Thanks Republicans...

[mcmurtry66]

My republican governor kept our state locked down.

Both sides have blame.

We’ve done this before. Lockdowns and Covid insanity became a left virtue signal. Businesses. Schools. Etc. The free cheese was part of the left’s desire to have lasting benefits and welfare state expansion

Blue States Are Failing Their Students by Not Reopening Schools

Here's how they got it so wrong

time.com

 

[Baller23Boogie]

We’ve done this before. Lockdowns and Covid insanity became a left virtue signal. Businesses. Schools. Etc. The free cheese was part of the left’s desire to have lasting benefits and welfare state expansion

Blue States Are Failing Their Students by Not Reopening Schools

Here's how they got it so wrong

time.com

I think you're wrong to put all the blame on the left for covid lockdowns, but that's okay.

You've got a stellar record of being right so I'll tap out now. 😂

Edit: I'd also like to add that some good did come from those child tax credits. Look at what the child poverty rate was for 2021 and then what it went back to once those went away. Maybe he was onto something.

 

[mcmurtry66]

I think you're wrong to put all the blame on the left for covid lockdowns, but that's okay.

You've got a stellar record of being right so I'll tap out now. 😂

Edit: I'd also like to add that some good did come from those child tax credits. Look at what the child poverty rate was for 2021 and then what it went back to once those went away. Maybe he was onto something.

I don’t place ALL blame on Dems just most. And the worst of it is they used Covid 1) as a pretense for welfare expansion and 2) to virtue signal fcking kids and businesses over. The Biden/Harris squad politics of the last admin was simply gross. Gross people.

As for poverty that is a lesson no one paid attention to. During all that free cheese the poverty rate fell to the lowest in decades. I’d be up for gutting these welfare programs and trying means tested limited basic income

 

[Baller23Boogie]

I don’t place ALL blame on Dems just most. And the worst of it is they used Covid 1) as a pretense for welfare expansion and 2) to virtue signal fcking kids and businesses over. The Biden/Harris squad politics of the last admin was simply gross. Gross people.

As for poverty that is a lesson no one paid attention to. During all that free cheese the poverty rate fell to the lowest in decades. I’d be up for gutting these welfare programs and trying means tested limited basic income

I agree Biden and co went WAY to far in their messaging. I just don't see it as much on dems as you do.

I'm up for trying out new things, but I wouldn't want to roll something out like that the way the current administration is making changes.

 

[mcmurtry66]

During the Biden administration it was argued that, yes, the free cheese was excessive and it exacerbated inflation, but it also saved businesses, reduced unemployment, and the cost was a level of inflation less than most of the world suffered through, in light of the post-COVID supply chain issues. Trumpswabs like Murt responded by saying "who gives a flying F*CK about the rest of the world, that's dumb"

Now, under the Trump administration, Trumpswabs like Murt say that the rest of the world has it way worse than us on inflation, that there are still post-COVID supply chain problems. It's not his fault! He will fix it!

No self awareness at all.

be great if that was the intent. instead it was a pretense to expand welfare. i also said i suspect elevated prices will stick with us and be worse than staving off any potential recession. and they have indeed stuck with us. i've also said i suspect trump's tariffs are poorly timed and will only make things worse.

not put on your mask and get back on the sidewalk dummy. don't forget your men for harris/walz t shirt

 

[Lucy01]

That’s so many damned negative I don’t have no idea what you’re not trying to not say

I know, drives goat nuts 😆

 

[BCCHoosier]

We’ve done this before. Lockdowns and Covid insanity became a left virtue signal. Businesses. Schools. Etc. The free cheese was part of the left’s desire to have lasting benefits and welfare state expansion

Blue States Are Failing Their Students by Not Reopening Schools

Here's how they got it so wrong

time.com

There was free cheese on both sides. The amount of business COVID stimulus money was crazy, with very few guardrails. In a lot of cases the most important thing was to get your paperwork in first before the well went dry.

I know a local trucking guy in my town. Hard-line conservative with 25 trucks or so. He fed at the government trough to the tune of 6 figures despite doing just fine in terms of business impact.

 

[mcmurtry66]

There was free cheese on both sides. The amount of business COVID stimulus money was crazy, with very few guardrails. In a lot of cases the most important thing was to get your paperwork in first before the well went dry.

I know a local trucking guy in my town. Hard-line conservative with 25 trucks or so. He fed at the government trough to the tune of 6 figures despite doing just fine in terms of business impact.

Yeah I know a bunch of people who did too. I should have but didn’t. We got killed by covid

 

[BradStevens]

For f#ck sake it’s not even been two months and also f#ck Shapiro.

Fetterman ‘28.

 

[Univee2]

Fetterman ‘28.

Oh, please. Talks a good game, at times, and then votes with the rest of the vermin left.

 

[BradStevens]

Oh, please. Talks a good game, at times, and then votes with the rest of vermin left.

Best ‘stache in Washington when he wants it.

 

[mcmurtry66]

Best ‘stache in Washington when he wants it.

Like something out of old movies

 

[Spartans9312]

I don’t disagree, but there are 160 million jobs in the U.S. They should be able to cut several 100k government jobs. Getting rates, tax cuts, and stability (assuming they change their tune) will help create jobs as well.

They have to refinance 9-10 trillion this year and 2 trillion of that is in April (Yellen left them a shit sandwich). I think you will see Trump’s tariff talk switch gears late this month or at some point in April. If markets fall too much they’ll end up collecting less tax revenue and they won’t accomplish much from their lower rates.

Assuming they avoid a bad recession, in 6 months if the 10 year is in the 3s, 30 year in the 5s, FED is cutting, inflation back to 2%, and add in tax cuts, consumer confidence should swing back.

Yellen stuck Bessent with $4.6 trillion of maturing debt in the next 6 months

 

[reluctantnit]

You might be surprised McM, but I agree with some of your response. Biden over corrected for Trump 1st term f_ck ups which led to some of the inflation. And yes, the border situation was horrible. So, the Democrats deserved to get their asses kicked. Our country will hopefully survive Trump's 2nd term and we'll elect someone like Shapiro who will need to dig the country out of this mess.

I worry about you McM. The next three years will be tough. Hard to find a job!

Like Shapiro a lot. When KH didn't pick him as VP she sent a strong message to me: not interested in playing to moderates. I ended up writing in a candidate. IF Shapiro could win the primary (which I think he has zero shot at), he would clean house in the general. But of course, on both sides all sorts of moderates are getting sidelined by the fringes of the parties.

 

[reluctantnit]

No red blooded American should never vote for Obama!

I've found/find it amazing that Obama is now the voice of reason/moderation in the D party.