Is Trump Out-of-Touch, Senile, Nuts or Something Worse?

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In reply to cal83dls79 • 3:04p, 6/5/26
I think Trump is actually going to meet with…..


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11:04a, 6/6/26
Me: I'll take "Apples and oranges and completely nuts" for 800 Ken
Ken: He compared pools to buildings during his second term presidency in the middle of a war and in front of the world

Me: who is Trump?

Ken: Yes, Trump!, pick again
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In reply to Cal88 • 7:35p, 6/9/26
Bwahahahahaha!

MAGA FOR MORONS!

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In reply to DiabloWags • 7:39p, 6/9/26
Tariffs not working as expected...
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In reply to Cal88 • 8:43p, 6/9/26
WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE DUMBEST PRESIDENT IN MY LIFETIME.

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE TRUMP APOLOGISTS TO SPIN THIS!

HOW DUMB IS 47?

LMFAO!

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-trade-deficit-narrows-april-amid-surging-exports-2026-06-09/


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In reply to DiabloWags • 10:54p, 6/9/26
DiabloWags said:
WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE DUMBEST PRESIDENT IN MY LIFETIME.

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE TRUMP APOLOGISTS TO SPIN THIS!

HOW DUMB IS 47?

LMFAO!

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-trade-deficit-narrows-april-amid-surging-exports-2026-06-09/


they didn't take down the post yet? He and others in this board have been yammering about shrinking the deficit and bragging about it. Is this 3d chess again?
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In reply to DiabloWags • 11:59p, 6/9/26
DiabloWags said:
WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE DUMBEST PRESIDENT IN MY LIFETIME.

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE TRUMP APOLOGISTS TO SPIN THIS!

HOW DUMB IS 47?

LMFAO!

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-trade-deficit-narrows-april-amid-surging-exports-2026-06-09/




"Trump has always wanted bigger trade deficits. We all knew that all along."
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4:19a, 6/10/26
In economics, a widening trade deficit often signifies a robust, wealthy domestic economy. When American companies and consumers are thriving, they spend more money and invest heavily.
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In reply to BearlySane88 • 6:12a, 6/10/26
So by that logic, China with its $1.2 trillion trade surplus must be really hurting.

US consumers aren't "thriving".

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/22/consumer-sentiment-hits-fresh-record-low-in-may-as-iran-war-fuels-inflation-worries.html
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In reply to BearlySane88 • 7:17a, 6/10/26
BearlySane88 said:
In economics, a widening trade deficit often signifies a robust, wealthy domestic economy. When American companies and consumers are thriving, they spend more money and invest heavily.


Your guy Trump clearly doesn't believe that.
That's why he's implemented TARIFFS.
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In reply to BearlySane88 • 7:32a, 6/10/26
BearlySane88 said:
In economics, a widening trade deficit often signifies a robust, wealthy domestic economy. When American companies and consumers are thriving, they spend more money and invest heavily.


American consumers aren't thriving.
The data clearly shows that.

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In reply to DiabloWags • 7:52a, 6/10/26
DiabloWags said:
BearlySane88 said:
In economics, a widening trade deficit often signifies a robust, wealthy domestic economy. When American companies and consumers are thriving, they spend more money and invest heavily.


Your guy Trump clearly doesn't believe that.
That's why he's implemented TARIFFS.

you're overthinking him again, greedy b'tard just needs to "wet his beak"
sighned, not dead yet # funk trunk; i.c.e. too
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In reply to BearlySane88 • 9:01a, 6/10/26
BearlySane88 said:
In economics, a widening trade deficit often signifies a robust, wealthy domestic economy. When American companies and consumers are thriving, they spend more money and invest heavily.
word for word one of the comments or ai from the article. Try being original or quote the source
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In reply to Cal88 • 1:09p, 6/10/26
Cal88 said:
So by that logic, China with its $1.2 trillion trade surplus must be really hurting.

US consumers aren't "thriving".

It's a K-shaped economy. US consumers with assets such as public/private equities are thriving.
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In reply to DiabloWags • 1:14p, 6/10/26
DiabloWags said:
BearlySane88 said:
In economics, a widening trade deficit often signifies a robust, wealthy domestic economy. When American companies and consumers are thriving, they spend more money and invest heavily.

Your guy Trump clearly doesn't believe that.
That's why he's implemented TARIFFS.

A widening deficit can be positive if driven by investment.

