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Trump Economy 'Stalling Out' as Unemployment Rate Hits Highest Level in 4 Years
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I bet if Harris won she would have hit the highest rate in forty years by now.
On what evidence do you support that theory?
What evidence do you have to disprove it?
You're the one making a dumbass comment. If you want people to listen to you then at least try to put reason to such a dumbass comment.
No offense but if you don't have evidence to disprove my comment why did you feel the need to jump into the conversation?
You are either a troll or very poorly educated.
Why not both?
I was trying to be nice. 😋
Says the guy doing nothing to defend an utterly moronic stance...
You are the one making the claim, so the burden of proof is on you.
I shared my opinion.
Wrong, you shared your BASELESS opinion.
Not all opinions are equal, although the Christian right likes to claim so.
But informed opinions are actually worth more than uninformed opinions.
in german we have a great proverb called "einbildung ist auch eine bildung"
LOL that's a good one. Hard to translate so it works though, but I speak enough German to get it just fine. 😀
That's almost like having a theoretical degree in physics.
Not quite as good as having a degree in theoretical physics.
yeah that's also a good one, i'm gonna try to remember that one.
Evidence can’t prove a negative.
I have no idea what today’s economy would look like under Harris, but I’m not the one making a claim.
Would you be coming after me this hard if I said that I bet the jaguars will win the super bowl next year?
I’m not sure a simple “what is your evidence” is coming at you hard. But okay…
if you said that I would see they have a very good record right now (evidence) and wouldn’t wonder why you are saying that.
If you claimed the Titans were going to win, I would indeed wonder and ask for your reasoning.
Have the jaguars ever played a super bowl?
They’re 10-4, first in their division, 3rd in the AFC. They’re not my first choice to win the Super Bowl, but I wouldn’t bet against them either.
But have they played in the super bowl?
No, but that alone doesn’t affect if they will be in the future.
They are also different people each year.
The Cowboys have played in almost as many super bowls as any team, but if you bet on them to win this year you should have your head examined.
Can you prove that?
Can I prove what?
That Harris wouldn’t have had the highest unemployment rate in forty years.
Again, you can’t prove a negative. And the burden of proof (or at least credible evidence for) is on the person making the claim.
You’re making the claim. Back it up.
That’s like me saying I bet the jaguars will win the next super bowl and you telling me to back up my claim.
You’re stuck in a loop here.
I wouldn’t ask you to back up your claim because the Jags are doing well.
Honestly I’m confused abut what we’re even talking about anymore.
Go Cowboys?
No Harris would have continued Biden's economic policies, and they actually created economic progress.
The problem with inflation was a worldwide consequence of COVID, European countries have inflation under control now. in my own country Denmark, food prices even dropped a little in November! And inflation is projected to be below 2% next year.
No.
Compared to the series of absolute winner advisors the Cheeto has? Yeah. Go with that, buddy ;-)
You’re wrong.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/economists-say-inflation-deficits-will-be-higher-under-trump-than-harris-0365588e
And:
https://www.ms.now/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-penn-wharton-economy-harris-rcna168687
And:
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-trump-harris-economics-plan-models/
And:
https://www.moodys.com/web/en/us/site-assets/assessing-the-macroeconomic-consequences-of-harris-vs-trump.pdf
Should I keep going?
Exit polls 2024: Deep economic discontent with Biden drove voters to Trump
unemployment doesn't matter anyways, affordability does.
with what policy does trump support giving handouts to the people? none i can see. and that's the problem.
Pretty sure this sarcasm is for the poster and I'm here for it.