Trump's greatest achievement is that . .

mobiusptc · 2019-05-11T18:48:33.699Z

wonderingrover:

I think my math skills must be going down. I distinctly remember Trump saying he was going to eliminate the national debt in 8 years. Now, I’m usually pretty good at math - but no matter how I run the numbers, I can’t figure out a way he’s going to accomplish that running the deficits he’s running now.

Maybe I’m using an incorrect function or formula somewhere - anyone got any ideas?

did you remember to carry the one?

LouC · 2019-05-11T18:50:50.868Z

No. No. No.

In Conservative math the one is never carried.

You tell that little bastard to pull up his boot straps and carry himself!!!

NuffSaid · 2019-05-11T18:51:26.093Z

He was joking.

mobiusptc · 2019-05-11T18:53:11.675Z

LouC:

No. No. No.

In Conservative math the one is never carried.

You tell that little bastard to pull up his boot straps and carry himself!!!

that was old conservative math, new conservative math requires the one to be carried by low paid decimals who should be eternally thankful the one even bothers to offer crappy health insurance

LouC · 2019-05-11T18:58:47.553Z

Oh GOD!!!

NOT NEW MATH!!!

NOT AGAIN!!!

ARGH!!!

Lumpenproletariat · 2019-05-11T20:36:05.732Z

. . . even when the economy is bad like it was when obummer was precedent.

The economy was slowly improving from 2010-16. Steady improvement is the best kind of improvement. There was no significant change from Obama to Trump, other than the sudden increase in the deficit.

The sudden downturn in 2008-09 was mostly inherited from the previous period.

We’ll experience the damage Trump is doing over the next 5-10-15 years. Like we experienced the damage done by protectionism in the 1920s several years later. And the damage from the severe deficits beginning in 1932.

The consequences are long-term.

calirepub · 2019-05-11T20:41:21.827Z

Liberals are still blaming Bush for the economy collapsing in 2008. So funny. The economy only collapsed because people knew Obama was going to win the election and ruin the economy. Obama “fixing” the economy he created is the definition of what liberalism is all about. Conservatives, like Donald Trump, knows that the steady growth of the Obama years is worthless. A boom/bust cycle where Republicans can take credit for the booms and Democrats are blamed for the busts will ultimately make America great.

westaussie · 2019-05-12T01:45:02.759Z

That 2 trillion dollar amount is a lower figure than the amount that Trump has increased the debt by.

Smyrna · 2019-05-12T12:09:10.260Z

calirepub:

Liberals are still blaming Bush for the economy collapsing in 2008. So funny. The economy only collapsed because people knew Obama was going to win the election and ruin the economy. Obama “fixing” the economy he created is the definition of what liberalism is all about. Conservatives, like Donald Trump, knows that the steady growth of the Obama years is worthless. A boom/bust cycle where Republicans can take credit for the booms and Democrats are blamed for the busts will ultimately make America great.

Actually…President Bill Clinton with his huge, ill planned and ill thought out expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act and the removal of Glass-Steagall that was the one, two punch of The Great Recession.

Smyrna · 2019-05-12T12:10:26.573Z

westaussie:

That 2 trillion dollar amount is a lower figure than the amount that Trump has increased the debt by.

…and it’s this moronic division of blame that continues to exacerbate this problem that affects all of us.

Jezcoe · 2019-05-12T12:58:18.589Z

Smyrna:

calirepub:

Liberals are still blaming Bush for the economy collapsing in 2008. So funny. The economy only collapsed because people knew Obama was going to win the election and ruin the economy. Obama “fixing” the economy he created is the definition of what liberalism is all about. Conservatives, like Donald Trump, knows that the steady growth of the Obama years is worthless. A boom/bust cycle where Republicans can take credit for the booms and Democrats are blamed for the busts will ultimately make America great.

Actually…President Bill Clinton with his huge, ill planned and ill thought out expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act and the removal of Glass-Steagall that was the one, two punch of The Great Recession.

Glass -Steagall Act repeal yes… CRA… not so much.

westaussie · 2019-05-12T13:42:54.563Z

A couple of observations. Why was the debt clock so integral to the Fox News opposition to B Obama during his presidency? A secondary question to that is why hasn’t Fox News been so diligent in publicising Trump’s attendances on golf courses during his presidency as they were with Obama’s attendances on the golf course during Obama’s presidency?

Australia did not have a recession during the GFC crisis.

Smyrna · 2019-05-12T13:47:25.280Z

westaussie:

A couple of observations. Why was the debt clock so integral to the Fox News opposition to B Obama during his presidency? A secondary question to that is why hasn’t Fox News been so diligent in publicising Trump’s attendances on golf courses during his presidency as they were with Obama’s attendances on the golf course during Obama’s presidency?

Australia did not have a recession during the GFC crisis.

My guess…they’re biased and pandering to their audience. What do you think?

Jezcoe · 2019-05-12T13:47:57.492Z

westaussie:

A couple of observations. Why was the debt clock so integral to the Fox News opposition to B Obama during his presidency? A secondary question to that is why hasn’t Fox News been so diligent in publicising Trump’s attendances on golf courses during his presidency as they were with Obama’s attendances on the golf course during Obama’s presidency?

Australia did not have a recession during the GFC crisis.

Who here used to call Obama “King Putt”?

I haven’t heard that complaint about Trump… odd… isn’t it?

westaussie · 2019-05-12T13:48:59.598Z

Unfortunately, I don’t believe I can answer the question you posed without violating the TOS of this site.

westaussie · 2019-05-12T13:51:16.634Z

It certainly suggests that Trump is not held to account using the same standards as Obama.

Jezcoe · 2019-05-12T13:51:40.638Z

westaussie:

It certainly suggests that Trump is not held to account using the same standards as Obama.

Ya think?

westaussie · 2019-05-12T13:53:39.286Z

Sorry I will improve my sarcasm in the next post. As I said in response to Smyrna’s question he posed I am restricted in my answer by attempting to stay within in the TOS of this site. But I will try to do better next time.

Smyrna · 2019-05-12T13:53:40.500Z

westaussie:

Unfortunately, I don’t believe I can answer the question you posed without violating the TOS of this site.

Then I’m sorry you’re that limited.

westaussie · 2019-05-12T13:55:13.845Z

I believe I can articulate an honest answer to your question;unfortunately my answer would violate the TOS.