U.S. companies are ramping up purchases of high-tech equipment. Much of this is imported. A deficit here means America is importing productivity-enhancing tools, not just consumer fluff.

Investing in infrastructure today (AI) boosts long-term productivity, innovation, wages, GDP, etc.

You either completely missed this or you're just playing the role of a hack with TDS which I can appreciate.
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In reply to PAC-10-BEAR • 1:15p, 6/10/26
PAC-10-BEAR said:
Cal88 said:
So by that logic, China with its $1.2 trillion trade surplus must be really hurting.

US consumers aren't "thriving".

It's a K-shaped economy. US consumers with assets such as public/private equities are thriving.


That should be obvious.

It's also obvious that the TOP 1% of the wealthiest Americans own 31.9% of the U.S. stock market
and the TOP 10% own 68.3% as of Q4-2025.

The TOP 1% hold $56 Trillion in stock market wealth.
The TOP 10% hold $120 Trillion out of the total $175 Trillion in stock market wealth.

The Bottom 50% holds only $4.3 Trillion.

Trump doesn't care about the average man in the street or the lower classes.
By your own admission, they are on the down leg of the "K" economy.

The Fed - Distribution: Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989
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In reply to PAC-10-BEAR • 1:32p, 6/10/26
PAC-10-BEAR said:
DiabloWags said:
BearlySane88 said:
In economics, a widening trade deficit often signifies a robust, wealthy domestic economy. When American companies and consumers are thriving, they spend more money and invest heavily.

Your guy Trump clearly doesn't believe that.
That's why he's implemented TARIFFS.

A widening deficit can be positive if driven by investment.

U.S. companies are ramping up purchases of high-tech equipment. Much of this is imported. A deficit here means America is importing productivity-enhancing tools, not just consumer fluff.

Investing in infrastructure today (AI) boosts long-term productivity, innovation, wages, GDP, etc.

You either completely missed this or you're just playing the role of a hack with TDS which I can appreciate.
you missed the point. The point is trumps been saying he wants to put policies in place to remove the gap because it meant we were getting ripped off. So he put the tariffs in haphazardly at best. So what is it? To me it's just another example of him talking out of both sides of his mouth mouth and then when presented with "odd" results ya fit the story to feed the propaganda. This was an easy example to point out the hypocrisy because people saw it immediately
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In reply to cal83dls79 • 1:51p, 6/10/26
cal83dls79 said:
PAC-10-BEAR said:
DiabloWags said:
BearlySane88 said:
In economics, a widening trade deficit often signifies a robust, wealthy domestic economy. When American companies and consumers are thriving, they spend more money and invest heavily.

Your guy Trump clearly doesn't believe that.
That's why he's implemented TARIFFS.

A widening deficit can be positive if driven by investment.

U.S. companies are ramping up purchases of high-tech equipment. Much of this is imported. A deficit here means America is importing productivity-enhancing tools, not just consumer fluff.

Investing in infrastructure today (AI) boosts long-term productivity, innovation, wages, GDP, etc.

You either completely missed this or you're just playing the role of a hack with TDS which I can appreciate.
you missed the point. The point is trumps been saying he wants to put policies in place to remove the gap because it meant we were getting ripped off. So he put the tariffs in haphazardly at best. So what is it? To me it's just another example of him talking out of both sides of his mouth mouth and then when presented with "odd" results ya fit the story to feed the propaganda. This was an easy example to point out the hypocrisy because people saw it immediately


In the interest of integrity and standing by my principles, I agree with Cal83 and Wags here. Trump has been actively trying to reduce the trade deficit. Applauding the widening of such is hypocritical and self-owning and goes to show a wide trade deficit is not bad in itself.
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In reply to cal83dls79 • 1:56p, 6/10/26
Maybe a simple explanation is that imports have become more expensive due to the tariffs, which the importers have to absorb, hence a bigger trade deficit.
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In reply to DiabloWags • 2:22p, 6/10/26
DiabloWags said:
PAC-10-BEAR said:
Cal88 said:
So by that logic, China with its $1.2 trillion trade surplus must be really hurting.

US consumers aren't "thriving".

It's a K-shaped economy. US consumers with assets such as public/private equities are thriving.


That should be obvious.

It's also obvious that the TOP 1% of the wealthiest Americans own 31.9% of the U.S. stock market
and the TOP 10% own 68.3% as of Q4-2025.

The TOP 1% hold $56 Trillion in stock market wealth.
The TOP 10% hold $120 Trillion out of the total $175 Trillion in stock market wealth.

