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The economic fallout from Trump's policies is here--and it's ugly (Original Post) applegrove Feb 5 OP
What? You don't like recession level job numbers, inflation senseandsensibility Feb 5 #1
Not to mention he is taking the side of the wealthy in the housing affordability crisis. applegrove Feb 5 #2
An economist on the news this morning OhioBlue Feb 5 #3
We All Know Pain Is Coming OC375 Feb 5 #4
trump keeps claiming its the best economy EVER, Bayard Feb 5 #5

senseandsensibility

(24,507 posts)
1. What? You don't like recession level job numbers, inflation
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 05:37 PM
Feb 5

and unaffordable healthcare costs? I guess you're not true MAGA because they've found a way to love all that. Worst job numbers since 2009, people. Is that what you voted for?

OhioBlue

(5,139 posts)
3. An economist on the news this morning
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 05:54 PM
Feb 5

said they are worried about not just a run on banks, but a run on insurance.

I had it on as background noise while I was getting ready for work, but He was discussing how small banks cannot survive, who wants to keep their money in a bank with such low interest rates and he mentioned the Metropolitan Capital Bank which failed last week. He then started discussing how he predicts that insurance companies are not foundationally solid.

OC375

(559 posts)
4. We All Know Pain Is Coming
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 06:44 PM
Feb 5

Dow is up 56% since 2020. Any of you doing 56% better? Any normal Joe's out there were making $100k in 2020, and now pulling in $150k? Did you get your yearly 10% bump last fall from work? Me either. Something will break eventually. We're judging the health of our country by how well our nobility play.

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