So I’m sat me in this quiet little gaff near Tha Pae Gate, yeah, havin’ a cuppa English brekki and munchin’ on a bit of toast and beans, when some Yank geezer sits opposite me uninvited wantin’ to have a wee morning chat. One of them leathery retiree types with a "MAGA ME" tank-top struggling to hide his oversized mid-section, livin’ on social security, hope, and a neck like a chewed up Bic pen cap. A real bell-end goin’ on about how Trump’s bringin’ back “real strength” to the economy "fixing it all", "draining the swamp" and all that kool-aid gulpin' rubbish. I says, “Mate, the only thing Trump’s brought back is bog paper rationing, food banks, and the word ‘queue’ to American vocab. Hasn't even fixed his own dodgy golf swing.” He didn’t laugh. Just ordered more greasy bacon and another banana smoothie like it was a protest.

 

Anyway, turns out the whole country’s feelin’ the burn, and not the Bernie kind. US consumer sentiment’s just nosedived to the second-lowest level ever recorded. Yeah, ever innit. Right under the one time they thought the world was gonna end in Y2K and someone nicked all the Twinkies. The University of Michigan clocked it at 50.8 this May, down from 52.2. If it drops any lower they’ll have to publish it upside down out of respect. 

 

And get this, mates, nearly three-quarters of Americans in the survey pointed straight at Trump’s bloody tariffs. That’s not just a few lefty types moanin’ over oat milk and tofu burgers. Nah, even the good ol’ Republican faithful are startin’ to pipe up now. You know it’s bad when even the cult’s lookin’ for the exit.

 

People reckon prices are gonna go up 7.3 percent this year. Highest since 1981, lads. That’s back when mullets were fashionable and Ronald Reagan still had blood circulation. Long term, it’s lookin’ like 4.6 percent inflation, which basically means your wallet’s on fire but the government swears it’s just a “warm fart in the wind.”

 

Meanwhile the Trump lot are smilin’ on telly sayin’, “Don’t worry folks, inflation ain’t that bad.” Yeah alright mate, tell that to the woman who just paid twenty two dollars for a sad avocado on an English muffin in Denver. Even I’m startin’ to ration me Chang beer and I’m not even the target demographic.

 

The funniest bit? They had a little tariff truce with China, like pausin’ a street brawl for a shepherds pie, then carried on actin’ like it fixed the whole mess. Joanne Hsu, she runs the survey yeah, basically said, “No one’s fallin’ for that, bruv.” Not in those words, obviously, but you get me.

 

And if that weren’t enough to give your wallet a nosebleed, Moody’s only went and downgraded the whole bloody country. Yeah, the US, the supposed big-shot of the financial world, now sittin’ on a debt pile pushin’ 37 trillion dollars. That’s trillion with a T, mate. Enough zeroes to make your eyes water. Moody’s cut the credit rating down a peg, sayin’ even the Yanks’ so-called “economic strengths” can’t make up for the fact their fiscal situation’s more cooked than a dodgy sausage sarnie left in the sun. It’s the third agency to do it too, so we ain’t talkin’ one rogue accountant with a hangover. This is the financial world sayin’, “Nah bruv, we don’t trust you to pay your tab.” Makes you wonder what that MAGA geezer at the café’s gonna do when Uncle Sam’s platinum card gets declined.

 

And just to top it off, Trump’s latest budget blueprint is set to balloon this year’s deficit to a cheeky $1.9 trillion, lads, with projections indicating an average annual deficit increase of $2 trillion over the next decade .

 

So here we are. Trump’s throwin’ trade tantrums like a toddler on a sugar comedown and the economy’s gettin’ clobbered. Confidence is dead, prices are sky high, deficit is as high as me nan's knickers and the average Yank’s about three paydays from switchin’ to dog food. But hey, that geezer at the café reckons it’s all part of the plan.

 

Course it is, mate. Just like my dodgy “temporary” tattoo that says “grab em by the…”

 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-consumer-sentiment-drops-near-record-low-may-inflation-worries-tariff-uncertainty.amp

 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/moodys-downgrades-us-credit-rating-over-rising-debt

 

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/16/economy/consumer-sentiment-may-preliminary

Run along Lewie. Look both ways before crossing the street. You're welcome.

11 minutes ago, Lewie London said:

So I’m sat me in this quiet little gaff near Tha Pae Gate, yeah, havin’ a cuppa English brekki and munchin’ on a bit of toast and beans, when some Yank geezer sits opposite me uninvited wantin’ to have a wee morning chat. One of them leathery retiree types with a "MAGA ME" tank-top struggling to hide his oversized mid-section, livin’ on social security, hope, and a neck like a chewed up Bic pen cap. A real bell-end goin’ on about how Trump’s bringin’ back “real strength” to the economy "fixing it all", "draining the swamp" and all that kool-aid slurpin' rubbish. I says, “Mate, the only thing Trump’s brought back is bog paper rationing, food banks, and the word ‘queue’ to American vocab. Hasn't even fixed his own dodgy golf swing” He didn’t laugh. Just ordered more greasy bacon and another banana smoothie like it was a protest.

