How's that HC Plan Piggy said he'd have in a week, 10yrs ago! lol. Our HC Insurance works really well.
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I would like him to further clarify his definition of "the American people having it"
.@SecScottBessent on tariffs refunds:
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 20, 2026
"The Democrat AGs who filed the ridiculous lawsuit against this Administration wanted the money to go back to the payer of record — so that is corporate welfare. The American people had that money, and if I hear another Democrat legislator… pic.twitter.com/y3OmjnpeN8
boognish_bear said:
I would like him to further clarify his definition of "the American people having it".@SecScottBessent on tariffs refunds:
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 20, 2026
"The Democrat AGs who filed the ridiculous lawsuit against this Administration wanted the money to go back to the payer of record — so that is corporate welfare. The American people had that money, and if I hear another Democrat legislator… pic.twitter.com/y3OmjnpeN8
That is really cool. I did not realize that the money in the U.S. Treasury was our money. Wish Bessent and Trump would send us some!
Call it a tax, the people are outraged! Call it a tariff, the people get out their checkbooks and wave their American flags!!!
So the illegals were stealing jobs we did not need anyway?
Bessent on the latest bad jobs report: "After the deportations that we've seen and the closing of the border, we don't need to produce as many jobs" pic.twitter.com/kStWCiXAz5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026
Walmart is the canary in the coal mine. https://t.co/U61huOMxXd
— Being J Wood (@BeingJWood) August 20, 2026
This doesn't make sense
— Guillermo el Loco 🇺🇸🇲🇽🌮 (@ListentoCA) August 21, 2026
Tariffs don't raise prices for consumers, right?
That's what everyone has been telling us
but removing tariffs will lower prices for consumers?
Trump's quick fix for beef prices:
Trump says he will cut price of ground beef by 25% with deal to import foreign meat
https://notthebee.com/article/trump-says-he-will-cut-price-of-ground-beef-by-25-with-deal-to-import-foreign-meat
As this writer indicates, there is a better long term solution available: deregulation. And it's available for many areas of the economy, not only beef. Even better, eliminate many of the regulatory agencies that create these costly (& arguably unconstitutional) rules.
Trump says he will cut price of ground beef by 25% with deal to import foreign meat
https://notthebee.com/article/trump-says-he-will-cut-price-of-ground-beef-by-25-with-deal-to-import-foreign-meat
As this writer indicates, there is a better long term solution available: deregulation. And it's available for many areas of the economy, not only beef. Even better, eliminate many of the regulatory agencies that create these costly (& arguably unconstitutional) rules.
Trump: We have the greatest economy in our history. Now some people haven't seen it yet, but they will because the job numbers are so good. I should be at 100% on the economy. pic.twitter.com/6RzJL01ACL
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 21, 2026
Obama Bin Laden ruined that
historian said:
Trump's quick fix for beef prices:
Trump says he will cut price of ground beef by 25% with deal to import foreign meat
https://notthebee.com/article/trump-says-he-will-cut-price-of-ground-beef-by-25-with-deal-to-import-foreign-meat
As this writer indicates, there is a better long term solution available: deregulation. And it's available for many areas of the economy, not only beef. Even better, eliminate many of the regulatory agencies that create these costly (& arguably unconstitutional) rules.
Trump terrible business practices are now stealing the highest beef prices ever and out sourcing over our Mercan Ranchers. Anyone see the irony?
boognish_bear said:We were left with a mess. The Biden administration had the highest deficit-to-GDP in history when we weren't at war or weren't in a recession. For 2025, we brought it down by more than a percent. pic.twitter.com/dQDPzC3vkD
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) August 20, 2026
When we weren't at war under Trump, that week and a half was great...
Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign that layoffs remain low and that most Americans enjoy job security. https://t.co/IpYzLpeDyY
— ABC News (@ABC) August 22, 2026
You are not watching the bond market closely enough.
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 22, 2026
President Trump is now threatening that the US Military could be utilized for further intervention to lower US Treasury yields.
"The ultimate intervention is our military, and if we have to use that we will."
Watch bonds. pic.twitter.com/4fbOOQFYRz
Has this X account ever been right? You post them alot
Danielsjackson114 said:
Has this X account ever been right? You post them alot
Did Trump not say what he said in the video?
Danielsjackson114 said:
Has this X account ever been right? You post them alot
What have they reported wrong on?
Do you prefer I post from outlets that are never critical of Trump?
