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U.S. economy suffers titanic 32.9% plunge in 2nd quarter, GDP shows, and points to drawn-out recover

A pandemic sweeps the world which was made much worst because China lied about what was happening! To help slow the pandemic from
overwhelming our medical system the country was shut down for months. So now some are surprised that the economy took a tremendous loss?

Just remember the democrats want the economy shut down till the election. We see how Biden would do... He is in the basement in Delaware.
 
How many posts til we hear the usual suspect blame this on the Democratic controlled House, in preparation for the inevitable acceptance of a horrible, disastrous economy starting in November when Biden wins?
 
And some here mocked me for selling off my brokerage last week and waiting for the next bottom to buy in again....

I think the stock market will be fine. It hasn't been normal this recession. I think trumps buttboy powell printing free money might have something to do with it. Watch him become hawkish when biden takes over.
 
I think the stock market will be fine. It hasn't been normal this recession. I think trumps buttboy powell printing free money might have something to do with it. Watch him become hawkish when biden takes over.

It will be fine eventually and my 401K will be there when it does recover and grow whenever that will be, but in the short-term all the stocks I bought during the COVID crash I unloaded and will buy again during the next "Adjustment"
 
How many posts til we hear the usual suspect blame this on the Democratic controlled House, in preparation for the inevitable acceptance of a horrible, disastrous economy starting in November when Biden wins?

not just biden's economy but his spending will have the remaining tea party fiscal hawks in apoplectic fits envisioning forever bankrupt. Their pivot to concern for norms again will be the closest thing to man achieving the speed of light in history.
 
Four more years! He did say he was going to run the government just like he ran his businesses, right into the ground. Can america claim bankruptcy?

Make America Fail Again
 
This is going to make an imediate rebound rather difficult.
This may be much longer lasting an effect on the economy than anyone hoped for.

It may take a sizable spend from the government into infrastructure to bumpstart the economy. That's what the UK is doing, anyway.
 
A pandemic sweeps the world which was made much worst because China lied about what was happening! To help slow the pandemic from
overwhelming our medical system the country was shut down for months. So now some are surprised that the economy took a tremendous loss?

Just remember the democrats want the economy shut down till the election. We see how Biden would do... He is in the basement in Delaware.


Too bad trump's leadership was too effen weak to stop the virus before it got here.
Cause it's too effen weak to deal w/ it now.



From the pre-covid era:

https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1187829299207954437
3:32 PM · Oct 25, 2019
We are not prepared for a pandemic. Trump has rolled back progress President Obama and I made to strengthen global health security.
We need leadership that builds public trust, focuses on real threats,
and mobilizes the world to stop outbreaks before they reach our shores.



TF is Trump even a choice for PotUS?

TF did the GOP let Trumpco take over?
 
Wasn't Trump that closed the states.

No, it was Trump that rushed the opening ... and is responsible to the fact this is not under control and for the economy continuing to languish.

Actually, Trump is also responsible for poor leadership in not demand closures earlier than what occurred. The governors merely filled the leadership void created by Trump.
 
Wasn't Trump that closed the states.
right?

& now, Trump's recalcitrance is dragging this whole thing out much longer than it should take.

Way to make this big league harder for America, Trump.
 
right?

& now, Trump's recalcitrance is dragging this whole thing out much longer than it should take.

Way to make this big league harder for America, Trump.
"Recalcitrance"? So far all I see is states doing their own thing.
 
Prove it. Most governors told him it was none of his business.

Ok I just want to be clear.


You deny that the official recommendation of the White House was to close non essential businesses....right?
 
Too bad trump's leadership was too effen weak to stop the virus before it got here.
Cause it's too effen weak to deal w/ it now.



From the pre-covid era:

https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1187829299207954437
3:32 PM · Oct 25, 2019
We are not prepared for a pandemic. Trump has rolled back progress President Obama and I made to strengthen global health security.
We need leadership that builds public trust, focuses on real threats,
and mobilizes the world to stop outbreaks before they reach our shores.



TF is Trump even a choice for PotUS?

TF did the GOP let Trumpco take over?

The Republicans have dug themselves into the hole too deep to stop now and will go down blaming everyone and everything else and never questioning the mighty Trump.
 
No, it was Trump that rushed the opening ... and is responsible to the fact this is not under control and for the economy continuing to languish.

Actually, Trump is also responsible for poor leadership in not demand closures earlier than what occurred. The governors merely filled the leadership void created by Trump.
Show me one state that opened on Trump's order. California, at least, has already told him "**** you, we got this school opening thing". From what I've seen in other states that's pretty much universal.
 
A pandemic sweeps the world which was made much worst because China lied about what was happening! To help slow the pandemic from
overwhelming our medical system the country was shut down for months. So now some are surprised that the economy took a tremendous loss?

Just remember the democrats want the economy shut down till the election. We see how Biden would do... He is in the basement in Delaware.

This all could have been ameliorated if Your Dear Dirtbag had done what even the most minimally competent leader would have and attacked the spread of this virus with every tool at his disposal. Instead he dithered and dismissed and deflected and happy-talked and, of course, lied out his ass about it. Then he pushed the opening up far too soon which we now see is going to result in even a worse economic year.
 
Show me one state that opened on Trump's order. California, at least, has already told him "**** you, we got this school opening thing". From what I've seen in other states that's pretty much universal.

Alabama, georgia, Louisiana, florida....etc
 
Show me one state that opened on Trump's order. California, at least, has already told him "**** you, we got this school opening thing". From what I've seen in other states that's pretty much universal.

Trump toady governors in AZ, AL, GA, TX, IA and FL (to name the most notorious losers) knew what he wanted and and did it and are now suffering greatly, desperately trying to catch up of a runaway train of virus infections and deaths in those states. It doesn't matter you don't accept that fact or not. It's a fact.
 
"Recalcitrance"? So far all I see is states doing their own thing.
Exactly!

You too noticed the lack of a unified national approach.

The ease of travel these days means we need a nationwide approach.

Trump has been recalcitrant about saying and doing the things which've needed doing.
Matter of fact, Trump has pushed us backward with a number of the things he has said and done.
 
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