The Economic Collapse of 2025 - Are you tired of winning yet?

[John Badman]

The DOW has consistently been able to reach -1,000 points. Crypto fear is at an all time high. TSLA lost 95% of its post election gain. Gas costs much more than before. Consumer staples and spending are slumping. Eggs cost $8.

Today the White House pushed back on talks of recession in complete denialism as to the current situation. Despite the fact tariffs are the main reason the markets are falling and quality of life is decreasing, the president and his sycophants have tripled and quadrupled down on entering into a trade war the first months of office.

There will be pain.

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

Oh, now that there are actual consequences, suddenly people realize that tariffs and trade wars are actually a bad thing.
Hmmmmmmmn. If only someone used principled reasoning to see that coming.

 

[Smokeski]

if @John Badman was president life would be better. Prove me wrong.
John, you should run for office. You have really shown me the error of my beliefs. I'd let you toss my salad, its literally the least i can do. If i ever get married, you can come fuck my wife and make a baby id take care of. I'd be your permanent snack tray carrier, because your vigor and dedication brings tears to my reformed eyes. One day, i'll make it up to you comrade.

 

[HeyYou]

I don't even know what level of baiting we're on anymore, this is why this subforum is so fascinating to me.

 

[John Badman]

I don't even know what level of baiting we're on anymore, this is why this subforum is so fascinating to me.

We’re all masterbaiters here.

 

[CrentistMcMahon]

im gay

 

[Dr. Ricearoni]

Gas costs much more than before.

I know you're baiting but gas prices have gone down like 30 cents since January and have stayed roughly around that point, at least at the gas stations I go to.

 

[Lord of the Large Pants]

>Egg prices rise after bird cull under Biden
>Overvalued Tesla stock drops after Elon hype wears off
>"Must be TARIFFS! Why would Trump do this?"

 

[Near]

At least we owned the libs

 

[John Badman]

I know you're baiting but gas prices have gone down like 30 cents since January and have stayed roughly around that point, at least at the gas stations I go to.

I live in a red state that actively drills and does fracking. It’s gone to $5. The gas stations you go to are cutting your fuel with water. Maybe you use leaded diesel.

>Egg prices rise after bird cull under Biden
>Overvalued Tesla stock drops after Elon hype wears off
>"Must be TARIFFS! Why would Trump do this?"

It’s cumulative.

 

[Neil]

Oh, now that there are actual consequences, suddenly people realize that tariffs and trade wars are actually a bad thing.
Hmmmmmmmn. If only someone used principled reasoning to see that coming.

Hey at least we got the Culture War president back in office! He'll be making imaginary internet liberals that I don't know upset when he says dumb shit, so that means I will now uncritically accept every policy of his and ignore evidence of the material damage it's doing!

Make America Greatly Depressed Again!

 

[Smokeski]

Hey at least we got the Culture War president back in office! He'll be making imaginary internet liberals that I don't know upset when he says dumb shit, so that means I will now uncritically accept every policy of his and ignore evidence of the material damage it's doing!

Make America Greatly Depressed Again!

If only people voted different!!!!! So ashamed of my country. Times have been tough in the polycule with fascism back in full swing. Last night i made sure to make my chastity cage extra tight. its the only thing that gives me comfort these days. the end is fucking nigh!

 

[Jump]

The S&P 500 shed 2.7%, touching its lowest level since September at one point and closing at 5,614.56. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite
saw the sharpest decline of the major averages, falling 4% for its worst session since September 2022 and closing at 17,468.32. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
dropped 890.01 points, or 2.08%, ending at 41,911.71.

OMG 2.08%. Its fucking JOEVER

 

[Joe Swanson]

Trump is just accelerating the slow collapse that was already happening, which though not a good thing was likely inevitable

 

[Figger Naggot]

He was talking about the Dow Joans here, not the Dow Jones. Very common misconception.

 

[Neil]

>Egg prices rise after bird cull under Biden

>Ignoring the Bird Flu, the reason behind the bird cull (avian flu has killed millions of birds over the last 3 years, it's not just euthanasia for the sake of euthanasia)
>ignoring that Biden got blamed for rising grocery prices, lost the election on that issue and Trump promised to wave his magic wand and lower the prices day 1
>ignoring the fact that Trump still hasn't made good on that promise he was elected on

>Overvalued Tesla stock drops after Elon hype wears off

>ignoring Elon actively ruining America's relationships with world partners and inspiring financial protest because of DOGE, his unelected shadow government firing thousands of people and ending services people need

>"Must be TARIFFS! Why would Trump do this?"

There's news footage of the stock market barreling off a fucking cliff when Trump announced his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico a week ago, there's a reason why he delayed them by a week after Inauguration, then a full month after inauguration, and now another month for Mexico (either because Sheinbaum has him whipped or he realizes how fucked the US auto industry would be).

He knows that this is going to raise prices for the consumer and drive the market down. In spite of all logic, he still wants to push through with this for reasons no normal person can figure out. It's stupidity in its purest form. These trade wars are completely unnecessary and the excuses he's given, like Fentanyl, make no sense for it. Mexico and Canada are willing collaborators, punishing them before asking for help is nonsensical.

 

[MadStan]

As a President you can do things to create a recession outside of congress or passing bills. Trump is going to through executive action alone, bring about a recession and it’s remarkable given it didn’t need to actually happen.

No one is stupid enough to build a billion dollar parts factory because he said “on the first day… I’ll institute tariffs” and then flip flop a dozen times. CEOs aren’t going to “bank” on anything with Trump. Imagine if you took trump at his word a dozen times lately you’d have thrown your money away. Thousands of factories are not going to magically appear.

Trump risks freezing credit markets and capital markets by flip flopping like this and markets have IMMENSE momentum; and like a car doing 100mph if you take the corner too fast there isn’t anything you can do about it.

Momentum is building rapidly to seizing markets up and if he doesn’t pull back VERY shortly he will not be able to avoid the cliff. You don’t tank global markets and as some special singularity avoid the same fate as everyone else whom you trade with.

He is playing with fire right now and he’s the one holding the matches. By the time he notices the marshmallow has burned it will be too late.

Share markets are capital markets, and they are withdrawing capital - not just shares. No capital, no investment.

If an investor doesn’t know what’s going on they cash up and wait and then companies don’t have capital. No one knows what is happening right now because this lunatic changes his mind almost every week.

 

[Joe Swanson]

Mexico and Canada are willing collaborators, punishing them before asking for help is nonsensical.

Mexico's government is nothing but a front for the cartels and has been actively hostile to US interests for decades

 

[Neil]

If only people voted different!!!!! So ashamed of my country.

This part but unironically, Kamala had an economic policy that made sense. Her foreign policy wasn't utterly schizophrenic either.

 

[Maurice Maine]

This part but unironically, Kamala had an economic policy that made sense. Her foreign policy wasn't utterly schizophrenic either.

We gotta wait and see.