"As Trump finally admitted this week, after lying for a year on the campaign trail, there isn’t really much he can do to bring down prices, either.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Now that the election is over, however, we’re seeing headlines like this:
'Trump says reducing food prices will be "very hard," after campaign promise to cut costs'
This was totally predictable. ...
My prediction is that substantial numbers of voters will either deny that Trump said he would reduce prices or insist that prices are down even if they aren’t."
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He is never called on any of his lies, so why this one?
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The Enemy is Withinreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy and almost certainly blame Biden.
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@lowies Indeed, why this one? I think Krugman is right: people will find ways to ignore the disconnect between what he's doing and saying now and what they believed he'd do and say. We're so easily duped.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to The Enemy is Within last edited by
@Deixis9 Absolutely.
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JustKathyreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Or they'll still insist it's the Democrats' fault. It's not like the Democrats have made a lot of noise saying whose fault it REALLY is. #corporations #CEOs
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@wdlindsy As usual, it was a con. People got suckered by the greatest conman of a generation. But it's also a cult, and you never question Dear Leader.
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Flaming Cheetoreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy well, at least we'll get tax-free tips, overtime, and social security.... {Godot silhouette.gif}
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Matt McIrvinreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Trump can say that inflation is over, because the high inflation essentially IS over, and has been for a while--it's just that prices are still higher than we remember and would like them to be.
But he'll say he fixed it. Somehow.
Trump's supporters still insist that the economy was a dumpster fire under Obama and Trump fixed it. Of course, you can't see that in any economic indicator you look at--there was a gradual recovery from about 2010 on, and it continued under Trump.
But when Obama was in, Republicans insisted that any improving economic indicator was fake. When Trump entered office, these numbers abruptly became real, like Pinocchio becoming a real boy. The key element was the permission to believe.
Liberals are also unwilling to full-throatedly take the opposite side and say everything is great, because they actually care about longstanding structural inequities. It's what political commentators sometimes call "the Hack Gap"--if you're unwilling to construct your entire worldview around cheering for your team, it's a political disadvantage relative to someone who will.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to JustKathy last edited by
@KathyLK Yes, so it seems to me, too.
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@Tristan Absolutely.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Flaming Cheeto last edited by
@PizzaDemon Indeed — all while our hard-earned savings flow into the pockets of the richest people on the planet.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Matt McIrvin last edited by
@mattmcirvin Yes — good commentary. I agree.
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Musta dawned on me thuslyreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @wdlindsy #trump started every speech with “it’s the economy, stupid” verbiage and #harris never attempted to counter with the true source of inflation, like a rope-a-dope strategy thinking Trump would tire of lying?
At #bessent’s confirmation hearing, I think the most important question a senator can ask will be “what were the primary causes of our last bout of inflation?” Do you think he’ll tell the truth?
https://apnews.com/article/treasury-election-scott-bessent-trump-e4df1ef61309ee78f2affc2d9eabeff1
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Musta dawned on me thusly last edited by
@blackburied A great suggestion for how senators whould handle the confirmation hearings.
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