Trump presidency predictions

[scaredyclassic]

my standard of living is potentially awesome but i cant seem to spend the money to get it. for instance, heating unit died.

can afford to replace it, but i save 5k a year in ac and heat costs, plus 15k for the unit. id rather wear long undies and a bathrobe, like pioneer days and get a 5k a year annuity. its been dead for a few years now. the yield on consuming less is irresistible to me. after tax benefit, being chilly or hot is paying about 25 perc. of. the mortgage!

i got my wife a little space heater from costco. i would be willing to pony up some dough for nanorobots to clear out my arteries though

[scaredyclassic]

ebay has improved my ability to acquire ridiculously overpriced japanese denim for a small fraction of retail, slightly used.

thanks trump. u fat pig.

[an]

http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/09/news/economy/deportations-foreclosures-latinos/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

Looks like more foreclosure for spdrun.

[flyer]

[quote=flu][quote=AN][quote=FlyerInHi]I agree, zk. Trumpismo is pretty much the beginning of the end of american exceptionalism which is ironic because Trumpistas voted for America First.[/quote]Total BS. American Exceptionalism can’t be killed by one man. That’s the same BS that the right wing nut job have been peddling for the last 8 years.

Here’s my prediction…
– Housing: more expensive
– Income: higher
– Rent: higher
– Stock: higher
– Inflation: higher
– Labor participation: higher
– Standard of living: better than it is today[/quote]

I think I would agree with you except I would add the one thing. The wealth gap is gonna get a lot wider too. Note to self. Don’t fall down, or you are going to get left behind.[/quote]

I have no political axe to grind, but I do agree that the stats clearly reveal that wealth gap will continue grow, affecting far more Americans than just the so-called “deplorables” or “Trumpistas” as the charts in this article illustrate:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/05/21/the-top-10-of-americans-own-76-of-the-stuff-and-its-dragging-our-economy-down/?utm_term=.506a07e653dd

[spdrun]

AN: if mass arrests and deportations start, I’d likely self deport, since that wouldn’t be the kind of country where I want to live. Either that, or I’d only buy from registered deplorables and operate a notell safe house for people at risk of deportation. At cost, no profit.

I have no desire to profit from Fascism. Trump is trash who based his campaign on attacking people whom I love. Screw him, screw his politics, and screw the results.

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=spdrun]It’s nice to be able to pick up a TV that’s a few generations old on Craigslist for $50, a non-connected coffee maker for $5, still-working appliances at the Habitat store, etc. Basically, it makes it a lot easier to be a cheap shit and recycle the leftovers of other people.[/quote]

spd, I listened to you and I have gotten some nice finds on CL for my furnished rentals, even for my own place. For example I got a used granite island that I got cut down to fit existing dining table. I got some 55 and 60″ TVs. I once bought a whole Ikea Kitchen in LA. That saved me thousands, and I got a visit a cool loft.

Problem is that you need to a truck to go get stuff

I don’t tell anyone what I bought on CL because people think it’s for poor people and it’s shameful to buy used. I even got a fancy used toilet. How’s that for eek factor.

[quote=scaredyclassic]ebay has improved my ability to acquire ridiculously overpriced japanese denim for a small fraction of retail, slightly used.

thanks trump. u fat pig.[/quote]

What does your wife think of used clothing?

[Coronita]

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[Coronita]

[quote=scaredyclassic]ebay has improved my ability to acquire ridiculously overpriced japanese denim for a small fraction of retail, slightly used.

thanks trump. u fat pig.[/quote]

Don’t worry, we’ll be making jeans again shortly. The material and parts will be good quality parts…from Taiwan…..

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=spdrun]It’s nice to be able to pick up a TV that’s a few generations old on Craigslist for $50, a non-connected coffee maker for $5, still-working appliances at the Habitat store, etc. Basically, it makes it a lot easier to be a cheap shit and recycle the leftovers of other people.[/quote]

spd, I listened to you and I have gotten some nice finds on CL for my furnished rentals, even for my own place. For example I got a used granite island that I got cut down to fit existing dining table. I got some 55 and 60″ TVs. I once bought a whole Ikea Kitchen in LA. That saved me thousands, and I got a visit a cool loft.

