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To do what? Write funny jokes and star in his own election? Far too many get their knowledge from comedians, actors and rock stars.
by assimpleaspossi 2y ago
To do what? Write funny jokes and star in his own election?
Far too many get their knowledge from comedians, actors and rock stars.
- mindslight 2y agoSure, practically any joker off the streets would have better policies for the United States than Trump's Great Leap Backwards. At least Mao was trying to move his country forwards - at this rate it won't be long until we're backyard smelting pig iron out of necessity.
- assimpleaspossi 2y agoSo you think the US $35 trillion debt is not a problem and Trump's cost cutting is?
- mindslight 2y agoAs a student of Austrian economics and a proponent of actual fiscal conservatism, correct. The United States is monetarily sovereign and controls the world reserve currency. The biggest threat to our country is a loss of faith in the United States as a world leader, which Trump is doing his damnedest to facilitate.
- mcphage 2y agoWell, the first thing is, he actually needs to cut costs. Which he has not.
- shepherdjerred 2y agoWho is going to make America pay when it is dominant? Alternatively, what is America going to do when nobody respects it anymore? The US is in a much better position with debt and power than it will be net zero and ostracized
- whamlastxmas 2y agoIf American defaults on its debt it would absolutely destroy the economy. This is a really weird take
- mindslight 2y agoYes, a national default on debt would be a terrible thing. Most American debt is denominated in USD. The US is monetarily sovereign, meaning it can always create more USD at will. This means that the US can only default on its debt voluntarily, which is exactly the type of economic catastrophe that Trump is doing his best to cause.
- shepherdjerred 2y agoI'm not saying the US should default on the debt, just that it never, in practice, actually has to pay it back.
- josefresco 2y agoTrump has added 7.1 trillion in debt, more debt than any other president in history. Source: https://www.investopedia.com/democrats-vs-republicans-who-had-more-national-debt-8738104 https://www.investopedia.com/democrats-vs-republicans-who-ha...
- assimpleaspossi 2y agoSo who added the additional $28 trillion dollars? (Assuming what you say is true.)
- wraaath 2y agoIt's in the link above, but in text format for those not willing to click: (source was from the US treasury department bureau of fiscal service) Deficit under administration of: Republicans: Trump: +7.1T HW Bush: +2.2T W Bush: +2.1T Reagan: +1.7T Ford: +781.2B Hoover: +246.4B Nixon: +7.2B Democrats: Obama: +5.6T Biden: +2.8T FDR: +1.3T Clinton: +614.4B JFK +194.8B Wilson: +191.9B The rest of the presidents (D/R) - had net reductions in deficit.
- notnmeyer 2y agoyeah, that sounds good! but really, i meant it in a light-hearted show of support for speaking the truth.
- BlackjackCF 2y agoDon’t forget that President Zelenskyy was a comedian…
- msy 2y agoCounterpoint: Zelensky.
- black6 2y agoCase in point.
- duxup 2y agoIf he just goes President Camacho and listens to some smart people that would be an improvement.
- inverted_flag 2y agoI too would like intelligent and qualified people to be president, but alas.
- commieneko 2y agoGetting knowledge from comedians is worse than having leaders who are reality tv hosts and failed casino owners? The leader in question is trashing the world economy, deporting people, without trial or due process, to concentration camps in El Salvador, and ignoring judicial orders.
- assimpleaspossi 2y agoYou conveniently forgot billionaire businessman. So you have no problem with the US $35 trillion dollar debt but Trump's cost cutting is an issue?
- nickthegreek 2y agoThe cost cutting is vaporware. The rising costs on all of us are not.
- Gud 2y agoThe “billionaire businessman” who inherited a fortune and who would have done better putting his money in an investment fund?
- commieneko 2y agoI’ve seen very little cost cutting that matters in that $35 trillion dollar debt. But I’ve seen plenty of cutting social programs that will result in much misery. And trashing of long standing allies and economic partners. For fun go and look at the history of the ups and downs of that $35 trillion dollar debt, and which administrations it shrank and grew under. As for “billionaire businessman”, I’ll go with real estate swindler and gangster. And insurrectionist too.
- monkeycantype 2y agoBecause wit is good proxy for intelligence and an ability to take alternate perspectives. (Not all commedians are actually using wit, some lean on other kinds of humor, practised learned jokes and rebuttals, rousing a crowd against scapegoats)
- Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe 2y agoZelensky actually was a comedian and actor just right before getting elected iirc
- watwut 2y agoHe run a successful company. He was not just actor.
- jredwards 2y agoTwo actors have been Governor of California. One has been president. The current president is a reality TV star. We've already had a professional comedian as a US Senator. I'm sure I'm missing a bunch, but I think we've established that there's a show-biz-to-politics pipeline. Is that a good thing? Maybe, maybe not, but I don't think you can call it disqualifying. Electing a comic may sound like a joke, but I'm willing to consider anyone who can demonstrate intellect and empathy. Frankly, I don't think our current crop of politicians tend to come from backgrounds that are somehow more noble.
- plugger 2y ago> Electing a comic may sound like a joke, but I'm willing to consider anyone who can demonstrate intellect and empathy. yea, Zelenskyy immediately comes to mind.
- jredwards 2y agoThat's a pretty solid point.
- assimpleaspossi 2y agoReagan was an actor but you don't mention he was heavily involved in politics and the labor movement before being elected governor.
- jredwards 2y agoLots of actors are involved in politics or activism. Including Seth Rogen.
- red-iron-pine 2y ago> Frankly, I don't think our current crop of politicians tend to come from backgrounds that are somehow more noble. Cue the reddit meme about how the sword in the stone method of choosing a king might actually be a better way of going about choosing leadership, as current politicians are the results of decades of compromise and ruthless chasing of power. Certainly there are some who are more in touch with the people than others, but it's not hard to see people like Fetterman take a hard turn and become another political creature.
- bdangubic 2y agoyou talking about current President here? that can get you deported :)
- xtiansimon 2y ago> “Far too many get their knowledge from comedians, actors and rock stars.” It’s not knowledge. It’s the zingers. The poets craft ideas into expressions of how we feel. I think it’s a mistake to put them in government, but as my dad would say, if you think it’s so easy you try.