 

Anyway, turns out the whole country’s feelin’ the burn, and not the Bernie kind. US consumer sentiment’s just nosedived to the second-lowest level ever recorded. Yeah, ever innit. Right under the one time they thought the world was gonna end in Y2K and someone nicked all the Twinkies. The University of Michigan clocked it at 50.8 this May, down from 52.2. If it drops any lower they’ll have to publish it upside down out of respect. 

 

And get this, mates, nearly three-quarters of Americans in the survey pointed straight at Trump’s bloody tariffs. That’s not just a few lefty types moanin’ over oat milk and tofu burgers. Nah, even the good ol’ Republican faithful are startin’ to pipe up now. You know it’s bad when even the cult’s lookin’ for the exit.

 

People reckon prices are gonna go up 7.3 percent this year. Highest since 1981, lads. That’s back when mullets were fashionable and Ronald Reagan still had blood circulation. Long term, it’s lookin’ like 4.6 percent inflation, which basically means your wallet’s on fire but the government swears it’s just a “warm fart in the wind.”

 

Meanwhile the Trump lot are smilin’ on telly sayin’, “Don’t worry folks, inflation ain’t that bad.” Yeah alright mate, tell that to the woman who just paid twenty two dollars for a sad avocado on an English muffin in Denver. Even I’m startin’ to ration me Chang beer and I’m not even the target demographic.

 

The funniest bit? They had a little tariff truce with China last month, like pausin’ a street brawl for a shepherds pie, then carried on actin’ like it fixed the whole mess. Joanne Hsu, she runs the survey yeah, basically said, “No one’s fallin’ for that, bruv.” Not in those words, obviously, but you get me.

 

And if that weren’t enough to give your wallet a nosebleed, Moody’s only went and downgraded the whole bloody country. Yeah, the US, the supposed big-shot of the financial world, now sittin’ on a debt pile pushin’ 37 trillion dollars. That’s trillion with a T, mate. Enough zeroes to make your eyes water. Moody’s cut the credit rating down a peg, sayin’ even the Yanks’ so-called “economic strengths” can’t make up for the fact their fiscal situation’s more cooked than a dodgy sausage sarnie left in the sun. It’s the third agency to do it too, so we ain’t talkin’ one rogue accountant with a hangover. This is the financial world sayin’, “Nah bruv, we don’t trust you to pay your tab.” Makes you wonder what that MAGA geezer at the café’s gonna do when Uncle Sam’s platinum card gets declined.

 

And just to top it off, Trump’s latest budget blueprint is set to balloon this year’s deficit to a cheeky $1.9 trillion, lads, with projections indicating an average annual deficit increase of $2 trillion over the next decade .

 

So here we are. Trump’s throwin’ trade tantrums like a toddler on a sugar comedown and the economy’s gettin’ clobbered. Confidence is dead, prices are sky high, deficit is as high as me Nan's knickers and the average Yank’s about three paydays from switchin’ to dog food. But hey, that geezer at the café reckons it’s all part of the plan.

 

Course it is, mate. Just like my dodgy “temporary” tattoo that says “grab em by the…”

 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-consumer-sentiment-drops-near-record-low-may-inflation-worries-tariff-uncertainty.amp

 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/moodys-downgrades-us-credit-rating-over-rising-debt

 

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/16/economy/consumer-sentiment-may-preliminary

Thank you.

You're incredible to picture America as it is. 

Citizens, pants off, applauding a mad man who will lead them as lemmings to the abyss.

Where is this proud America with the big letters on their flag; democracy, or freedom.

But hey, yes, there is still freedom: the freedom of the rich to exploit the poor.

Well done Donnie.

Can't wait to see you imprisoned.👍

OP: I suggest you would gain a lot more traction with your post if you made them more succinct. Plenty of people on the forum who are anti Trump, but doubt many will wade through lengthy commentary.

10 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Run along Lewie. Look both ways before crossing the street. You're welcome.

Gas has risen 40 cents a gallon in 30 days I’ve spent 50$ more at the Asian supermarket on a 150$ purchase lumber is up…..Trump trying to weasel out of his self inflicted tariff war (we are still paying the farmers bail out after his last one remember?) our credit rating has been downgraded he’s off on his crypto grift to the Middle East …….no sir it’s you that needs to look and see….thats not even touching on the attacks on our democracy……

1 hour ago, simple1 said:

OP: I suggest you would gain a lot more traction with your post if you made them more succinct. Plenty of people on the forum who are anti Trump, but doubt many will wade through lengthy commentary.

