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  • T taiwan_girl
    13 Aug 2020, 02:31

    @89th said in Scrap the debates:

    As of January 2020, per the state of the union address, the USA was in its best shape EVAH

    The problem for President Trump is that his term did not end in January 2020.

    If you are going to claim the successes, then you HAVE to claim the failures, right @Horace (just teasing you!!).

    As President Truman say - "The buck stops here"

    A president can't say - "Well, I did great for the first three years. Just dont bother looking at the last year!!!"

    Personally, i do not blame President Trump for what has happened to the economy over the past 6 months. (But I also dont give him as much credit as he economically claims for the first three years 55555)

    Unemployment
    Nov 2016 = 4.7%
    July 2020 = 10.2%

    SP 500
    Nov 2016 = 2594
    July 2020 = 3295

    GDP Growth
    Annual during President Trump = (-2%)
    2017 = 2.3%
    2018 = 3.0%
    2019 = 2.2%
    2020 = -10%

    Debt
    Nov 2016 = $19.9 trillion
    July 2020 = $26.5 trillion
    (increase of 33%)

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    Copper
    wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 12:09 last edited by
    #68

    @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

    @89th said in Scrap the debates:

    As of January 2020, per the state of the union address, the USA was in its best shape EVAH

    The problem for President Trump is that his term did not end in January 2020.

    If you are going to claim the successes, then you HAVE to claim the failures, right @Horace (just teasing you!!).

    As President Truman say - "The buck stops here"

    A president can't say - "Well, I did great for the first three years. Just dont bother looking at the last year!!!"

    Personally, i do not blame President Trump for what has happened to the economy over the past 6 months. (But I also dont give him as much credit as he economically claims for the first three years 55555)

    Unemployment
    Nov 2016 = 4.7%
    July 2020 = 10.2%

    SP 500
    Nov 2016 = 2594
    July 2020 = 3295

    GDP Growth
    Annual during President Trump = (-2%)
    2017 = 2.3%
    2018 = 3.0%
    2019 = 2.2%
    2020 = -10%

    Debt
    Nov 2016 = $19.9 trillion
    July 2020 = $26.5 trillion
    (increase of 33%)

    If only Mr Trump had let a few more non- essentials die we could have a terrific economy.

    T 1 Reply Last reply 13 Aug 2020, 13:36
    • C Copper
      13 Aug 2020, 12:09

      @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

      @89th said in Scrap the debates:

      As of January 2020, per the state of the union address, the USA was in its best shape EVAH

      The problem for President Trump is that his term did not end in January 2020.

      If you are going to claim the successes, then you HAVE to claim the failures, right @Horace (just teasing you!!).

      As President Truman say - "The buck stops here"

      A president can't say - "Well, I did great for the first three years. Just dont bother looking at the last year!!!"

      Personally, i do not blame President Trump for what has happened to the economy over the past 6 months. (But I also dont give him as much credit as he economically claims for the first three years 55555)

      Unemployment
      Nov 2016 = 4.7%
      July 2020 = 10.2%

      SP 500
      Nov 2016 = 2594
      July 2020 = 3295

      GDP Growth
      Annual during President Trump = (-2%)
      2017 = 2.3%
      2018 = 3.0%
      2019 = 2.2%
      2020 = -10%

      Debt
      Nov 2016 = $19.9 trillion
      July 2020 = $26.5 trillion
      (increase of 33%)

      If only Mr Trump had let a few more non- essentials die we could have a terrific economy.

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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 13:36 last edited by
      #69

      @Copper said in Scrap the debates:

      @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

      @89th said in Scrap the debates:

      As of January 2020, per the state of the union address, the USA was in its best shape EVAH

      The problem for President Trump is that his term did not end in January 2020.

      If you are going to claim the successes, then you HAVE to claim the failures, right @Horace (just teasing you!!).

      As President Truman say - "The buck stops here"

      A president can't say - "Well, I did great for the first three years. Just dont bother looking at the last year!!!"

