whiterock said:
Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:
FLBear5630 said:
Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:
oops he was lying.
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/05/trumps-growing-exaggeration-of-u-s-investments/
Come on, you know no one actually meant trillions of dollars. You are being unreasonable, now.
Trump is the most effective President in the 250 years of the US existence. No body has ever seen anything like this. Don't go by what actually happens, DOGE is saving us trillions and we trillions of new investment. With all these savings , tariff money and investment next budget will be balanced and deficit coming down, right?
You are right. A man cant get info from the white house any more. Its no better now than a circus poster. Wasnt long ago it was fact filled
Thsnks for correcting me
The 27t came directly from the white page with big
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP on the front page.
Here it is. https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/04/100-days-of-investment-5-trillion-in-new-investment-fuels-americas-future/
That's $9T as of April. It's more than 2x that now that the EU deal is done.
Whatever else can be said about Trump, he does have a knack for inspiring all these companies and countries (who we are told quietly hate him, as all normal people do) to line up to make public announcements of outlandish nonsensical investments. Do they do that to make watch the guy smile? Are they just pandering to Maga-land? Inquiring minds want to know.
C + I + G +/- T = GDP. The "I" part is investment. It typically runs in the 20% range. So on a nominal GDP of $30T, I would be approx $6B. The guy has as much as 4.5x that pledged by countries & corporations. Is it really your position that all $27T is smoke & mirrors & none of it will ever happen? How much of it has to happen for our economy to benefit?
Be specific please.
Let's keep it simple and measurable.
How much did the US owe when Donald took office?
How much will the US owe when his FY 26 budget is approved or reconciled, because we can't approve a budget anymore.
Will the deficit be higher or lower?
Will the budget be balanced or lower?
Simple measurables. All the DOGE tweets, all the "commitments" to invest, all the monthly revenue projections (didn't know that was a thing usually we talk quarterly or Fiscal Year, but...) and all the rhetoric mean nothing if the numbers don't move.
So, based on where we are what are the numbers? No macro level discussions, no theory, or no lectures on how we don't understand big boy world... WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS ON THE LEDGER SHEET SHOWING?