You can follow this guy if you prefer 24/7 Trump worship.
https://x.com/ericldaugh?s=21
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again- The increased price of a barrel of crude has absolutely nothing on the net effect to American consumer compared to the increase in insurance premiums in this country. It’s strangling Americans and virtually zero politicians are making it a… https://t.co/ksSOwm7XBI
— Boar On The Shale Floor (@NewsFinOil) August 22, 2026
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says the US is "making a fortune with tariffs."
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) August 22, 2026
Congress Assures American People $40 Trillion Debt Can Be Fixed By Spending More Money https://t.co/PAdgluGZzf
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) August 21, 2026
US manufacturing activity is rapidly expanding:
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 23, 2026
The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index of current business conditions rose +6.0 points in August, to 47.4, its highest since April 2021.
This is a survey of manufacturers across eastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New… pic.twitter.com/4s8o4LtXkZ
boognish_bear said:JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says the US is "making a fortune with tariffs."
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) August 22, 2026
Whose getting it? It ain't going to the Treasury to pay down the debt?
Is rent going down?
JD Vance: When illegal immigrants are deported, rents go down.
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) August 24, 2026
I'm guessing Wendy's is not the only one
JUST IN: Wendy’s new CEO admits the company “shortchanged” food quality to save money & is now trying to win back customer trust.
— Polymarket (@Polymarket) August 24, 2026
boognish_bear said:
Is rent going down?JD Vance: When illegal immigrants are deported, rents go down.
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) August 24, 2026
"Rents are declining primarily in fast-growing Sun Belt and interior Western metropolitan areas"
Austin-Round Rock, Texas: Down roughly 6.6% to 7.1% year-over-year, seeing some of the sharpest corrections from its pandemic peak.
Denver-Aurora, Colorado: Down about 4.8% to 5.4% compared to the previous year.
Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona: Down about 4.0% to 4.4% from the prior year.
Las Vegas, Nevada: Down about 3.0% year-over-year
Jacksonville and Miami, Florida: Experiencing downward adjustments between 2.7% and 4.2%
The logic of build more housing and deport illegals....seems to work
Redbrickbear said:boognish_bear said:
Is rent going down?JD Vance: When illegal immigrants are deported, rents go down.
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) August 24, 2026
"Rents are declining primarily in fast-growing Sun Belt and interior Western metropolitan areas"
Austin-Round Rock, Texas: Down roughly 6.6% to 7.1% year-over-year, seeing some of the sharpest corrections from its pandemic peak.
Denver-Aurora, Colorado: Down about 4.8% to 5.4% compared to the previous year.
Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona: Down about 4.0% to 4.4% from the prior year.
Las Vegas, Nevada: Down about 3.0% year-over-year
Jacksonville and Miami, Florida: Experiencing downward adjustments between 2.7% and 4.2%
The logic of build more housing and deport illegals....seems to work
Good to hear...hopefully the trend continues and spreads to other areas
boognish_bear said:Redbrickbear said:boognish_bear said:
Is rent going down?JD Vance: When illegal immigrants are deported, rents go down.
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) August 24, 2026
"Rents are declining primarily in fast-growing Sun Belt and interior Western metropolitan areas"
Austin-Round Rock, Texas: Down roughly 6.6% to 7.1% year-over-year, seeing some of the sharpest corrections from its pandemic peak.
Denver-Aurora, Colorado: Down about 4.8% to 5.4% compared to the previous year.
Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona: Down about 4.0% to 4.4% from the prior year.
Las Vegas, Nevada: Down about 3.0% year-over-year
Jacksonville and Miami, Florida: Experiencing downward adjustments between 2.7% and 4.2%
The logic of build more housing and deport illegals....seems to work
Good to hear...hopefully the trend continues and spreads to other areas
rents flat, but maybe softening. With rates up, gets challenging.
Little man really getting the squeeze right now. What's the breaking point?
BREAKING: American wages have fallen to 43% of national income, the lowest since the Great Depression.
For every $1 the US economy produces, workers are getting less of it than at any point since 1929.
The rest is going to corporate profits, which are now at an all time high.
This is why the economy keeps growing but most Americans feel poorer. GDP goes up, wages go up in dollar terms, but workers are getting a smaller and smaller slice of what they actually produce.
Asset prices keep rising for the same reason.
Money that used to go to wages is now going to shareholders instead, and shareholders put it into stocks, real estate and other assets.
