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[wmheel1287]

iIRC When he made the comment initially he said 6% growth in 2026, he didn’t mention “a quarter.” Quite a large difference there.

And it aint gonna be 6% in a quarter either. I doubt you could find a 2 week period to cherry pick that kind of growth in this economy.

 

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[mpaer]

What is so good about prospects in S Korea?

 

[lawtig02]

What is so good about prospects in S Korea?

AI and semiconductors.

 

[p5mmr9]

Over the last 65 years the United States has experienced 5 years where annual GDP growth exceeded 6%. GDP growth never exceeded 5% in the 1990s.

 

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[BillOfRights]

 

[pspsps]

But stock market soars.

 

[Duke Mu]

That's exactly what I said in January 2025. All Trump had to do was NOTHING, take credit, and at the end of the term demand a face on Mt. Rushmore.

 

[ChileG]

Holy shit. That first paragraph. I’ve been saying that consistently in these forums since before he even took office in January of 2025.
We lived through COVID and the resulting inflation and the table was set for years of prosperity unless some fucking idiot decides to do stupid shit for no reason. And of course he did. And his sycophants cheer him on.

 

[JCTarheel82]

The most frustrating part is this was entirely foreseeable and preventable.

Trump is fortunate that the AI boom is at least partially mitigating the disastrous effects of his economic and foreign policy. SCOTUS striking down some of his turd tariffs has helped as well.

 

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[lawtig02]

That’s stunning, but the consistent gap between those lines in 2025 is also illustrative of the problem.

 

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[JCTarheel82]

Well on our way to 6% for the year.

 

[ChileG]

Remember what Trump said (more than once): he doesn’t care at all. Doesn’t even think about it.
MAGA was so naive (to put it kindly) to think that he cares about them.