Posted on 05/16/2021 9:06:12 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Presidents aren't supreme beings imbued with the power to dictate economic conditions, pandemics or international events. We give them far too much credit and blame for the vagaries of the world.
That said, there are some things that presidents do have the power to influence. The location of MLB's All-Star Game, for instance, is not Joe Biden's bailiwick. The economic recovery is. The COVID-19 downturn wasn't an organic event precipitated by unforeseeable underlying economic factors. It was an event created by state lockdowns, coupled with widespread consumer fear. So, with lockdowns easing and vaccines entering arms, a vibrant bounce-back should be a slam dunk for the president.
Instead, Biden couldn't resist the opportunity to stuff expensive, technocratic, completely unrelated agenda items into his "rescue" packages. And disincentivizing work and investments, threatening to raise taxes and energy prices and pumping trillions into the economy tend to dampen growth.
Economists expected the country to add about 1 million jobs in April, but we came up 800,000 jobs short. March's gains were also revised down another 140,000. Leftist pundits and wonks, as is their wont when Democrats hold power, were "perplexed" by the bad numbers. And Biden is simply in denial. "There's been a lot of discussion since Friday's report that people are being paid to stay home rather than go to work," the president explained. "We don't see much evidence of that."
There are 7.5 million jobs available in the United States, but only 270,000 were filled. And Americans are getting $300-a-week bonus checks to stay home. As Bank of America economist Joseph Song noted, even those making $32,000 a year would get a raise by going on unemployment. That seems like evidence.
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He’s doing exactly what he’s being told to do. This was all explained while he was running.
Heard a report last night on Newsmax that conservatives are even being denied the right to fly, especially if they attended 5he Capitol protest, and the post office of all entities is mo ignoring social media sites looking for conservatives who speak out against socialism, 5he left etc, so that they too can be added to no fly list. Some dude has been following the issue and wrote about it.
it sure seems that The left are pulling out all the stops to to cancel conservatives. The left doesn’t give a rip whether what they are doing is legal, constitutional, ethical or not. The left arenow engaged in a hostile takeover of this country.
It’s a train wreck. Wish there were some way for, ‘We The People’ to untie ourselves from the tracks. ;)
I sure miss President Trump!
Biden Is Off to a Disastrous Start..
I think he’s spot on hitting every disaster expected and then some.
Credit should be given where credit is due.
He didn’t even mention cancelling pipelines and revoking permits to frack on federal lands and voila! Higher gas prices materialize soon thereafter.
I just encountered $4/gallon gas. I’d say Biden is achieving his goals quite nicely there.
Bingo...
or just starting to hit his stride...
>>Biden Is Off to a Disastrous Start<<
Sheesh, is that not obvious? Why report it?
You ain’t seen nothing yet.
America, you’re a goner.
Stolen elections have dire consequences.
>>Biden Is Off to a Disastrous Start<<
Sheesh, is that not obvious? Why report it?
You ain’t seen nothing yet.
America, you’re a goner.
Stolen elections have dire consequences.
f you believe that bull shit, you are only deluding yourself. Biden, or appropriately his handlers know exactly what they are doing. And why it is being done. Biden and the Ho were put in the Whitehorse fore the sole purpose of destroying the United States of America. Biden's lieutenants have the same philosophy that Joe Biden formerly had and in his lucid moments still has. To wit} The complete and total destruction of Constitutional Government in the United States of America and the total and total destruction of the Capitalists Economical System. By with the Republican Party collaboration, they shredded the Constitution by stealing the 2020 election. Now, they have turned and aimed their guns [their guns being the fools living in America and there are multitudes of them] on the complete and total destruction of the Capitalist Economical system of the United States of America.
If you think things are bad now....wait 6 months. They haven't hit their stride yet. It is because they are evil....not inept.
Heard a report last night on Newsmax that conservatives are even being denied the right to fly, especially if they attended 5he Capitol protest, and the post office of all entities is mo ignoring social media sites looking for conservatives who speak out against socialism, 5he left etc, so that they too can be added to no fly list. Some dude has been following the issue and wrote about it.
Who wrote this? Capt Obvious??
Spot on.
This article is merely pablum.
If you watch the Mainstream Media, Xiden has the most accomplished and successful Regime in American History.
Not My Demented Leftist Sock Puppet
I have to get one.
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