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Trump may have talked America into recession before a trade tariff was even imposed
Sky News ^ | March 4, 2025 | Ed Conway

Posted on 03/04/2025 8:16:38 AM PST by lasereye

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To: SaxxonWoods
Recessions are periodic, normal and necessary. We’re due, and it will be a good thing. Trump thinks ahead years, while most react hourly.

Totally agree. President Trump is our hero, but that won't be recognized until years in the future. He is rescuing the USA from collapse.

Our nation survived with tariffs funding our nation, until fools instituted an income tax in early 20th Century supposedly only to impact the very rich. Inflation ensnared the middle class in income taxes. Trump wants to lessen the taxes on us Americans, and foist the costs on other countries via tariffs.

Democrats want us to waste tax dollars on foolish wars overseas, while European nations underfund them. Trump is putting a stop to that, forcing Europe to fund their own war aims. That helps American tax payers.

Federal spending was out of control under Democrats. The deficit is unsustainable. Trump is cutting federal spending, while Democrats are fighting Trump trying to stop the waste. Trump is helping American tax payers by stopping the waste.

These items, and more of his policies, even though a recession is happening, are necessary to keep the USA from collapsing and puts America first. Conservatives know it, but complainers are too stupid to realize. Thank God for President Trump.

61 posted on 03/04/2025 12:08:14 PM PST by roadcat ( )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Now is the time to buy stocks when Wall Street is like a cat at a shooting range over anything that moves.

It went high when he was elected now leveling will go up soon.


62 posted on 03/04/2025 12:21:37 PM PST by Vaduz
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To: roadcat

Thanks, you see past the trees and into the forest.

“Trump wants to lessen the taxes on us Americans, and foist the costs on other countries via tariffs.”

I think Trump sees it as fair trade in answer to existing tariffs (and equivalent damage like illegal aliens) we’ve been paying to others. I’m expecting the tariffs to be temporary but we’ll have to see, I could be wrong. The tariffs are going to hit them harder than us if Trump’s math is right.

“Democrats want us to waste tax dollars on foolish wars overseas”

Yes, and unfortunately some here agree with them.


63 posted on 03/04/2025 12:22:02 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck )
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To: Vaduz

I nibbled today, adding to positions that will be fine over time. I’m 70% in cash/equivalents so nibbling is easy. If they go down more I’ll nibble more.


64 posted on 03/04/2025 12:25:23 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck )
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To: SaxxonWoods

Stay with it 3.6 good years ahead.


65 posted on 03/04/2025 12:27:10 PM PST by Vaduz
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To: Vaduz

Heh, I’m hopeful the good effects will be felt for quite some time beyond then.


66 posted on 03/04/2025 12:51:53 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck )
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To: SaxxonWoods

It will


67 posted on 03/04/2025 12:53:34 PM PST by Vaduz
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To: Vaduz

Exactly right. Unfortunately for us, we are at that stage of life when we are required to take money out of our IRAs. Fortunately, we have room to wait for a while before the deadline for the RMD.


68 posted on 03/04/2025 2:08:11 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I waited until the end of the year to take my RMD, because the stock market was going up. For the next RMD, I’’m doing a wait and see to decide when to take it again. If the market is going down, maybe I’ll take it early before market really crashes. I do have cash on the sidelines to hop back in if the market turns around.


69 posted on 03/04/2025 2:17:23 PM PST by roadcat ( )
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To: lasereye

Yes and one can say tariffs = corporate welfare.


70 posted on 03/04/2025 2:55:36 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: lasereye

This may very well be the last straw that kicks us into a major 10 - 20% correction on the markets.


71 posted on 03/04/2025 2:57:08 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

You never know when good things will happen and they do.


72 posted on 03/05/2025 5:54:55 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: Vaduz

Yes. And President Trump’s speech last night was a VERY good thing.


73 posted on 03/05/2025 5:57:24 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Indeed


74 posted on 03/05/2025 6:39:05 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: lasereye

The UK’s Deep State keeps hoping...

How much US taxpayer money has been laundered to the UK to keep its failing welfare state afloat...

Inquiring minds want to know.


75 posted on 03/05/2025 6:42:26 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: lasereye
Nobody 3D prints a factory.

Lol. You're right, you don't have any idea what I'm talking about. That's ok. The technology is amazing.

76 posted on 03/07/2025 6:56:21 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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