all know someone like this. Keep heart. Groundhawg Feb 2024 #56

I am happy for my children to participate in our democracy Melon Feb 2024 #58

It boggles the mind. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2024 #60

The economy and crime can be tricky Polybius Feb 2024 #61

The government is suing to stop grocery merger because food prices are so high. People look at their Pisces Feb 2024 #62

commodities trades r fueled by chaos. what's good for traders is bad for pretty much everyone else. mopinko Feb 2024 #63

Sounds like he is in a cult. You need to deprogram him Emile Feb 2024 #64

How exactly is the OP supposed to deprogram him? Mariana Feb 2024 #68

I feel your pain both of my kids Tree Lady Feb 2024 #66

Do your daughters say why they'll vote GQP? SharonClark Feb 2024 #71

With both its economy issues Tree Lady Feb 2024 #74

Thanks for responding. SharonClark Feb 2024 #75

Treat it as if he's in a cult. Mariana Feb 2024 #67

Trump's trade policies have cost thousands of U.S. manufacturing jobs LiberalFighter Feb 2024 #72