Yes Clinton was way more fiscally responsible, not in favor of gay marriage,tougher on criminals, not in favor of tariffs, in favor of NAFTA.
You confusing your hate of Trump, his persona ect. Being from NYC is ironic you are so appalled by him. Is part generational is part a NY attitude. Remember Trumps parents born 1905 and 1912 I believea and he was the youngest of their kids. His mother an immigrant came here when she was 20. In many ways he is a character from a far different time that Millenials can't relate to. I've been amazed how many women over 50 love the guy secretly. He reminds them of a father, uncle or grandfather when they were growing up who was a no nonsense disciplinarian who you knew exactly where he stood.. Was a good thing kept them and their siblings in line and out of trouble back in the day..
Jewish support of Trump only 22% MOL I hear? Is that much lower than Romney, McCain or GWB? Is sad because 20+ years ago we Catholics and Jews were so much more aligned politically. I can tell you overwhelming Catholics by a huge margin support this president now.. Refreshing to listen to a Wayne Allyn Root (NYC to LV) or Mark Levin versus all the Never Trumpers like Frum, Wilson, Stephens, Rubin, Kristol. At least I like so many others who never paid much attention BEFORE have come to understand what has been going on quietly for a long long time under the radar be it in academia, the media or Hollywood.. So many are on to the game now.
I am more of a moderate, eclectic in my political views. I believe in single payer and free college tuition for families earning under 125K a year ( the NYS plan). But otherwise, I am all for free market economy. I certainly would not go around and tell business where to conduct their business.
Not that far off from me. If I was to abandon free market it would be for health care.. Is a tough call something needs to be done..
College costs like most anything else goes sky high because of liberal policies....Do you know half of black college students default on their student loans anyway after 12 years?? Who pays??
A collapse in cost of health care or college could accelerate a deflationary spiral in conjunction with another housing crash we could never get out of..
So many tough decisions but Trump is not to blame for causing any of this IMHO.
All the dogmatic Trumpies think that Trump has some magic plan to resolve or win the trade war. Fact is he is not winning, the losers are the American and Chinese consumers.
Well US equity holders of financial assets, private companies and RE are still up $10T and China down $10T since Trump president. To me a good thing stock market has been going sideways the past 20 months. Averages have gotten way ahead of themselves and workers at the middle to lower end are gaining in disposable income for the first time in a generation.. If DOW averaged annual returns since 1981 Reagan in office (9% MOL) comparable to golden age from depression bottom 1933-68 (7.3% MOL) I calculated DOW should be around 15k so we are still 8 years ahead of ourselves. I like Clinton era when revenues and expenditures to GDP were in the 18-19% range or when Eisenhower was president was around 16-17% when we balanced budgets. Today we are 16% revenues and 21% expenditures obviously unsustainable long term.. Wish the tough choices made by Congress and President as we had three recessions under Ike (we survived was a great time) and obviously none under Clinton...Unfortunately none are up to it would be political suicide for anyone who did. GOP pushing growth and more growth get the labor force participation rate up in a very low rate environment. Like the consumer the government in a much better place if rates keep dropping and debt service payments easier to manage.. This will end badly but by then most all the permabears betting on this for most of the past 20+ years will be dead or living in a van by the river..
I look at what Trump is doing. What a refreshing change from Obama and GWB.. As to tariffs what about IP theft , counterfitting, hacking, the Chinese very cheap labor practices and pollutants with no oversight? (yes pulling out of Paris Accord another great move) Navarro would be a hero to the left if they had a president with the balls to do what Trump is doing. fortune.com |
