1 minute ago, BLMFem said:

So neither the Dems nor the GOP as agency? OK then.

Let's do a thought experiment.   What happens when someone from the GOP proposes cuts to the budget or any program? 

 

How do the Dems reply?

 

a) That's a good idea, let's work out a plan.

b) You are cruel and want to push all the grandmothers off a cliff. 

2 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Inflation is down. They are mad.

Just wait till the trump tax (tariffs) kick in,that fiasco will affect your country as well.

3 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

Is that the same Clinton that signed bank deregulation paving the way for the 2008 crisis ? 

 

 

No since he was out of office in 2001. 

I t was Bush and his cronies who dereged the banks ..I thought  thisc was well known?

3 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

That's not entirely accurate.   The budget surplus was due to the dot-com boom, which went bust in 2000.  

Rubbish most dot coms lost money , tons of it and only  few like MSN came out of it . I doubt Gates loves paying taxes ( unlike Buffett ) but I may be wrong !

1 hour ago, Jim Blue said:

Rubbish most dot coms lost money , tons of it and only  few like MSN came out of it . I doubt Gates loves paying taxes ( unlike Buffett ) but I may be wrong !

 

You are wrong.   You should not comment on what you don't understand. 

1 hour ago, Jim Blue said:

No since he was out of office in 2001. 

I t was Bush and his cronies who dereged the banks ..I thought  thisc was well known?

Bill Clinton played a significant role in deregulating the U.S. banking system. In 1999, he signed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which repealed key provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act, allowing commercial banks to engage in investment activities previously restricted to investment banks, and vice versa.24 This move was supported by Clinton's advisers, who argued that the separation between banking and other financial services mandated by Glass-Steagall was outdated in a globalized financial environment.2

The repeal of Glass-Steagall and subsequent deregulation measures led to a significant consolidation in the banking industry. By 2016, 57 percent of U.S. banks had disappeared, reducing the number of FDIC-insured commercial banks from 14,146 in 1934 to 6,172, with the largest banks becoming even larger and more dominant.

2 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

3 hours ago, Jim Blue said:

No since he was out of office in 2001. 

I t was Bush and his cronies who dereged the banks ..I thought  thisc was well known?

Bill Clinton played a significant role in deregulating the U.S. banking system. In 1999, he signed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which repealed key provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act, allowing commercial banks to engage in investment activities previously restricted to investment banks, and vice versa.24 This move was supported by Clinton's advisers, who argued that the separation between banking and other financial services mandated by Glass-Steagall was outdated in a globalized financial environment.2

The repeal of Glass-Steagall and subsequent deregulation measures led to a significant consolidation in the banking industry. By 2016, 57 percent of U.S. banks had disappeared, reducing the number of FDIC-insured commercial banks from 14,146 in 1934 to 6,172, with the largest banks becoming even larger and more dominant

 

This should take care of any of your doubts Mr Blue.

 

Thanks for the comments Mike. 

7 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

This should take care of any of your doubts Mr Blue.

 

Thanks for the comments Mike. 

Actually it was the housing crisis which came to a head in 2008 that caused the banks to stop lending ...some 

eight years later after Clinton lost the election. 

15 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Let's do a thought experiment.   What happens when someone from the GOP proposes cuts to the budget or any program? 

 

How do the Dems reply?

 

a) That's a good idea, let's work out a plan.

b) You are cruel and want to push all the grandmothers off a cliff. 

Yeah, it seems thought experiments aren't your thing.

16 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Let's do a thought experiment.   What happens when someone from the GOP proposes cuts to the budget or any program? 

 

How do the Dems reply?

 

a) That's a good idea, let's work out a plan.

b) You are cruel and want to push all the grandmothers off a cliff. 

Translation to what actually happened…..a non elected foreign man the richest human on the planet btw just came in firing people by the 10s of thousands cut funding to the starving poor all without research affecting thousands of people….the dems and many many rational republicans and independents take serious issue with this particular blunder as reflected in trumps poll numbers and damage to musk’s business.

5 hours ago, Jim Blue said:

Actually it was the housing crisis which came to a head in 2008 that caused the banks to stop lending ...some 

eight years later after Clinton lost the election. 

 

@Mike_Hunt

 

sometimes there just isnt a hope.

 

 

On 4/30/2025 at 10:06 AM, impulse said:

He's like the neighbor who comes in halfway through a remodel job and complains about how it's going to look when it's finished.  As if he has a clue.

 

Of course there's some turmoil.  That's to be expected when you're dismantling 50 years of horrible trade policy.  And when the other side is accustomed to getting their way for 50 years, they'll screech like banshees.

 

"... And when the other side is accustomed to getting their way for 50 years, they'll screech like banshees."

 

Strange comment; how come the US has been swindled, surely the US  has  thousands of clever economists / negotiators? 

50 minutes ago, scorecard said:

"... And when the other side is accustomed to getting their way for 50 years, they'll screech like banshees."

 

Strange comment; how come the US has been swindled, surely the US  has  thousands of clever economists / negotiators? 

 

I think the USA has had way too many globalists in positions to negotiate trade deals that are more favorable to their globalist goals than to the American people.

 

3 hours ago, Tug said:

Translation to what actually happened…..a non elected foreign man the richest human on the planet btw just came in firing people by the 10s of thousands cut funding to the starving poor all without research affecting thousands of people….the dems and many many rational republicans and independents take serious issue with this particular blunder as reflected in trumps poll numbers and damage to musk’s business.

 

You failed the multiple-choice test. 

5 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Yeah, it seems thought experiments aren't your thing.

It seems the test was too hard for your pea brain.