The Bottom 50% holds only $4.3 Trillion.

Trump doesn't care about the average man in the street or the lower classes.
By your own admission, they are on the down leg of the "K" economy.

The Fed - Distribution: Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989

You should know this.

  • Doubled the standard deduction: This let millions of working families keep more of their paycheck without itemizinghuge for teachers, nurses, factory workers, and anyone not rich enough to have fancy accountants.
  • Doubled the Child Tax Credit to $2,000 per kid (more refundable): Direct help for parents raising the next generationnot hedge fund managers.
  • Lower tax rates across the board: Every income group saw cuts. Middle-class families (around $75k) got over $2,000 in savings in the first year alone. Even lower-income households got relief, though many already paid little or no federal income tax.
Recent extensions under Trump (like the 2025 Working Families Tax Cuts) went even further:
  • no tax on tips for service workers
  • no tax on overtime for the blue-collar folks working extra shifts
  • enhanced senior deductions, and more.
Treasury data showed 97% of taxpayers benefited, with the biggest percentage wins often for those under $200k.
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In reply to Cal88 • 2:29p, 6/10/26
Cal88 said:
Maybe a simple explanation is that imports have become more expensive due to the tariffs, which the importers have to absorb, hence a bigger trade deficit.

The simple explanation is we are in an AI buildout race with China and are importing high-tech equipment for data centers and AI infrastructure at scale despite the tariffs.
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In reply to PAC-10-BEAR • 2:30p, 6/10/26
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Recent extensions under Trump (like the 2025 Working Families Tax Cuts) went even further:
  • no tax on tips for service workers
  • no tax on overtime for the blue-collar folks working extra shifts
  • enhanced senior deductions, and more.


Let's be honest shall we?

1.) The no tax on tips is capped at $25,000 for "qualified" tips.

2.) The no tax on overtime is capped at only $12,500 in OT pay and on the half portion of "time and a half".

3.) Yes seniors 65 and over like myself did benefit from an extra $6,000 deduction.

One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act: Tax deductions for working Americans and seniors | Internal Revenue Service

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In reply to DiabloWags • 2:37p, 6/10/26
Yes, promises made, promises kept.
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In reply to PAC-10-BEAR • 5:07p, 6/10/26
PAC-10-BEAR said:
Cal88 said:
So by that logic, China with its $1.2 trillion trade surplus must be really hurting.

US consumers aren't "thriving".

It's a K-shaped economy. US consumers with assets such as public/private equities are thriving.


Can confirm
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In reply to PAC-10-BEAR • 5:10p, 6/10/26
PAC-10-BEAR said:
DiabloWags said:
PAC-10-BEAR said:
Cal88 said:
So by that logic, China with its $1.2 trillion trade surplus must be really hurting.

US consumers aren't "thriving".

It's a K-shaped economy. US consumers with assets such as public/private equities are thriving.


That should be obvious.

It's also obvious that the TOP 1% of the wealthiest Americans own 31.9% of the U.S. stock market
and the TOP 10% own 68.3% as of Q4-2025.

The TOP 1% hold $56 Trillion in stock market wealth.
The TOP 10% hold $120 Trillion out of the total $175 Trillion in stock market wealth.

The Bottom 50% holds only $4.3 Trillion.

Trump doesn't care about the average man in the street or the lower classes.
By your own admission, they are on the down leg of the "K" economy.

The Fed - Distribution: Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989

You should know this.

  • Doubled the standard deduction: This let millions of working families keep more of their paycheck without itemizinghuge for teachers, nurses, factory workers, and anyone not rich enough to have fancy accountants.
  • Doubled the Child Tax Credit to $2,000 per kid (more refundable): Direct help for parents raising the next generationnot hedge fund managers.
  • Lower tax rates across the board: Every income group saw cuts. Middle-class families (around $75k) got over $2,000 in savings in the first year alone. Even lower-income households got relief, though many already paid little or no federal income tax.
Recent extensions under Trump (like the 2025 Working Families Tax Cuts) went even further:
  • no tax on tips for service workers
  • no tax on overtime for the blue-collar folks working extra shifts
  • enhanced senior deductions, and more.
Treasury data showed 97% of taxpayers benefited, with the biggest percentage wins often for those under $200k.


My tax savings were 5 figures. How about you?

I'll use my savings to buy more rental properties, likely outbidding first time homebuyers.
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