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[cubsfan]

2 hours ago, Parsad said:

Can a couple of you do a "Test" post on here, and let me know if you can delete your own post?  If not, please let me know if you see any messages or warnings.

 

A member is having problems deleting his own posts.  I tested my own, and I can delete them, but that may just be because I'm admin and can over-ride any issues happening.

 

Cheers!

 

Just did it, no problem.

[73 Reds]

13 hours ago, Parsad said:

Smart man turns into moron...MAGA to blame!  They need to create a MAGA vaccine, but I doubt this administration will since they don't believe in them unless there is a world-wide pandemic.

 

Another of the mighty who have fallen after associating themselves with Trump and his beliefs!  Literally went from brave soul conspiracy nut to right wing loser conspiracy nut...the chart looks nearly identical to Giuliani's fall except replace the underaged hotel room sexcapade with a Russian double-agent girlfriend scandal! 

 

Cheers!

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/judge-awards-hunter-biden-1-153923367.html

Maybe he can now afford his child support payments.  

[John Hjorth]

On 7/11/2026 at 4:07 PM, cubsfan said:

... Serious question: What happened to that negative GDP print all these morons have been predicting? ...

 

Mike [ @cubsfan ],

 

I haven't ever predicted negative US growth, and I have continued almost constantly, for at least now a decade, to allocate more and more capital to North America.

 

I consider POTUS a pro-business person, with some exceptions. The same way I consider myself to be pro-business. I'm also an uncurable optimist about the long term future.

 

POTUS' ideas for establishing economical exceptionalism and world domination are to me flawed idiocy. I'm educated in Keynesian macroeconomics. [Please also see Sanjeevs [ @Parsads ] comments about tariffs etc. above.]

Edited 4 hours ago by John Hjorth

[cubsfan]

9 minutes ago, John Hjorth said:

 

Mike [ @cubsfan ],

 

I haven't ever predicted negative US growth, and I have continued almost constantly, for at least now a decade, to allocate more and more capital to North America.

 

I consider POTUS a pro-business person, with some exceptions. The same way I consider myself to be pro-business. I'm also an uncurable optimist about the long term future.

 

POTUS' ideas for establishing economical exceptionalism and world domination are to me flawed idiocy. I'm educated in Keynesian macroeconomics. [Please also see Sanjeevs [ @Parsads ] comments about tariffs etc. above.]

 

John - you are sadly mistaken about POTUS and his economic plan. Please see my post back to Spek regarding the President's and Scott Bessent's plan for the American economic revival.  It's working - and it was obvious to me, from the beginning - with a very tough economic backdrop of deficits, high inflation and economic malaise - this would be the right approach - although difficult politically to execute - ESPECIALLY cutting wasteful government spending and massive fraud - and directing US growth to the private sector - while attempting to reduce government role.

 

I too, am an economics major from a decent school, but don't think that means too much.  However my background in working for fast growth high tech companies has taught me a lot about productive economic GROWTH.

 

For the last 18 months - many on this board have predicted economic collapse for the world and especially the US economy due to the economic plan of POTUS.  How misguided they have been, especially those that feed themselves with the Economist, WSJ, NYT and Washington Post - those publications and "economists" that look like bozos currently - precisely because they HATE Trump.

 

They have been proven seriously wrong - and I do think the future outlook looks even more promising.

 

 

[dealraker]

1 hour ago, cubsfan said:

 

John - you are sadly mistaken about POTUS and his economic plan. Please see my post back to Spek regarding the President's and Scott Bessent's plan for the American economic revival.  It's working - and it was obvious to me, from the beginning - with a very tough economic backdrop of deficits, high inflation and economic malaise - this would be the right approach - although difficult politically to execute - ESPECIALLY cutting wasteful government spending and massive fraud - and directing US growth to the private sector - while attempting to reduce government role.

 

I too, am an economics major from a decent school, but don't think that means too much.  However my background in working for fast growth high tech companies has taught me a lot about productive economic GROWTH.

 

For the last 18 months - many on this board have predicted economic collapse for the world and especially the US economy due to the economic plan of POTUS.  How misguided they have been, especially those that feed themselves with the Economist, WSJ, NYT and Washington Post - those publications and "economists" that look like bozos currently - precisely because they HATE Trump.

 

They have been proven seriously wrong - and I do think the future outlook looks even more promising.

 

 

Cubs, if nothing else you are a fantastic read!  Like most "economists" I'm not so sure you've got the benefaction/cause and effect in any form of reality...

