stock market, jobs, economy all plummeting under trump

UncleBuck

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the "tax cut" that the GOP passed (their only piece of legislation) hands 83% of the tax cuts to the top 1%

53% of americans will see their taxes increase instead

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Lucky Luke

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lol. I recon most foreign countries have stopped investing in the US at the moment. Way to volatile a market.
China fears a war with America so is investing more into the EU and South Pacific, which the US opted out of. Id imagine they would also be talking to Britain with Britain seeking trading partners with exiting the EU, on probably unfavourable terms.
 

Lucky Luke

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The Commonwealth could really take a favourable advantage with what's happening if England, Canada. and Australia drove it properly.
 

TacoMac

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its only a bull shit ceremonial role, last one was an x car salesman. Its the respect that having one provides.
It the past, it wasn't.

It was (and still is) important for an ambassador to know the attitudes and plans of the nation he is assigned to. That way, should anything arise, the state department simply ask the ambassador, "Do you think we can get Australia on board with this thing?".

The ambassador can then replay with an educated statement such as, "Absolutely, they'd get on board. They've been trying to get something like this done for the last 3 years." or "Absolutely not, they've been staunchly resisting this sort of thing for a decade."

But now we live in the age not of people elected to serve, but of megalomaniacs put in power by money who don't give a shit who dies or who they go to war with so long as they make their money for their masters.
 

ttystikk

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its only a bull shit ceremonial role, last one was an x car salesman. Its the respect that having one provides.
No. As a family member of multiple State Department career officials, I can tell you that the ambassador makes a big difference.
 

ttystikk

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@Fogdog this whole page is full of reasons to be very concerned about another Crash and potential Depression.

Keep in mind that Obama's policies of fiscal stimulus and zero interest rates to making banks were the only things that kept it from happening last time.

Republicans don't want stimulus so it's unlikely to be forthcoming this time.

Zero interest loans only help if people and corporations want to borrow.
 
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