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Forum: Economy 09-24-2023, 12:01 AM
Replies: 842
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Posted By donquixote99
Navarro was trade policy guy. Goofball trade...

Navarro was trade policy guy. Goofball trade hawk. Pushed high tariffs. Said nobody will retaliate against us. Of course everyone did.
Forum: Economy 11-30-2022, 12:47 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
It's fairly pure supply side effect, this deficit...

It's fairly pure supply side effect, this deficit behavior. The big swings come with Federal revenue crashing when tax cuts are followed by economic crashes. Conversely, revenues skyrocket during...
Forum: Economy 11-08-2022, 09:49 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
Mainly record profits plowed into record...

Mainly record profits plowed into record executive compensation, dividends, and stock buybacks. And stocks soared, and billionaire wealth exploded.
Forum: Economy 11-08-2022, 07:28 AM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
So your argument is that if it's not in the...

So your argument is that if it's not in the opinion section, it's supposed to be hard news. Either typical overly-categorical conservative thinking, or a stupid point that you know is stupid, but...
Forum: Economy 11-07-2022, 09:43 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
Your name calling refutes nothing. BTW did you...

Your name calling refutes nothing. BTW did you not notice that the piece is labeled "perspective," or did you just choose to ignore that so you could dishonestly further your narrative of slanted...
Forum: Economy 02-23-2021, 10:13 AM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
Buchanan's thought stands as academically...

Buchanan's thought stands as academically respectable, Nobel-endorsed Randism, elaborated into policy prescriptions. Like Randism, it is a structure of motivated reasoning in the service of class...
Forum: Economy 12-01-2020, 04:32 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
Pursuit of profit only has given us the...

Pursuit of profit only has given us the billionaire-driven economy where everyone gets poorer but the billionaires and their lieutenants, the CEOs. The stock market goes up and up because all the...
Forum: Economy 11-30-2020, 10:08 AM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
"The people are a sponge to be squeezed." French...

"The people are a sponge to be squeezed." French noble, before the Revolution.
Forum: Economy 04-20-2020, 09:58 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
No, they will blame Obama. This is not a...

No, they will blame Obama.

This is not a joke.
Forum: Economy 07-12-2019, 04:14 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
They always derided the 'tax and spend'...

They always derided the 'tax and spend' Democrats.

Now they are the 'Cut corporate taxes and spend yet more' Republicans.

With plans to use the resulting debt crisis to cut social security and...
Forum: Economy 06-14-2019, 03:51 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
I'm afraid those tax-cut fueled mega-growth rates...

I'm afraid those tax-cut fueled mega-growth rates haven't materialized....
Forum: Economy 03-22-2019, 01:25 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
I heard a bone-chilling announcement from the...

I heard a bone-chilling announcement from the Federal Reserve. They say they will not raise interest rates FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. Rarely do they tip their hand so far in advance. I think this...
Forum: Economy 10-26-2018, 07:07 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
Did you happen to see the pics I posted of the...

Did you happen to see the pics I posted of the enraged attendiees at Trump rallies? I respectfully and civilly suggest you seem all bothered by comparatively mild expressions of emotion by...
Forum: Economy 10-26-2018, 08:13 AM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
OK, I must admit there is a 'running someone down...

OK, I must admit there is a 'running someone down behind their back' aspect to some posts about whell here. But he chose to make himself such a prominent provocateur that it's mainly on him, I think.
Forum: Economy 10-25-2018, 01:38 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
OK, likely a wrong guess by Chicks, but you do...

OK, likely a wrong guess by Chicks, but you do seem to have a problem. I don't think that the rhetorical device of addressing people who aren't here is the real issue. Real issue, one suspects, is...
Forum: Economy 09-21-2018, 03:20 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
So as a campaign issue the tax cut is poison for...

So as a campaign issue the tax cut is poison for Republicans, and they should try to pretend it never happened....
Forum: Economy 08-03-2018, 01:14 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
I predict stagflation, especially if war with...

I predict stagflation, especially if war with Iran results in long-term closure of the Straights of Hormuz. Said straights will remain closed, of course, as long as there's anyone able to pop up on...
Forum: Economy 08-01-2018, 05:31 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
^^^ Exactly right! Good point!

^^^ Exactly right! Good point!
Forum: Economy 07-29-2018, 05:59 AM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
The point isn't the economics, which includes...

The point isn't the economics, which includes good effects as well, and may or may not involve increased debt. The point is what Trump believes, and he believes trade is a zero-sum conflict, and...
Forum: Economy 07-28-2018, 07:28 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
Otherwise he would not speak of nations and...

Otherwise he would not speak of nations and regions 'clobbering us' on trade. He's thinks we lose money if we run a 'trade deficit' with someone, which is just silly.
Forum: Economy 07-16-2018, 10:21 AM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
Deliberately twisting things to suit one's...

Deliberately twisting things to suit one's bullshit arguments is NOT an example of a comprehension problem!
Forum: Economy 07-14-2018, 09:25 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
Immaterial. We were talking about you. Don't...

Immaterial. We were talking about you. Don't evade and divert.
Forum: Economy 07-13-2018, 08:59 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
Whell is here to enjoy fighting with the...

Whell is here to enjoy fighting with the liberals. So even a poor little unsupported cry of 'false equlivalence' keeps the fight going.
Forum: Economy 05-14-2018, 08:08 AM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
How to run a surplus. 1. Make sure Revenue...

How to run a surplus.

1. Make sure Revenue in Current Period is greater than Expenses Paid in Current Period.

That's what a surplus is. That's what a surplus has always been, everywhere. Total...
Forum: Economy 05-12-2018, 06:36 PM
Replies: 842
Views: 64,703
Posted By donquixote99
Umbrage because we dissed CNS? Gosh, hope no one...

Umbrage because we dissed CNS? Gosh, hope no one gets confused due to the name similarity with CNN...

Here's a look at the current top page of the site you claim is a worthy contributor to...
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