He would gain more traction if his daft ranty tantrums had a basis in reality. As it is, the hivemind cheered on their corrupt king and censored fact for years yet now expect to be taken seriously. Sorry, that's not how life works.

 

On Friday Moody's downgraded the US credit rating from 'Aaa' to 'Aa1', citing the country's rising debt and interest rates that are higher than those of countries with a similar rating.

The US continues to struggle with large annual budget deficits and rising interest costs, and Moody's does not see this trend reversing soon, especially as American politicians fail to take measures to remedy the situation.

'Aa1' is still the second-highest credit rating, but the downgrade means US Treasury bonds are no longer seen as the safest possible investments. 

White House furious: Moody's downgrades US credit rating

 

 

38 minutes ago, bannork said:

On Friday Moody's downgraded the US credit rating from 'Aaa' to 'Aa1', citing the country's rising debt and interest rates that are higher than those of countries with a similar rating.

The US continues to struggle with large annual budget deficits and rising interest costs, and Moody's does not see this trend reversing soon, especially as American politicians fail to take measures to remedy the situation.

'Aa1' is still the second-highest credit rating, but the downgrade means US Treasury bonds are no longer seen as the safest possible investments. 

White House furious: Moody's downgrades US credit rating

 

 

Steven Cheung, White House Communications Director, described the downgrade in scathing terms.

 

Would you buy a used car from this man?

 

 

Trump lies when he says other nations will pay for them. He lies when he says companies will pay for them. Consumers will pay, so it becomes a tax. Be bold, big Don and for once be honest. It is a tax hike. And it could slow down the economy and result in a massive loss of jobs, and major inflation. Very dumb policy. 

 

Mr. Trump has contended that his tariffs would lower inflation, because they would increase manufacturing and the productive capacity of the United States. But most economists say that tariffs of the size he is proposing would increase consumer prices and add to inflation. What a lot of MAGA supporters don't seem to understand is that America became the great economy that it was because of the low tariffs, which create a vibrant economy. Duh! 

 

A wave of frustration over prolonged inflation helped power Trump to victory in November, and a majority of respondents -- 58% -- said inflation would be a major factor in deciding their vote in future elections. But just 32% approved of the job Trump was doing on inflation.

Views of the economy by households deteriorated this month to the lowest level in over a year, according to a widely followed survey by the University of Michigan.

8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Trump lies when he says other nations will pay for them. He lies when he says companies will pay for them. Consumers will pay, so it becomes a tax. Be bold, big Don and for once be honest. It is a tax hike. And it could slow down the economy and result in a massive loss of jobs, and major inflation. Very dumb policy. 

 

Mr. Trump has contended that his tariffs would lower inflation, because they would increase manufacturing and the productive capacity of the United States. But most economists say that tariffs of the size he is proposing would increase consumer prices and add to inflation. What a lot of MAGA supporters don't seem to understand is that America became the great economy that it was because of the low tariffs, which create a vibrant economy. Duh! 

 

A wave of frustration over prolonged inflation helped power Trump to victory in November, and a majority of respondents -- 58% -- said inflation would be a major factor in deciding their vote in future elections. But just 32% approved of the job Trump was doing on inflation.

Views of the economy by households deteriorated this month to the lowest level in over a year, according to a widely followed survey by the University of Michigan.

More cut and paste from you. https://www.facebook.com/tbsnews.net/posts/a-wave-of-frustration-over-prolonged-inflation-helped-power-trump-to-victory-in-/1053129233528477/

 

I cant understand why such plagiarism and theft is allowed here.

On 5/17/2025 at 7:55 AM, EVENKEEL said:

Run along Lewie. Look both ways before crossing the street. You're welcome.

What a pathetic mind. Disgusting👎

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

More cut and paste from you. https://www.facebook.com/tbsnews.net/posts/a-wave-of-frustration-over-prolonged-inflation-helped-power-trump-to-victory-in-/1053129233528477/

 

I cant understand why such plagiarism and theft is allowed here.

Probably the only reason you don't cut and paste is because there are no publications dumb enough to provide material you would find suitable.

9 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

Probably the only reason you don't cut and paste is because there are no publications dumb enough to provide material you would find suitable.

So you recognize that your intellectual ally has no original thoughts? How about you, flamer?

So Trump is in a bad Moody?

11 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

So you recognize that your intellectual ally has no original thoughts? How about you, flamer?

Because your extrapolations are based on a distorted interpretation of reality, they are laughable at best.

7 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

Because your extrapolations are based on a distorted interpretation of reality, they are laughable at best.