      Personally, i do not blame President Trump for what has happened to the economy over the past 6 months. (But I also dont give him as much credit as he economically claims for the first three years 55555)

      Unemployment
      Nov 2016 = 4.7%
      July 2020 = 10.2%

      SP 500
      Nov 2016 = 2594
      July 2020 = 3295

      GDP Growth
      Annual during President Trump = (-2%)
      2017 = 2.3%
      2018 = 3.0%
      2019 = 2.2%
      2020 = -10%

      Debt
      Nov 2016 = $19.9 trillion
      July 2020 = $26.5 trillion
      (increase of 33%)

      If only Mr Trump had let a few more non- essentials die we could have a terrific economy.

      But the US didn't and the economy is in terrible shape. If we are going to talk about one person being responsible for it, who would it be?

      C JollyJ 2 Replies Last reply 13 Aug 2020, 13:38
      • T taiwan_girl
        13 Aug 2020, 13:36

        @Copper said in Scrap the debates:

        @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

        @89th said in Scrap the debates:

        As of January 2020, per the state of the union address, the USA was in its best shape EVAH

        The problem for President Trump is that his term did not end in January 2020.

        If you are going to claim the successes, then you HAVE to claim the failures, right @Horace (just teasing you!!).

        As President Truman say - "The buck stops here"

        A president can't say - "Well, I did great for the first three years. Just dont bother looking at the last year!!!"

        Personally, i do not blame President Trump for what has happened to the economy over the past 6 months. (But I also dont give him as much credit as he economically claims for the first three years 55555)

        Unemployment
        Nov 2016 = 4.7%
        July 2020 = 10.2%

        SP 500
        Nov 2016 = 2594
        July 2020 = 3295

        GDP Growth
        Annual during President Trump = (-2%)
        2017 = 2.3%
        2018 = 3.0%
        2019 = 2.2%
        2020 = -10%

        Debt
        Nov 2016 = $19.9 trillion
        July 2020 = $26.5 trillion
        (increase of 33%)

        If only Mr Trump had let a few more non- essentials die we could have a terrific economy.

        But the US didn't and the economy is in terrible shape. If we are going to talk about one person being responsible for it, who would it be?

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        Copper
        wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 13:38 last edited by
        #70

        @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

        @Copper said in Scrap the debates:

        @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

        @89th said in Scrap the debates:

        As of January 2020, per the state of the union address, the USA was in its best shape EVAH

        The problem for President Trump is that his term did not end in January 2020.

        If you are going to claim the successes, then you HAVE to claim the failures, right @Horace (just teasing you!!).

        As President Truman say - "The buck stops here"

        A president can't say - "Well, I did great for the first three years. Just dont bother looking at the last year!!!"

        Personally, i do not blame President Trump for what has happened to the economy over the past 6 months. (But I also dont give him as much credit as he economically claims for the first three years 55555)

        Unemployment
        Nov 2016 = 4.7%
        July 2020 = 10.2%

        SP 500
        Nov 2016 = 2594
        July 2020 = 3295

        GDP Growth
        Annual during President Trump = (-2%)
        2017 = 2.3%
        2018 = 3.0%
        2019 = 2.2%
        2020 = -10%

        Debt
        Nov 2016 = $19.9 trillion
        July 2020 = $26.5 trillion
        (increase of 33%)

        If only Mr Trump had let a few more non- essentials die we could have a terrific economy.

        But the US didn't and the economy is in terrible shape. If we are going to talk about one person being responsible for it, who would it be?

        It doesn’t work that way here. You are responsible for yourself.

        T 1 Reply Last reply 13 Aug 2020, 13:54
        • C Copper
          13 Aug 2020, 13:38

          @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

          @Copper said in Scrap the debates:

          @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

          @89th said in Scrap the debates:

          As of January 2020, per the state of the union address, the USA was in its best shape EVAH

          The problem for President Trump is that his term did not end in January 2020.

          If you are going to claim the successes, then you HAVE to claim the failures, right @Horace (just teasing you!!).

          As President Truman say - "The buck stops here"

          A president can't say - "Well, I did great for the first three years. Just dont bother looking at the last year!!!"

          Personally, i do not blame President Trump for what has happened to the economy over the past 6 months. (But I also dont give him as much credit as he economically claims for the first three years 55555)

          Unemployment
          Nov 2016 = 4.7%
          July 2020 = 10.2%

          SP 500
          Nov 2016 = 2594
          July 2020 = 3295

          GDP Growth
          Annual during President Trump = (-2%)
          2017 = 2.3%
          2018 = 3.0%
          2019 = 2.2%
          2020 = -10%

          Debt
          Nov 2016 = $19.9 trillion
          July 2020 = $26.5 trillion
          (increase of 33%)

          If only Mr Trump had let a few more non- essentials die we could have a terrific economy.

