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The chart that Trump should focus on and hammer from now until November

Posted on 2/18/24 at 12:49 pm
Posted by Powerman
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 12:49 pm
Inflation adjusted income

The middle class cost of living is one of the most important topics in any election cycle and one that Trump can win on easily



If you can read a graph it's pretty obvious what has transpired here. We had a decent rebound in this metric in Obama's second term and an even more aggressive spike in this important metric in Trump's term. Everyone with even a stoner's memory knows what happened in 2020 and is easily explained and then a sharp downturn during the Biden administration. Trump needs to tout this as a success of his first term and convince voters that we'll see a reversal in the downward trend and spike back up if he is given another term.

Almost every other topic should take a huge backseat to this because it affects the majority of Americans. Sure, feel free to point out other flaws in the Biden administration, like the Afghanistan debacle, the terrible response to Maui, and Joe's declining mental ability.

But this should be the drum that gets beaten from now until election time.


Posted by POTUS2024
Member since Nov 2022
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 12:50 pm to
But Gavin Newsome says Biden is crushing it.
Posted by crewdepoo
Hogwarts
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 12:51 pm to
Looks like it turned down before Covid
Posted by TrueTiger
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 12:51 pm to

Yep. It's pretty simple.

Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago?
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 12:55 pm to
The thing I hate about inflation numbers is that they exclude Groceries and Energy. I'd like to see the numbers with everything included.
Posted by FairhopeTider
Fairhope, Alabama
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 12:57 pm to
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Trump should focus on


He’s not capable of focusing on anything.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:01 pm to
But then he might have to talk about how his reckless spending kicked off this inflation. It’s not something he wants to focus on unless he’s only talking to the cultists who refuse to acknowledge his culpability in our current situation.
This post was edited on 2/18/24 at 1:03 pm
Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:03 pm to
Ain’t no “focusing” going on. He’s “honing in.”
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:05 pm to
quote:

they exclude groceries and energy.


Exactly. Groceries and energy are two areas in which the middle class is feeling the pain of inflation the most and seeing little relief.
Posted by OccamsStubble
Member since Aug 2019
5116 posts
Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:08 pm to
Inflation is a function of every dollar spent above revenue generated. The problem your premise faces: Trump added 8 trillion of the total 34 trillion, so he is responsible for 24% of all inflation.
Posted by Bobby OG Johnson
Member since Apr 2015
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:10 pm to
Think I seen that defaults on mortgages just tied with 2013 and is rising as well
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:39 pm to
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Looks like it turned down before Covid

Perhaps some

But every graph of some sort is going to have ups and downs as you can see throughout the history
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:39 pm to
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But then he might have to talk about how his reckless spending kicked off this inflation. It’s not something he wants to focus on unless he’s only talking to the cultists who refuse to acknowledge his culpability in our current situation.


Correct. But it's not like he is above lying about it
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:40 pm to
There's a legitimate reason some commodities aren't included in inflation numbers. Gas prices can fluctuate based on a number of factors unrelated to inflation. Same with grain, or crawfish.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
119067 posts
Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:50 pm to
quote:

But then he might have to talk about how his reckless spending kicked off this inflation. It’s not something he wants to focus on unless he’s only talking to the cultists who refuse to acknowledge his culpability in our current situation.



And with the help of congress Brandon poured fuel on the fire. You want more of that? At least Trump has demonstrated restraint when it is unnecessary to spend, say for things like a pandemic shutdown.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:52 pm to
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Gas prices can fluctuate based on a number of factors unrelated to inflation.


Gasoline is a large component of energy consumption.

When energy is cheap and abundant we are more productive.

How do you fight debt and inflation? With production. Cheap and abundant energy is the mechanism to more production.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
12696 posts
Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:53 pm to
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And with the help of congress Brandon poured fuel on the fire. You want more of that?

Maybe we should try something different instead of choosing between president pisses money away with a D behind his name and president pisses money with an R behind his name.
quote:

At least Trump has demonstrated restraint when it is unnecessary to spend, say for things like a pandemic shutdown.

You feel like you got your moneys worth out of that gender studies money he sent to Pakistan?
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
119067 posts
Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:55 pm to
quote:

Maybe we should try something different instead of choosing between president pisses money away with a D behind his name and president pisses money with an R behind his name.


I'm game but we are never given those choices.

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You feel like you got your moneys worth out of that gender studies money he sent to Pakistan?



This is what you get with CRs and omnibus bills.
Posted by sweatyfreddy
Member since Feb 2024
129 posts
Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:57 pm to
Duh. Leftist tariffs & paying $820,000 a pop for welfare jobs'll do that. Big Gov gonna Big Gov.

LINK
Posted by sweatyfreddy
Member since Feb 2024
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 1:58 pm to
82m <<<<< 1.2B

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& Baby Hugo Chavez wants MORE!!! & the sheep love it!
This post was edited on 2/18/24 at 1:59 pm
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