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If fiscal conservatives are banking on the economy, they're headed towards disaster this Fall. (Original Post) ffr May 2020 OP
k&r Demovictory9 May 2020 #1
Thank you, ffr! Cha May 2020 #2
I've been saying that too. I think DT is counting on an economic recovery that wi9llkl be back to napi21 May 2020 #3
He's Hail Mary-ing now. He fully knows economy will be Laura PourMeADrink May 2020 #7
He just wants to be able to claim enough recovery not fooled May 2020 #9
He is even delusional than anyone suspected because there is zero chance the economy will make cstanleytech May 2020 #10
And that does not include.... Newest Reality May 2020 #4
The greatest economy, the likes you have never seen before!!! sheshe2 May 2020 #5
Getting Americans tested can lead to getting economy back, Benedict Donald doesn't understand that uponit7771 May 2020 #6
Agree not fooled May 2020 #8
You don''t think Trump will use the pandemic as his big excuse? LiberalLovinLug May 2020 #11

napi21

(45,806 posts)
3. I've been saying that too. I think DT is counting on an economic recovery that wi9llkl be back to
Sun May 3, 2020, 10:37 PM
May 2020

normal in a month! He's dead wrong. I('d be impressed if i9t recovered 50-075% by next year.
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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
7. He's Hail Mary-ing now. He fully knows economy will be
Mon May 4, 2020, 12:33 AM
May 2020

in crapper. He's just trying to minimize the damage even if it's only a handful of Georgian beauticians.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
9. He just wants to be able to claim enough recovery
Mon May 4, 2020, 12:58 AM
May 2020

to try to make it appear plausible that enough 'Muricans support him to account for his "victory" when red don and putin try to steal another election.

cstanleytech

(26,291 posts)
10. He is even delusional than anyone suspected because there is zero chance the economy will make
Mon May 4, 2020, 01:06 AM
May 2020

that much of a rebound before the election.
Why? Because many of the corporations and companies that fired and let people go are more often than not run by asshole Republicans and they will hold off on hiring back most of the people plus as they do hire them back most of them will fuck the people over on wages and low ball them.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
4. And that does not include....
Sun May 3, 2020, 10:38 PM
May 2020

And that does not include, of course, those who are not eligible to file for UI.

That number will be climbing, as well.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
8. Agree
Mon May 4, 2020, 12:55 AM
May 2020

although I think the real power behind him (oligarchs) does, but they are dead set against letting the Federal government perform effectively as they seek to destroy it. The last thing they want is the American people seeing their government save the nation. They would rather let many die and crash the economy into another depression in order to prove their point.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
11. You don''t think Trump will use the pandemic as his big excuse?
Mon May 4, 2020, 01:26 AM
May 2020

And along with the pandemic, Democrats as well, that he will say purposely dragged out the lock-downs to drag down the economy. He will say, after the fact, once the planet is stabilizing health wise, which I imagine may be the case by Oct/Nov, that it all would have gone away regardless. Maybe even quicker!! If everyone had listened to him. A lot of people are saying, he'll say, its the Democrats who are actually responsible for this terrible situation.

That all sounds preposterous to us, knowing how he disbanded Obama's response team, and denied the severity of the virus for months. But its not meant for us. Its for Fox News and his base. But also opens a crack for the rest of the MSM news to ask the same question about COVID19's effect on the economy, and to insinuate how Trump can't be held responsible for that.

So no I don't see the COVID recession, will have any significant blame attached to it. And in fact if the economy IS starting to finally move and get back to improving numbers by the week when Fall starts, that consistent upwardly movement he will brag as all his doing. All he needs is 10% of borderline Never Trumpers, and Independents, to be swayed over.

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