          But the US didn't and the economy is in terrible shape. If we are going to talk about one person being responsible for it, who would it be?

          It doesn’t work that way here. You are responsible for yourself.

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          taiwan_girl
          wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 13:54 last edited by
          #71

          @Copper So, the US president does not have any affect?

          @horace alert!!!!!!! LOL

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            Horace
            wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 14:00 last edited by Horace
            #72

            jon has your back, TG. Presidents are judged on outcome because that's how those judgments are made.

            Education is extremely important.

            T 1 Reply Last reply 13 Aug 2020, 14:10
            • H Horace
              13 Aug 2020, 14:00

              jon has your back, TG. Presidents are judged on outcome because that's how those judgments are made.

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              taiwan_girl
              wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 14:10 last edited by
              #73

              @Horace said in Scrap the debates:

              jon has your back, TG. Presidents are judged on outcome because that's how those judgments are made.

              LOL Horace. Good response! 😍

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 14:17 last edited by
                #74

                Sigh.

                Presidencies are judged by outcomes because the job actually involves managing events and processes much bigger than the office itself.

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                H 1 Reply Last reply 13 Aug 2020, 14:47
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                  Larry
                  wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 14:42 last edited by
                  #75

                  I read the ridiculous "logic" of you Trump bashers, and actually feel sorry for you. I can't tell how much of it is stuff you know you're saying wrong but you say it anyway because of partisanship, and how much of it is because you simply are that dumb.

                  T 1 Reply Last reply 13 Aug 2020, 14:48
                  • J jon-nyc
                    13 Aug 2020, 14:17

                    Sigh.

                    Presidencies are judged by outcomes because the job actually involves managing events and processes much bigger than the office itself.

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                    Horace
                    wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 14:47 last edited by
                    #76

                    @jon-nyc said in Scrap the debates:

                    Sigh.

                    Presidencies are judged by outcomes because the job actually involves managing events and processes much bigger than the office itself.

                    I agree that for many, it's the best approximation to an informed opinion that they'll ever manage to generate.

                    Education is extremely important.

                    J 1 Reply Last reply 13 Aug 2020, 14:58
                    • L Larry
                      13 Aug 2020, 14:42

                      I read the ridiculous "logic" of you Trump bashers, and actually feel sorry for you. I can't tell how much of it is stuff you know you're saying wrong but you say it anyway because of partisanship, and how much of it is because you simply are that dumb.

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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 14:48 last edited by
                      #77

                      @Larry said in Scrap the debates:

                      I read the ridiculous "logic" of you Trump bashers, and actually feel sorry for you.

                      I am not sure what logic you are refer to?

                      My questions for you:

                      Should President Trump be accountable for the state of the economy right now?
                      Was President Trump accountable for the state of the economy in January 2020?

                      L 1 Reply Last reply 13 Aug 2020, 14:58
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                        Horace
                        wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 14:54 last edited by Horace
                        #78

                        The answer to the question "doesn't this drastic over-simplification still apply, if it gives a different answer than a more detailed model?" is no, the drastic over-simplification does not still apply, if there exists a better model to answer questions regarding presidential quality. You can argue with the more complicated model, that's ok, but no, you can't just say "yeah but the oversimplified version is what's typically used".

                        Education is extremely important.

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                        • T taiwan_girl
                          13 Aug 2020, 14:48

                          @Larry said in Scrap the debates:

                          I read the ridiculous "logic" of you Trump bashers, and actually feel sorry for you.

                          I am not sure what logic you are refer to?

                          My questions for you:

                          Should President Trump be accountable for the state of the economy right now?
                          Was President Trump accountable for the state of the economy in January 2020?

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                          Larry
                          wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 14:58 last edited by
                          #79

                          @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

                          @Larry said in Scrap the debates:

                          I read the ridiculous "logic" of you Trump bashers, and actually feel sorry for you.

                          I am not sure what logic you are refer to?

                          My questions for you:

                          Should President Trump be accountable for the state of the economy right now?
                          Was President Trump accountable for the state of the economy in January 2020?

