gowlerk

Of course they are. The problem is not the people. It turns out there is a flaw in the system. Namely the basics of the Constitution. When it was set up and the power was divided up in a way that all the states could agree on the union was not the mighty powerhouse it is today. Instead of the power going to the people directly it went to the people through the individual states. This ended up concentrating power in the hands of a man called Trump instead of one called Washington as originally envisioned. With no practical way to remove him. I can see no easy solution at this time. One day, but not soon, there is going to be a second revolution and the nation will become more democratic. Either that or it will break up.

The future is looking a little cloudy for the USA. The national debt is too high and that combined with the madness and wavering in policy is beginning to cause a lessening of confidence in the safety of the dollar. Good leadership and a little willingness to prioritize the things that matter are obviously not in the short term plan and probably not in the longer term either. Hopefully things at least stabilize after the fever breaks when the clown show finally ends. Most likely this marks the end of an era but what the new era brings is a very open question.

I was going to jump in, but then I remembered this is not SC.

It is not the same. Just as wearing a fig leaf is not the same as being naked. But it may as well be.

It's caused by the same thing that causes wokism and TDS.

I find it somewhat telling that even you acknowledge that an ICE enforcement team justifies more hysteria than one responding to a possible active shooter.

Maybe he is a genius. A genius at fraud.

That's nice but it still has a lot of room to drop further. It is currently still up 40% from this date last year.

Unlike other corrections this one is caused by something that will affect the economy and not just markets. So it will not be just a short term decline and there will be real effects for everyone. MAGA.

Yes, that seems to be the pricing strategy. Meaning as the cost increases the profit margin must go down as will the stock price.

This is the main reason for CRM training. Overcoming cultural biases and authoritarianism.

Exactly. Trump will be POTUS for 4 years. There may be some changes to production for some products but the price of building factories combined with a labour shortage in the US makes it very unlikely those kind of investments are going to happen. Instead the new taxes on imports will drive inflation. The damage will come fairly quickly and at a significant level.

Kim was right. Dotard.

Although the gesture in the Senate is largely futile I see it as somewhat heartening to see that this is one of the few issues seen as worth risking the wrath of the head MAGAt over.

Cory Booker is making a big play right now. Is he looking to replace Schumer or something larger?