14 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

Nobody will be interested in your new bait thread, hence you posted 4 replies already. Are you GG?

Yeah, I started the other thread to counteract this one.

And I understand no one likes competition and no one like to admit they're wrong about anything and all that.

No one is forcing you to participate in my thread.

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

And I understand no one likes competition and no one like to admit they're wrong about anything and all that.

This is not about competition, all threads you start are pure bait.

I'm also pretty sure the screenshots from social media posts in the thread, are of your own posts

3 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

all threads you start are pure bait.

It's pure information.

Take it or leave it.

This thread is absolute and utter nonsense. You're complaining about the cost of living not going down 2 weeks into a war involving oil supply. Just baiting Trump haters without any justification.

4 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

It's pure information.

Take it or leave it.

This thread is nonsense. You're complaining about the cost of living not going down 2 weeks into a war involving oil supply.

Which is true. Some changes have happened and some might end up corrected, and the end result might be good changes for the world itself, especially the Iranian people. Everyone having to pay a little more for awhile if the Iranian people have a better way of living is quite worth it.

3 hours ago, save the frogs said:

With the previous dinosaur in charge, nothing ever changed. And change makes people nervous. And Trump is an agent of change.

Things are too complex to put everything into 2 neat little boxes - "It's Good" / "It's Bad"

EU is just proposing a NATO replacement which would include Ukraine, Norway ...

So Trump pulled out of NATO? So what? He has his reasons. And now NATO is adjusting.

How do you know if it's good or bad? How do you know that?

Trump is a highly incompetent 14 ft. crocodile from an ancient age, who knows nothing about progress, is the worst negotiator possible, and always picks from the bottom of the barrel when it comes to appointees and advisors. He is the worst possible man to lead America at this point in time, and he's almost gone.

56 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

He is the worst possible man to lead America at this point in time, and he's almost gone.

This is from Youtube.

5 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Oh, name calling, how clever.

If it fits and it seems to. You lie and make up fictitious categories to label people to cover your lack of knowledge, credibility and moral character. Go cry to someone that cares, i dont

I am just so glad that I am not living in the USA. Things are bad enough in Canada.

My Thai relatives are having problems buying enuff gas to get to work and back, they

also want to see an end to this war. I guess there has not been enough of Irans leadership

gone to convince the rest of the regime to quit being the regime. God help the Iranians if they just sit back

and let things continue to be same same. Trump and company have not helped

the USA with the tarriffs and then this war. If they wanted other countries to be friendly and

supportive, well less tarriffs would be a good start, Just Saying!

11 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

What about you?

Are you nearing the end of your horrific reign of spreading doom and gloom on here?

Statements like "the economic future of America does not look bright" cannot be proven or quantified in any substantial way. And in fact, there are several indicators to the contrary.

You're just using this platform and your hatred of Trump to spread endless toxicity. Reading your posts reminds me of crappy dark music that makes you want to kill yourself after listening to it.

Hey I thought you didnt like Chris. 😆

On 4/13/2026 at 3:53 AM, save the frogs said:

Yeah, I started the other thread to counteract this one.

And I understand no one likes competition and no one like to admit they're wrong about anything and all that.

No one is forcing you to participate in my thread.

Ive admitted a number of times on this forum that I've been wrong.

36 minutes ago, Stargeezr said:

I am just so glad that I am not living in the USA. Things are bad enough in Canada.

My Thai relatives are having problems buying enuff gas to get to work and back, they

also want to see an end to this war. I guess there has not been enough of Irans leadership

gone to convince the rest of the regime to quit being the regime. God help the Iranians if they just sit back

and let things continue to be same same. Trump and company have not helped

the USA with the tarriffs and then this war. If they wanted other countries to be friendly and

supportive, well less tarriffs would be a good start, Just Saying!

While it may not be the end of the world, the situation for many feels that way. Instead of Making America Great Again Trump has done just the opposite. The damage inflicted by his tariffs and war in Iran has done immeasurable damage to many economies, including America's. I think even China wants all of this to end.

4 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

While it may not be the end of the world, the situation for many feels that way. Instead of Making America Great Again Trump has done just the opposite. The damage inflicted by his tariffs and war in Iran has done immeasurable damage to many economies, including America's. I think even China wants all of this to end.

Immeasurable damage?

59 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Immeasurable damage?

Immeasurable: too large, extensive, or extreme to measure. Endless.

On 4/13/2026 at 5:55 PM, CallumWK said:

This is not about competition, all threads you start are pure bait.

I'm also pretty sure the screenshots from social media posts in the thread, are of your own posts

Your topic is pure baiting. Biden took it from 1.4% to 7.5% in his first year!

