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Well, it's because working Americans are worse off, anybody who didn't recognize this a long time ago is surely not the least bit up-to-date by now. And the re

Well, it's because working Americans are worse off, anybody who didn't recognize this a long time ago is surely not the least bit up-to-date by now. And the reason for financial distress is primarily a result of having no choice to elect anything but Democrats & Republicans, where both parties have proven to be financially reckless enough to compromise the wealth of a Nation. In a compounding way. That you may have to do the math to understand. Now this is The Economist and they're trying as hard as they can to criticize Trump, including reminders of his well-recognized low-class behavior. Although it's well-deserved criticism, I wasn't going to pile it on, but there's still deceptive influence here that just adds to the ridiculously exaggerated hype when it comes to Trump's competency: >With his sophisticated grasp of new and legacy media and his instinct for the basic needs and fears of many Americans, Give me a break. Trump's closest professional associates have confirmed beyond doubt that he doesn't have a sophisticated grasp of very many things at all. Especially things like this that some people give him undue credit for. All he really did is appeal to an idolizing fanbase that grows by absorbing those who were less sophisticated than traditional Republicans used to be in general, and stoking them with additional fears that he can be praised over his exaggerated hatred for. That surely is very many Americans but it's strictly on the basis of the degree of idolization he can "feel" firsthand, nothing more sophisticated than that. >Biden ... was ... no longer up to the demands of presidential communication that Mr Trump understands so well. From what people see in the media, Biden may be bumbling, but there is a very wide consensus that most of what Trump displays is completely non-Presidential. Every President before him set a bar which he has never been able to come close to reaching. >“Can you believe he endorsed me?” Mr Trump chortled at a rally in North Carolina on November 3rd, gloating over how Mr McConnell eventually fell into line. Mr Trump felt no obligation to reciprocate. “Hopefully we get rid of Mitch McConnell pretty soon,” he said. I would say the odds are not zero that one day Trump may be saying this about Elon Musk :\

techfeathers 2y ago
> I would say the odds are not zero that one day Trump may be saying this about Elon Musk :\ I am morbidly curious about he political battles over the next few years. A lot of disparate groups came together to get Trump elected, and a lot of those groups DO NOT agree with each other. Does the classical wing of the party trust the tech wing of the party? Vance and Thiel are Catholic, do the evangelicals work well with the catholics? Do Theil and Musk still have bad blood? Does Bannon still have power, and does he trust the tech wing? I would say objectively it seems like Musk and Trump would be a powerful duo and yet I can't imagine there's enough space in the party for the both of them. Do the tech bros and finance bros really have a lot in common with the blue collar wing of the party? I imagine the hiring process will include a ton of political intrigue. Does a celebrity president want to put a celebrity like RFK JR in charge of anything? I wouldn't think so, he seems to independent a voice.
- fuzzfactor 2y ago
  That is a lot of food for thought that has got to be looming in some way or another for everyone without being in focus very much yet. Good points, I figure a lot more could be put into words and you're a bit ahead of the curve. And the Trump followers can still be true-to-form and be completely optimistic about it anyway, while the opposition descends into an equivalent level of gloom over the same upcoming uncertainty. Now this time this type uncertainty has a track record. That could lay the foundations for professional gambling websites to start laying odds on which of the the initial cabinet members or advisors would be the first to go, and when. Plus when new contestants come in, it shakes up the odds so there's got to some opportunities there. I would think there's more counterparties that nobody has exploited yet, and there should be some completely opposite sympathy for any wager, even some that could be quite unrealistic during more stable administrations. For all I know they were already doing it based on his track record of loving to fire people on TV. Or strongly inspiring some employees and contractors to work harder than ever so they end up moving on to better things on their own initiative, by not paying them :\

techfeathers 2y ago

> I would say the odds are not zero that one day Trump may be saying this about Elon Musk :\ I am morbidly curious about he political battles over the next few years. A lot of disparate groups came together to get Trump elected, and a lot of those groups DO NOT agree with each other. Does the classical wing of the party trust the tech wing of the party? Vance and Thiel are Catholic, do the evangelicals work well with the catholics? Do Theil and Musk still have bad blood? Does Bannon still have power, and does he trust the tech wing? I would say objectively it seems like Musk and Trump would be a powerful duo and yet I can't imagine there's enough space in the party for the both of them. Do the tech bros and finance bros really have a lot in common with the blue collar wing of the party? I imagine the hiring process will include a ton of political intrigue. Does a celebrity president want to put a celebrity like RFK JR in charge of anything? I wouldn't think so, he seems to independent a voice.

fuzzfactor 2y ago
That is a lot of food for thought that has got to be looming in some way or another for everyone without being in focus very much yet. Good points, I figure a lot more could be put into words and you're a bit ahead of the curve. And the Trump followers can still be true-to-form and be completely optimistic about it anyway, while the opposition descends into an equivalent level of gloom over the same upcoming uncertainty. Now this time this type uncertainty has a track record. That could lay the foundations for professional gambling websites to start laying odds on which of the the initial cabinet members or advisors would be the first to go, and when. Plus when new contestants come in, it shakes up the odds so there's got to some opportunities there. I would think there's more counterparties that nobody has exploited yet, and there should be some completely opposite sympathy for any wager, even some that could be quite unrealistic during more stable administrations. For all I know they were already doing it based on his track record of loving to fire people on TV. Or strongly inspiring some employees and contractors to work harder than ever so they end up moving on to better things on their own initiative, by not paying them :\