                          You honestly don't see how ridiculous that question is, do you....

                          First, you misrepresent the state of the economy. Next, you try to blame Trump for the economic damage done by a pandemic as if he was the one who caused it. Your question is beyond dumb and if you can't see that I don't know how to begin to untangle the web of nonsense you've built your view around.

                          T 1 Reply Last reply 13 Aug 2020, 15:02
                          • H Horace
                            13 Aug 2020, 14:47

                            @jon-nyc said in Scrap the debates:

                            Sigh.

                            Presidencies are judged by outcomes because the job actually involves managing events and processes much bigger than the office itself.

                            I agree that for many, it's the best approximation to an informed opinion that they'll ever manage to generate.

                            J Online
                            J Online
                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 14:58 last edited by
                            #80

                            @Horace said in Scrap the debates:

                            @jon-nyc said in Scrap the debates:

                            Sigh.

                            Presidencies are judged by outcomes because the job actually involves managing events and processes much bigger than the office itself.

                            I agree that for many, it's the best approximation to an informed opinion that they'll ever manage to generate.

                            Very few do it actually. They put a partisan filter on and decide what was due to the genius of the man vs events beyond his control.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

                            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              Horace
                              wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 14:59 last edited by
                              #81

                              That's self-selection bias. you hear opinions from those motivated to say them out loud. That's not most people.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                              • L Larry
                                13 Aug 2020, 14:58

                                @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

                                @Larry said in Scrap the debates:

                                I read the ridiculous "logic" of you Trump bashers, and actually feel sorry for you.

                                I am not sure what logic you are refer to?

                                My questions for you:

                                Should President Trump be accountable for the state of the economy right now?
                                Was President Trump accountable for the state of the economy in January 2020?

                                You honestly don't see how ridiculous that question is, do you....

                                First, you misrepresent the state of the economy. Next, you try to blame Trump for the economic damage done by a pandemic as if he was the one who caused it. Your question is beyond dumb and if you can't see that I don't know how to begin to untangle the web of nonsense you've built your view around.

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                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 15:02 last edited by
                                #82

                                @Larry said in Scrap the debates:

                                @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

                                @Larry said in Scrap the debates:

                                I read the ridiculous "logic" of you Trump bashers, and actually feel sorry for you.

                                I am not sure what logic you are refer to?

                                My questions for you:

                                Should President Trump be accountable for the state of the economy right now?
                                Was President Trump accountable for the state of the economy in January 2020?

                                You honestly don't see how ridiculous that question is, do you....

                                First, you misrepresent the state of the economy. Next, you try to blame Trump for the economic damage done by a pandemic as if he was the one who caused it. Your question is beyond dumb and if you can't see that I don't know how to begin to untangle the web of nonsense you've built your view around.

                                I have state before that I do not think that President Trump is the cause of where the US economy is right now. I have say that more than once.

                                What I dont agree with is people who "pick the cherries" and say that when the economy is going good, it is all BECAUSE of President Trump, but when it is going bad, it has NOTHING to do with him.

                                L 1 Reply Last reply 13 Aug 2020, 15:11
                                • T taiwan_girl
                                  13 Aug 2020, 15:02

                                  @Larry said in Scrap the debates:

                                  @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

                                  @Larry said in Scrap the debates:

                                  I read the ridiculous "logic" of you Trump bashers, and actually feel sorry for you.

                                  I am not sure what logic you are refer to?

                                  My questions for you:

                                  Should President Trump be accountable for the state of the economy right now?
                                  Was President Trump accountable for the state of the economy in January 2020?

                                  You honestly don't see how ridiculous that question is, do you....

                                  First, you misrepresent the state of the economy. Next, you try to blame Trump for the economic damage done by a pandemic as if he was the one who caused it. Your question is beyond dumb and if you can't see that I don't know how to begin to untangle the web of nonsense you've built your view around.

                                  I have state before that I do not think that President Trump is the cause of where the US economy is right now. I have say that more than once.

                                  What I dont agree with is people who "pick the cherries" and say that when the economy is going good, it is all BECAUSE of President Trump, but when it is going bad, it has NOTHING to do with him.