Laughable as they might be, but you cant dispute them.

 

Hows the US stock market doing? 

 

Was Biden competent to be President?

20 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Laughable as they might be, but you cant dispute them.

 

Do you argue with the insects that find a home in your garden?

5 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

Do you argue with the insects that find a home in your garden?

Are you comparing yourself to an insect?

5 hours ago, Yagoda said:

More cut and paste from you. https://www.facebook.com/tbsnews.net/posts/a-wave-of-frustration-over-prolonged-inflation-helped-power-trump-to-victory-in-/1053129233528477/

 

I cant understand why such plagiarism and theft is allowed here.

LOL....same antics, typical behavior as the mentally challenged, deceitful and corrupt Biden,  ....ha ha ha.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Are you comparing yourself to an insect?

Do you know the business end of a shovel from the other?

11 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

Do you know the business end of a shovel from the other?

Well yeah dude, Im from the US, we have shoot, shovel and shut up.

Eat the tariffs, not the cats and dogs!

The president over the weekend told Walmart's executives that they should absorb any increased costs that he has created on imported goods through trade policies.

"I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!" Trump wrote as he demanded Wal-Mart and China simply "eat the tariffs."

Author James Surowiecki said, "But Trump has said over and over again that foreign countries pay tariffs, not US businesses or consumers. If that's true, why would Walmart have to eat anything?" he then asked.

Trump's own words are being thrown back in his face after his latest threat

President Donald Trump has announced plans to reimpose tariffs on U.S. trading partners, citing sluggish progress in trade negotiations.

Speaking at a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Trump said countries seeking trade deals with the U.S. will have a few more weeks to reach agreements before his administration unilaterally sets new tariff rates.

“We’ll be very fair,” Trump said, “but at a certain point, Scott and Howard will be sending letters out telling people what they’ll be paying to do business in the United States.” 

Trump Warns 150 Nations: Strike a Deal Soon or Face the Consequences

18 hours ago, bannork said:

On Friday Moody's downgraded the US credit rating from 'Aaa' to 'Aa1', citing the country's rising debt and interest rates that are higher than those of countries with a similar rating.

The US continues to struggle with large annual budget deficits and rising interest costs, and Moody's does not see this trend reversing soon, especially as American politicians fail to take measures to remedy the situation.

'Aa1' is still the second-highest credit rating, but the downgrade means US Treasury bonds are no longer seen as the safest possible investments. 

White House furious: Moody's downgrades US credit rating

 

 

 

18 hours ago, bannork said:

On Friday Moody's downgraded the US credit rating from 'Aaa' to 'Aa1', citing the country's rising debt and interest rates that are higher than those of countries with a similar rating.

The US continues to struggle with large annual budget deficits and rising interest costs, and Moody's does not see this trend reversing soon, especially as American politicians fail to take measures to remedy the situation.

'Aa1' is still the second-highest credit rating, but the downgrade means US Treasury bonds are no longer seen as the safest possible investments. 

White House furious: Moody's downgrades US credit rating

 

 

.....and this by Trump downgraded Germany got still AAA since ages.

What a mess is starting in/with America,???😳

Do you speak...ENGLISH?????

On 5/17/2025 at 2:59 AM, Celsius said:

 

Obviously not a spelling expert

6 hours ago, Yagoda said:

 

Hows the US stock market doing? 

 

Those financial expert you claim to be paying to do your finances still telling you it is up?

 

2 hours ago, bannork said:

Eat the tariffs, not the cats and dogs!

The president over the weekend told Walmart's executives that they should absorb any increased costs that he has created on imported goods through trade policies.

"I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!" Trump wrote as he demanded Wal-Mart and China simply "eat the tariffs."

Author James Surowiecki said, "But Trump has said over and over again that foreign countries pay tariffs, not US businesses or consumers. If that's true, why would Walmart have to eat anything?" he then asked.

Trump's own words are being thrown back in his face after his latest threat

On the subject of tariffs.......

 

The false things Trump said about tariffs during his announcement…

THREE KEY FACTS

• Donald Trump’s speech on tariffs contained numerous falsehoods, including exaggerated claims about trade deficits and tariffs.
• Economists agree tariffs act as a tax on domestic consumption which increases costs for consumers.
• Trump’s assertions about trade agreements and economic impacts were misleading and often incorrect.

Read the whole article from this link:-

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/the-false-things-trump-said-about-tariffs-during-his-announcement/ZO4DDDP5PNEELI56VOE

 

AND..... Hitting penguins where it hurts: Trump’s tariffs target remote island. Good thinking Donny boy. LOL. If he had half a brain he would be dangerous!!! 

 

12 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

Those financial expert you claim to be paying to do your finances still telling you it is up?

Mine are. Sorry yours arent