 

...but at least you are consistent.  That use of the word consistent is your praise of all things Trump.  

 

When do we put Trump in a straight Jacket and sit him restrained in a public place babbling his endless scrambled "plans" that will still sell ads for both wings of media enabling both to keep being profitable?  If we could do so so I'll assure you Cubs that the "economy" and whatnot is going to be the same upcycle success---- at least for now. 

Edited 2 hours ago by dealraker

[cubsfan]

3 minutes ago, dealraker said:

Like most "economists" I'm not so sure you've got the benefaction/cause and effect in any form of reality...

 

This would not surprise me, as I was a straight C student in my econ program.  The business world was much more educational I was a very slow learner.

 

I should have been a history major, as your stories about your family and Uncle Sink are far more interesting.  Real American success stories.

 

 

[Spekulatius]

On 7/11/2026 at 10:07 AM, cubsfan said:

 

 

More sobbing and crying from the WSJ crowd who do nothing but predict "Storm clouds on the horizon for the USA"  ---- 18 months of this bullshit by the "experts" predicting the end of the world for the USA under Trump.

 

Common thread:  they all look silly, stupid and envious.

 

Serious question: What happened to that negative GDP print all these morons have been predicting?

 

 

The WSJ never predicted negative GDP growth for the US economy to my knowledge. We had a brief contraction of GDP in one quarter when Trump announced his disastrous tariffs. Trump mostly reversed the tariffs so the economy bounced back the subsequent 2 quarters . The current growth rate isn’t too different from what we had during 2023-2024 under Biden. Inflation also picked up a bit. The fiscal deficit remained high too.

I think the biggest growth drivers are the AI investment and the big beautiful bill which are actually synergistic (BBB provides tax incentives for Capex ). The AI investment provides about 2/3 of the economic growth if you add it all up.

 

If you are not the AI business, you probably feel closer to being in a recession than an economic boom. Same if you are in the lower K part of the demographic. Stocks went up under a Biden as well, so that’s not a differentiator.

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Edited 3 hours ago by Spekulatius

[Spekulatius]

More free speech. I guess you can insult people in the US but you can’t report on Trump’s government any more:

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-administration-subpoenas-new-york-times-reporters-after-air-force-one-reporting-b7f1b368?mod=hp_lista_pos3

[dealraker]

1 hour ago, cubsfan said:

 

This would not surprise me, as I was a straight C student in my econ program.  The business world was much more educational I was a very slow learner.

 

I should have been a history major, as your stories about your family and Uncle Sink are far more interesting.  Real American success stories.

 

 

The "history" or story we most often tell is one of over 60 years ago when General Robert F Sink (Bob, to the family) was at Easter Sunday lunch with all the brothers, their wives, and of course Granny Sink his mother...and majority owner of the newspaper - which in those days made her pretty much his and everybody else in town's commander in chief.

 

Bob, as was the norm, injected "GD" into almost every sentence while not with his mom and he slipped up and used his adjective of choice at the table that day.  I was ten years old but clearly remember Granny Sink calmly looking at him - amongst the deadly silence resulting from his inappropriate GD use - and saying, "Bob, you can leave the table now, I'll send for you when I'm ready for you to return."  

 

With a sheepish look on his face, while in full general uniform, Bob got up without saying a word and tiptoed away from the table.  What Granny Sink as a teetotaler wasn't aware - but all the rest of us at the table were aware - is that Bob and all the boys (his brothers) kept bottles of liquor in the water tanks of the backs of the commodes at her house.  I'm quite sure he just visited the bathroom and got a sip or two - smirking with silly enjoyment while waiting for his boss to pardon his punishment.

 

By the way, as a kid and there were many of us, I was only allowed at the main long length dining table because Granny Sink's sister Mattie, a former mayor and city council woman of our town, had Alzheimer's.  She'd often drop her false teeth while eating they'd fall under the table and/or her chair.  My job sitting next to her was to fetch those teeth!

Edited 2 hours ago by dealraker

[John Hjorth]

HaHa!  - Absolutely awesome story telling, Charlie [ @dealraker ]! 

[Libs]

8 hours ago, Parsad said:

Like Trump when Robert Mueller passed away...I'm surprisingly the opposite of sad on this one!  Cheers!

 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/12/politics/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-at-71-hnk

 

Parsad you seem like a gentle soul; it's jarring to hear this from you ( or Trump, or anyone). We shouldn't celebrate this.