On 4/13/2026 at 7:11 PM, save the frogs said:

This is from Youtube.

555 good one! So true.

On 4/13/2026 at 6:16 PM, spidermike007 said:

Trump is a highly incompetent 14 ft. crocodile from an ancient age, who knows nothing about progress, is the worst negotiator possible, and always picks from the bottom of the barrel when it comes to appointees and advisors. He is the worst possible man to lead America at this point in time, and he's almost gone.

How come the economy is going so well then?

25 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

How come the economy is going so well then?

You obviously don't live in America and you're reading these macroeconomic numbers and looking at the stock market as a guage. That is highly misleading, tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs are being lost, none are coming back to America, inflation is climbing, joblessness is climbing, 100,000 small businesses are going under main streets have multiple for lease signs on them now, malls are closing, car prices are climbing due to the dumb Trump taxes, and it's becoming very difficult for the average American to get by. Farmers are losing their generational farm, by the tens of thousands or being forced to sell them, and I can cite a dozen other ways Trump is wrecking the economy.

6 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

You obviously don't live in America and you're reading these macroeconomic numbers and looking at the stock market as a guage. That is highly misleading, tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs are being lost, none are coming back to America, inflation is climbing, joblessness is climbing, 100,000 small businesses are going under main streets have multiple for lease signs on them now, malls are closing, car prices are climbing due to the dumb Trump taxes, and it's becoming very difficult for the average American to get by. Farmers are losing their generational farm, by the tens of thousands or being forced to sell them, and I can cite a dozen other ways Trump is wrecking the economy.

So 100,000 for Trump, but over 980,000 small businesses closed between March 2023 and March 2024. Who was president then?

19 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

You obviously don't live in America and you're reading these macroeconomic numbers and looking at the stock market as a guage. That is highly misleading, tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs are being lost, none are coming back to America, inflation is climbing, joblessness is climbing, 100,000 small businesses are going under main streets have multiple for lease signs on them now, malls are closing, car prices are climbing due to the dumb Trump taxes, and it's becoming very difficult for the average American to get by. Farmers are losing their generational farm, by the tens of thousands or being forced to sell them, and I can cite a dozen other ways Trump is wrecking the economy.

Try panadol and a glass of water.

The left did not give a whit when their hero Joe Biden jacked up the price of gas,

26 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

You obviously don't live in America

He has never even visited America.

5 minutes ago, marin said:

He has never even visited America.

I grew up there, I lived and worked in at least ten states, I have family there, and I go back there a couple times a year.

Chart: Real Wages Are Growing and the Effect Will Soon Be Felt | Statista

9 minutes ago, marin said:

He has never even visited America.

I drove around a state there. Don't talk about things you know nothing about.

Some posts trolling about other members have been removed.

Friends & family not having any issues with inflation in USA. Nothing noticeable except petrol prices, and that's up & down, with every new conflict as an excuse to price gouge.

Housing market & RE Taxes are a different subject since 2001, and have gone beyond silly. As municipality, city & state spending goes unchecked and they seem to need more every year.

What party & who to blame ... hmm

10 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Friends & family not having any issues with inflation in USA. Nothing noticeable except petrol prices, and that's up & down, with every new conflict as an excuse to price gouge.

Housing market & RE Taxes are a different subject since 2001, and have gone beyond silly. As municipality, city & state spending goes unchecked and they seem to need more every year.

What party & who to blame ... hmm

I have a weekly call with my three siblings, one in Palm Desert, one in Riverside CA, one in Fort Worth, and no one is having any problem.

It is funny the people complaining about low wages and housing prices, want open borders and mass migration, which will drive wages down and housing prices up.

IMF forecasts.

Not many countries with high growth, except a few developing countries like India.

US is doing slight better than most.

18 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

IMF forecasts.

Not many countries with high growth, except a few developing countries like India.

US is doing slight better than most.

Wait, what? Are not all the leftist courtiers doing great now? They should be killing it since the smartly moved from oil to renewables

2 hours ago, Rockyroad said:

Try panadol and a glass of water.

Keep up with your deflection, and your extreme lack of content. I get it, it's very difficult to defend the indefensible.

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Keep up with your deflection, and your extreme lack of content. I get it, it's very difficult to defend the indefensible.

Biden had twice the inflation.

1 minute ago, Rockyroad said:

Biden had twice the inflation.

He inherited all the economic destruction that Trump wrote upon America. And you are very conveniently for getting covid which was a generational opportunity for corporations to begin gouging the public, like never before in history. The next president's going to have the same issues.