Did the DOW hit a record today?
The 20’s appear to be off to a roar.
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Things are going wonderfully here. Amazing actually. It’s almost hard to believe how good things are of late.
We pulled from 401 to pay off my lease and within weeks the balance regenerated itself. Repeated similar to replace roof and damn if the balance didn’t pop right back again. I’ve never seen anything like it before.
I know some of those against President Trump will deny this has anything to do with him. I’ll believe my eyes, thanks.
China trade deal being signed today?
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To no ones surprise, the “deal” is touted by Trump* as historic…blah blah blah. But it doesn’t even address the reasons the Trump* Trade War(r) began in the first place. And now there will be less incentive for China to continue any negotiations. Trump* punted it into the bleachers yet again on a serious issue that actually matters.
The 86-page text does not cover long-standing U.S. concerns about China’s industrial policy, including how to rein in the billions of dollars in government subsidies Beijing bestows upon its state-owned enterprises.
“That’s a giant hole in the phase one deal, and there’s no way to get around it,” said Chad Bown, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Trump himself has begun to lower expectations, saying he’s in no rush, and his top allies are warning the next phase might not conclude until after November’s presidential election. The result is increasing frustration among some American businesses and technology companies who feel Trump is trading away hard-earned leverage in exchange for an agreement that does little to resolve the systemic issues that led the White House to begin imposing tariffs against China two years ago.
Yet, billions in tariffs will remain in place, hurting the economy. The added duties imposed over the past two years — which were meant to bolster domestic manufacturing and punish China — were “approximately 100 percent” borne by American consumers and importers, a paper by three economists recently found.
While the agreement may help Trump score political points to carry into his reelection campaign as evidence of his dealmaking prowess, others argue the main benefit of the first phase of the agreement is simply to unwind the damage the president himself has inflicted.
“The administration has pulled back from escalating the trade war, and I guess that’s a positive thing. But they started this all in the first place,” said Daniel Griswold, a senior research fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center.
“I still don’t think we’re any better off than we were before the Trump administration pursued a trade action against China,” he added.
So, once again, a problem created by Trump* in the first place that has done immeasurable harm to the American farmers and manufactures, is “corrected” and hailed as some sort of win for Trump*, when in reality it does little to help America and Americans. So predictable.
*3rd Impeached President of the United States
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Why do you hate America?
Pentagon says, “Please take 7.2 Billion for the wall.”
Very nice. Keep up the good work, folks!
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Great news!
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This means the Pentagon believes they clearly have been overfunded. They have billions and billions to spare. We should address the military budget and seriously look at cutting giant chunks from it.
Use this money to decrease the deficit instead of building a stupid wall that will do little to actually address the real issue of illegal immigration.
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Nah, we’re building a wall. You can sit in the back. lol
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Sorry to disrupt the intellectual discussion. I thought you may have had an interest in a real conversation about a bloated military budget, reduction of deficits, and truly addressing the very serious and real problem of illegal immigration. You know, things conservatives used to discuss here. My apologies.
Carry on. ORANGE MAN BAD!!!
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We’re building a wall. I don’t give a crap what you want or the fit you’re throwing over no one caring what you want. 
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It is much more about the power of the purse than about the border wall. Will a majority of Congressional Republicans finally be able to stand up to the President over the power of the purse???
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Indeed.
But no, to answer your question. They will not. And that is why every single last one of them needs to be voted out of office.
The Republican Party deserves to die a quick and painful death as a party. And I can only pray what rises from its ashes is a party that gets back to promoting limited government, fiscal responsibility, and free trade.
Build that wall! Build that wall!
The Constitution separation of powers is much more important than letting the President using the power of the purse to build a wall.
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The separation of countries is more important. Build that wall! Build that wall!
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