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4. And, They Won't Get To That Number

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 04:39 PM

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Tge liquidity at the consumer level doesn't exist for $4 trillion of growth, in real terms.
At least not over less that 20 years.

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Trump Sees 15% Economic Growth [View all] applegrove Tuesday OP

And, They Won't Get To That Number ProfessorGAC Tuesday #4

Only 15% not 500% or 600% or even 1500% nt doc03 Tuesday #3

Eleventy seven gazillion percent!!1! Scrivener7 Tuesday #6

Trump cannot math... Moostache Tuesday #5

There is insufficient labor to make 20% of that number bucolic_frolic Tuesday #7

And he also sees LilElf70 Tuesday #8

The last time the GDP reached 15%: 1943, during the massive WWII buildup. LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #9

Maybe he is gearing up for WW3 newdeal2 Tuesday #13

I belive the technical term is "hallucinates" JHB Tuesday #10

I saw a live Brontosaurus in my back yard, too. DFW Tuesday #12

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