Problem is that you need to a truck to go get stuff

I don’t tell anyone what I bought on CL because people think it’s for poor people and it’s shameful to buy used. I even got a fancy used toilet. How’s that for eek factor.

[quote=scaredyclassic]ebay has improved my ability to acquire ridiculously overpriced japanese denim for a small fraction of retail, slightly used.

thanks trump. u fat pig.[/quote]

What does your wife think of used clothing?[/quote]

$295.00 jeans, only 70$

[flyer]

Although we’ve always preferred Armani jeans and in general, for many reasons, we decided to go with US brand jeans a few years ago, before it became a political thing.

These 8 American Jeans Brands Make Denim In The USA

[The-Shoveler]

I remember back in the 80’s (well some time back anyway),

Used worn out Jeans were sold in clothing boutiques at ridiculously high prices.

Maybe all my worn out Costco Jeans that I keep in a pile will be worth something some day LOL.

[Coronita]

I’m looking at all the cabinet appointees, and I’m thinking that unfortunately for a lot of people in this country, I think this country is quickly going to turn even more into an oligarchy, similar to what we already have in countries like China, Mexico, Russia…where a tiny percentage of the population ends up controlling all the resources in America: housing, energy, bank/finance, etc.

With the exception of military appointments, all the other appointments have gone nowhere near populists or populism but to incredibly wealthy individuals who contributed to Trump’s presidency.

It’s almost comical.. We have an EPA appointment from corporate america that is anti-EPA, an labor appointment from corporate america that against labor unions and minimum wage laws, and a sec of state from corporate ameria that is buddy buddy with Russia (Exxon Mobil)…And a Treasury pick that already said he was interested in deregulating banks (hence why FNMA and FMCC is going crazy)…And there’s a few other folks from Goldman Sachs that are lining up for important government positions as well.

I don’t know, I think this will accelerate wealth transfer for assert hoarders.

Don’t fall down.

[scaredyclassic]

it does seem kind of comical.

the days of honest work for pay may be quaint history soon. maybe the quick movement of all the $ to the top will bring us to Universal Basic Income quicker. say, 1 percent of the country holds the assets, 60 perc. lay idle, and the rest are in prison or fighting small wars.

money is supposed to flow from the foolish or desperate to the stronger hands. if the nation is desperate enough to take a chance on trump, perhaps it is a sign of an efficient marketplace that they be fully fleeced. man trump is fat. let him engirge himself on all the monies.

man i wish i were rich and not just a lowly 2 percenter.

[Coronita]

[quote=scaredyclassic]it does seem kind of comical.

the days of honest work for pay may be quaint history soon. maybe the quick movement of all the $ to the top will bring us to Universal Basic Income quicker. say, 1 percent of the country holds the assets, 60 perc. lay idle, and the rest are in prison or fighting small wars.

money is supposed to flow from the foolish or desperate to the stronger hands. if the nation is desperate enough to take a chance on trump, perhaps it is a sign of an efficient marketplace that they be fully fleeced. man trump is fat. let him engirge himself on all the monies.

man i wish i were rich and not just a lowly 2 percenter.[/quote]

2% will survive, redefined as middle class. Lol…you’ll be fine…. Your kids…..well, marry well…. Lol…

[flyer]

Here’s another good article on wealth inequality. Hope everyone is briefing their kids wrt these realities–and as flu just said–marry well+ in the end, you can’t take it with you anyway, but you can pass it along to make sure your family also enjoys their time on earth.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/18/pf/wealth-inequality/

Enjoy it while you can. . .

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/08/504667607/life-expectancy-in-u-s-drops-for-first-time-in-decades-report-finds

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