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                                  Larry
                                  wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 15:11 last edited by
                                  #83

                                  @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

                                  @Larry said in Scrap the debates:

                                  @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

                                  @Larry said in Scrap the debates:

                                  I read the ridiculous "logic" of you Trump bashers, and actually feel sorry for you.

                                  I am not sure what logic you are refer to?

                                  My questions for you:

                                  Should President Trump be accountable for the state of the economy right now?
                                  Was President Trump accountable for the state of the economy in January 2020?

                                  You honestly don't see how ridiculous that question is, do you....

                                  First, you misrepresent the state of the economy. Next, you try to blame Trump for the economic damage done by a pandemic as if he was the one who caused it. Your question is beyond dumb and if you can't see that I don't know how to begin to untangle the web of nonsense you've built your view around.

                                  I have state before that I do not think that President Trump is the cause of where the US economy is right now. I have say that more than once.

                                  What I dont agree with is people who "pick the cherries" and say that when the economy is going good, it is all BECAUSE of President Trump, but when it is going bad, it has NOTHING to do with him.

                                  Yes, you have continually made that claim. No matter how many times people have proven your claim wrong, you have never wavered a single inch from your claim. But continuing to repeat your same old worn out and disproved opinion won't magically turn it into fact or truth. It is an uninformed and incorrect opinion that you refuse to let go of no matter how solidly it gets destroyed, and you use your error as the foundation that you build your entire house of cards on.

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                                  • T taiwan_girl
                                    13 Aug 2020, 13:36

                                    @Copper said in Scrap the debates:

                                    @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

                                    @89th said in Scrap the debates:

                                    As of January 2020, per the state of the union address, the USA was in its best shape EVAH

                                    The problem for President Trump is that his term did not end in January 2020.

                                    If you are going to claim the successes, then you HAVE to claim the failures, right @Horace (just teasing you!!).

                                    As President Truman say - "The buck stops here"

                                    A president can't say - "Well, I did great for the first three years. Just dont bother looking at the last year!!!"

                                    Personally, i do not blame President Trump for what has happened to the economy over the past 6 months. (But I also dont give him as much credit as he economically claims for the first three years 55555)

                                    Unemployment
                                    Nov 2016 = 4.7%
                                    July 2020 = 10.2%

                                    SP 500
                                    Nov 2016 = 2594
                                    July 2020 = 3295

                                    GDP Growth
                                    Annual during President Trump = (-2%)
                                    2017 = 2.3%
                                    2018 = 3.0%
                                    2019 = 2.2%
                                    2020 = -10%

                                    Debt
                                    Nov 2016 = $19.9 trillion
                                    July 2020 = $26.5 trillion
                                    (increase of 33%)

                                    If only Mr Trump had let a few more non- essentials die we could have a terrific economy.

                                    But the US didn't and the economy is in terrible shape. If we are going to talk about one person being responsible for it, who would it be?

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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 17:03 last edited by
                                    #84

                                    @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

                                    @Copper said in Scrap the debates:

                                    @taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

                                    @89th said in Scrap the debates:

                                    As of January 2020, per the state of the union address, the USA was in its best shape EVAH

                                    The problem for President Trump is that his term did not end in January 2020.

                                    If you are going to claim the successes, then you HAVE to claim the failures, right @Horace (just teasing you!!).

                                    As President Truman say - "The buck stops here"

                                    A president can't say - "Well, I did great for the first three years. Just dont bother looking at the last year!!!"

                                    Personally, i do not blame President Trump for what has happened to the economy over the past 6 months. (But I also dont give him as much credit as he economically claims for the first three years 55555)

                                    Unemployment
                                    Nov 2016 = 4.7%
                                    July 2020 = 10.2%

                                    SP 500
                                    Nov 2016 = 2594
                                    July 2020 = 3295

                                    GDP Growth
                                    Annual during President Trump = (-2%)
                                    2017 = 2.3%
                                    2018 = 3.0%
                                    2019 = 2.2%
                                    2020 = -10%

                                    Debt
                                    Nov 2016 = $19.9 trillion
                                    July 2020 = $26.5 trillion
                                    (increase of 33%)

                                    If only Mr Trump had let a few more non- essentials die we could have a terrific economy.

                                    But the US didn't and the economy is in terrible shape. If we are going to talk about one person being responsible for it, who would it be?

                                    Is the economy in terrible shape, compared to other First World countries?

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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