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 American wages have fallen to 43% of national income, the lowest since the Great Depression.
— Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) August 24, 2026
For every $1 the US economy produces, workers are getting less of it than at any point since 1929.
The rest is going to corporate profits, which are now at an all time… pic.twitter.com/RLsPAIo9Gf
BREAKING: American wages have fallen to 43% of national income, the lowest since the Great Depression.
For every $1 the US economy produces, workers are getting less of it than at any point since 1929.
The rest is going to corporate profits, which are now at an all time high.
This is why the economy keeps growing but most Americans feel poorer. GDP goes up, wages go up in dollar terms, but workers are getting a smaller and smaller slice of what they actually produce.
Asset prices keep rising for the same reason.
Money that used to go to wages is now going to shareholders instead, and shareholders put it into stocks, real estate and other assets.
Trump raised $364 billion (+$277B Y/Y) in revenue from tariffs and duties by the end of 2025 (says Q4 but its annualized), and deficit hawks never hated him more for that. Democrats were terrified about this because it was a “tax” on corporations, mostly foreign, and their whole… pic.twitter.com/XEzYkk92de
— Chris (@chriswithans) August 23, 2026
boognish_bear said:
Little man really getting the squeeze right now. What's the breaking point?BREAKING: 🇺🇸 American wages have fallen to 43% of national income, the lowest since the Great Depression.
— Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) August 24, 2026
For every $1 the US economy produces, workers are getting less of it than at any point since 1929.
The rest is going to corporate profits, which are now at an all time… pic.twitter.com/RLsPAIo9Gf
BREAKING: American wages have fallen to 43% of national income, the lowest since the Great Depression.
For every $1 the US economy produces, workers are getting less of it than at any point since 1929.
The rest is going to corporate profits, which are now at an all time high.
This is why the economy keeps growing but most Americans feel poorer. GDP goes up, wages go up in dollar terms, but workers are getting a smaller and smaller slice of what they actually produce.
Asset prices keep rising for the same reason.
Money that used to go to wages is now going to shareholders instead, and shareholders put it into stocks, real estate and other assets.
This is a reason why it makes it hard to root for America, American workers are not benefiting. Day to day life is not getting better for those making under 250k household income. Home ownership is less and less a reality. Conservatives need to stop thinking individual success stories and more about how to deliver at scale, it used to be you could get a job, raise a family and own a house without being wealthy, That is not the case today.
But, rather than discussing policy and how move the country forward let's hear how great everyone on this board is how they did it without debt, so everyone should... Corporate profits are better... Rising tides... Meanwhile the typical American is drowning, I know personal choices. But, damn us Baylor grads are great... Calvinism baby...
That won't happen until the annual budget is balanced. And that is up to Congress. Since they have shown little interest in my lifetime, I'm not holding my breath.
It will probably be necessary to have a balanced budget for multiple years in a row before they can make a real dent in the debt.
It will probably be necessary to have a balanced budget for multiple years in a row before they can make a real dent in the debt.
boognish_bear said:
Is rent going down?JD Vance: When illegal immigrants are deported, rents go down.
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) August 24, 2026
Probably not much in most of the country. Not yet anyway. If the deportations continue, rents might go down as demand decreases while supply remains the same. ECON 101. At least rents might not be rising as much as they were a couple years ago and that's a welcome development.
I watched a YouTube video a couple days ago about quality and value in various chains. It was quite interesting.
I'm unsure how believable it is. It does provide food for thought (pardon the pun).
I'm unsure how believable it is. It does provide food for thought (pardon the pun).
If Trump Wants To Reduce Beef Prices, He Should Help Struggling Farmers Grow Their Herds
https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/22/if-trump-wants-to-reduce-beef-prices-he-should-help-struggling-farmers-grow-their-herds/
https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/22/if-trump-wants-to-reduce-beef-prices-he-should-help-struggling-farmers-grow-their-herds/
historian said:
That won't happen until the annual budget is balanced. And that is up to Congress. Since they have shown little interest in my lifetime, I'm not holding my breath.
It will probably be necessary to have a balanced budget for multiple years in a row before they can make a real dent in the debt.
Debt is never going away. Best solution is a good cash flow plan that manages the cost of money better.
You're probably correct, we will probably never get rid of the debt but we must at least try. Only once in our history has the US been debt free (about 200 years ago) and the vast majority of our $40 trillion in national debt is from the past 25 years.