🌎 Discussion: The Economy, Fiscal Cliff, National Debt, And Other Financial Issues IV

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I hope this doesn't get used to kill Medicaid.

 

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[squeekness]

Only the foolish would spend and spend when you don't know how secure the future is.

 

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I'm hoping this means the car and truck companies wont have to lay off all those people.

 

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You know there's going to be a huge bubble coming soon from all of those empty shipping containers from China. Surprised it hasn't hit yet.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

U.S. Credit Receives Downgrade From Moody’s as Trump Pushes Costly Tax Cuts​

The downgrade means that each of the three major credit rating firms no longer gives the United States its best rating.​

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/business/us-credit-downgrade-moodys.html

Have rich people pay their taxes - not consumption taxes like tariffs that punish the least well off and fails to raise as much revenue.

 

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Just having Trump in office should trigger the downgrade.

 

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