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Old 07-18-2018, 11:14 AM
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The White House Makes a ‘Trillion-Dollar Admission’

The updated budget now includes a projected 2019 deficit of $1.085 trillion, up from $984 billion in February — and more than double the $526 billion the White House called for in its 2018 budget.

“This is a striking acknowledgement following almost two years of claims that economic growth unleashed by these policies will wipe deficits away,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Meanwhile, the average growth rate projected over 10 years has dropped under 3 percent.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/white...205110561.html

Gosh, who could have predicted this?
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Old 07-18-2018, 11:18 AM
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The White House Makes a ‘Trillion-Dollar Admission’

The updated budget now includes a projected 2019 deficit of $1.085 trillion, up from $984 billion in February — and more than double the $526 billion the White House called for in its 2018 budget.

“This is a striking acknowledgement following almost two years of claims that economic growth unleashed by these policies will wipe deficits away,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Meanwhile, the average growth rate projected over 10 years has dropped under 3 percent.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/white...205110561.html

Gosh, who could have predicted this?
Every sentient being on the planet but Whell, it seems.
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Old 07-19-2018, 11:06 AM
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The Trump tax scam had a very bad week

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/th...eek-2018-07-19
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Old 07-19-2018, 11:38 AM
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My company got hit with a $12K tariff yesterday on aluminum and stainless steel and these are no longer manufactured in the US. But pay we must or else we get hit with storage costs.
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My company got hit with a $12K tariff yesterday on aluminum and stainless steel and these are no longer manufactured in the US. But pay we must or else we get hit with storage costs.
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Old 07-23-2018, 07:58 PM
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How the Republican tax cuts are failing workers, in one chart

Did anyone besides our resident moron really believe the obvious Big Lie?

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/201...loomberg-wages

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Old 07-27-2018, 07:36 AM
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How the Republican tax cuts are failing workers, in one chart

Did anyone besides our resident moron really believe the obvious Big Lie?

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/201...loomberg-wages

There you go again looking at a single quarter of data and then declaring the apocalypse.
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Old 07-27-2018, 07:41 AM
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Meanwhile, back to reality:

Second-quarter GDP up 4.1%

This is good news, and hopefully the start of a trend.

The administration has used a mix of tax cuts, deregulation and spending increases to goose growth. White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told CNBC earlier this week that deregulation likely has had the most impact so far as companies feel more comfortable about committing capital.

Its that last line that may be the most significant. After a decade of an aggressive regulatory environment, it may be taking some time for businesses to decide that its OK to start investing / converting capital again.
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Old 07-27-2018, 07:59 AM
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Also, it might be fun to go back and look at the "gloom and doom" crowd - some of you guys know the type - who said "more than 3% GDP growth wasn't possible. Sure, its only one quarter. But at least right now there's nothing on the horizon to suggest a pull-back. And hey, its fun to see what the so called experts said:

http://www.latimes.com/business/hilt...519-story.html

During the presidential campaign, Trump promised growth of 3.5% a year, and sometimes even 4%. There's no disagreement that a sustained growth rate of this magnitude would be a significant achievement. Over the past decade, the economy has grown at an average of about 2% a year. The Congressional Budget Office forecasts an annual average of about 1.9% well into the next decade.

The U.S. hasn't had sustained real annual growth (that is, over inflation) of better than 3% since the 1990s, with a brief spurt in 2004 and 2005. Making up the difference from 2% to more than 3% looks like a pipe dream.


https://www.marketwatch.com/story/7-...017-2017-03-17

During the course of the campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly made a bombastic promise that America could return to 4% GDP growth under his leadership. During his inaugural address, he even went so far as to say “do not allow anyone to tell you it cannot be done” — a clear sign this wasn’t just a talking point but a realistic and achievable goal.

Well, it’s not.


https://www.npr.org/2017/05/27/53033...is-it-possible

SIMON: Based on what you've learned, 3 percent growth - does that seem confident, optimistic or naive?

TIMIRAOS: Well, it's extremely optimistic. The professional forecasters at the Congressional Budget Office and the Federal Reserve see growth of a little less than 2 percent over the coming decade. And that's where we've been for the past decade. Now, presidents, in their budget, get to assume that all of their policies become law. So you always see a little bit higher increase in the growth rate in the White House budgets but nothing that's quite diverged like this from what the consensus view is.


And finally, here's Paul Krugman, the resident leftist econ genius, stating that the sustainable pace of growth doesn't look like its above 2%:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ5dVBa3grw

And, he certainly doesn't see 3% as a possibility. One other point he makes is that the US will look less attractive to foreign investment. That doesn't look like its true either:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-is-...s_2470166.html

Hey, its only one quarter, but maybe a sign of what might come? One more quarter like this and we've got a really good chance of finishing the year at 3% of more.
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Old 07-27-2018, 08:37 AM
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There you go again looking at a single quarter of data and then declaring the apocalypse.
There you go again, looking at a single quarter of data and calling it a trend.

Ian Shepherdson, an economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said following Friday’s report, “In one line: Looks great; won’t last.”

Paul Ashworth, chief US economist at Capital Economics, said Friday, “Overall, helped by the massive fiscal stimulus, the economy enjoyed a strong first half of this year but, as the stimulus fades and monetary policy becomes progressively tighter, we expect GDP growth to slow markedly from mid-2019 onwards.”


But you go right ahead and believe Donny’s lies.
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