US US Politics General - Discussion of President Biden and other politicians

 

[Jet Fuel Johnny]

ONCE IN A LIFETIME!!!

1987
Saving & Loan Scandal
Enron
2008
2024

History may not repeat, but it sure rhymes.

 

[#lurker]

The fuck are you acting like it's a slow news day for? Read the fucking highlights at least.

I'm saying the political race isn't as entertaining as it could be because we have to wait for the DNC to play out. The last week has been a bore.

 

[Not Really Here]

The cherry on top is independents breaking HARD for Harris

Source
Your headcannon doesn't match reality.

 

[Absolutego]

TAKE HIS FUCKING PHONE AWAY HE WILL GET US ALL KILLED

 

[Your Girlfriend's Dad]

I'm saying the political race isn't as entertaining as it could be because we have to wait for the DNC to play out. The last week has been a bore.

I really don't know what to say to this. The last month has had two decades of political happenings. We're not even close to the baseline.

Temper your expectations I guess. This thread has grown by over 1700 pages since the debate.

 

[emergenigger]

Magnificent Seven stonks

You mean FAGMAN?

 

[Absolutego]

I really don't know what to say to this. The last month has had two decades of political happenings. We're not even close to the baseline.

Temper your expectations I guess. This thread has grown by over 1700 pages since the debate.

Can we take a moment to appreciate how fucking funny this thread is going to be this fall?
Holy shit. If you told me in May what things would look like come August I'd call you a dirty liar.

 

[reptile baht spaniard rid]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how fucking funny this thread is going to be this fall?
Holy shit. If you told me in May what things would look like come August I'd call you a dirty liar.

I was so set for this to be boring as fuck and obvious from four years ago, but the writers have way outdone themselves and I have to give them credit. This shit is .

 

[Absolutego]

I was so set for this to be boring as fuck and obvious from four years ago, but the writers have way outdone themselves and I have to give them credit. This shit is .

Nothing, for me, will ever top 2012's level of boring obviousness but MAN am I glad to have total, utter chaos again.

 

[Every Crook and Nanny]

Makes you wonder if the shit has really hit the fan that the government is unable to wait until Trump wins to declare a recession / depression and pin the blame on him

 

[Nate Higgers]

I would short everything right now.

Damn

I wish I wasn’t retarded and understood how to short stocks, I have a couple grand I could use for that.

 

[Your Girlfriend's Dad]

Makes you wonder if the shit has really hit the fan that the government is unable to wait until Trump wins to declare a recession / depression and pin the blame on him

The power of actual economic forces can not be ignored in a free market economy. They can only ride the wave of a friendly media and a willfully ignorant government for so long.

Sooner or later bills come due and no amount of cooking the books and speculative investment (see: gambling) will stop a market correction (an actual valuation) from happening.

Warren Buffett has a quote, "Only when the tide goes out, do you discover who's been swimming naked."

You may hate the guy, but he's the best in the game.

 

[Absolutego]

Makes you wonder if the shit has really hit the fan that the government is unable to wait until Trump wins to declare a recession / depression and pin the blame on him

Nah, Wall Street is pushing the eject button because they know Democrats are an absolute shambles and the incumbent party always loses when the economy falls apart
This is only made easier when you put the same people in charge of propping it up for the past 3 years and they know every load-bearing pillar to hit.

 

[ATI Escapee]

Oh boy, another "once in a lifetime" economic crash! I was too young to really care about 2008, can't wait to actually experience one.

2008 destroyed my life and family but I was too young to really understand why.

Spoiler: anecdote

The DotCom bubble did a number too, my dad worked for WorldCom at the time when that whole fraud thing webt down. I was young enough that the way he explained it was 'well, a man in charged did a bad thing and lied about it- and thats why I dont have a job anymore'... lol.

Idk, all I can hope for is that if the markets crash maybe I can figure out how to buy a house in the coming months/years. But probably not since my partner just got laid off and I make shit money compared to him.

 

[LurkTrawl]

Joe Biden: "If you don't vote for me, you ain't black!"
Corpo media fucks: "Well see he means 'culturally black'..."

Trump: "Kamala's not black!"
Corpo media fucks and their gaggle of retards: "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE RACISM!!!"

People are fucking retarded.

 

[Irene and 22 others]

Damn

I wish I wasn’t retarded and understood how to short stocks, I have a couple grand I could use for that.

You shouldn't because you don't know what you're doing. Even the investors who study they market for a living don't outperform index funds on average.

If you want to make money in the stock market, stick your money in something diversified like an index fund and leave it the fuck alone. Everything else is indistinguishable from idiots in a casino thinking they've got some system.

Idk, all I can hope for is that if the markets crash maybe I can figure out how to buy a house in the coming months/years. But probably not since my partner just got laid off and I make shit money compared to him.

Vote Trump. Housing will be much more affordable if we throw out ten million illegals. Supply and demand.

 

[Your Girlfriend's Dad]

You shouldn't because you don't know what you're doing. Even the investors who study they market for a living don't outperform index funds on average.

If you want to make money in the stock market, stick your money in something diversified like an index fund and leave it the fuck alone. Everything else is indistinguishable from idiots in a casino thinking they've got some system.



Vote Trump. Housing will be much more affordable if we throw out ten million illegals. Supply and demand.

Great investment advice, and if it's any less than 20 million deported I'll be disappointed.

 

[Seething Troon Collector]

Now, they will have to openly interfere to stop the bleeding and slam the interest rates down, recognizing the weak economy in doing so.

You know, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that would be a terrible idea. The markets crashing also isn’t the end of the world. Sure it’ll suck for awhile, but trying to fix this issue by way of Xerox has only been making the problem worse over time.

It’ll suck for a little bit, but the world isn’t going to end if we see another Black Monday. Plus, it’ll pretty much torch the Harris campaign overnight because Biden isn’t going to do shit and everyone is going to notice that.

My condolences if anyone was heavily invested in the tech sector. It looks like you guys are about to get bent over the table.

Me, I invested all of my money in C-quarter futures. I’m betting that the next big thing is going to come up from cwcville.

 

[TrainWreckWatcher]

Damn

I wish I wasn’t retarded and understood how to short stocks, I have a couple grand I could use for that.

The good news is that you can use that 1k to buy a loaf of bread before the year is over.

 

[Your Girlfriend's Dad]

You know, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that would be a terrible idea. The markets crashing also isn’t the end of the world. Sure it’ll suck for awhile, but trying to fix this issue by way of Xerox has only been making the problem worse over time.

It’ll suck for a little bit, but the world isn’t going to end if we see another Black Monday. Plus, it’ll pretty much torch the Harris campaign overnight because Biden isn’t going to do shit and everyone is going to notice that.

My condolences if anyone was heavily invested in the tech sector. It looks like you guys are about to get bent over the table.

Agreed. A market correction is the means by which companies sink or swim. Badly run companies (and poor economic policy) need to have a stark slap in the face for the average person to finally feel discomfort with the status quo.