The Economy

I have observed as I age that things like beeping noises or a wailing baby can serve as a trigger for my emotions and put me on tilt if I’m not actively aware of it and working to calm myself down. Not even stuff that people are doing wrong necessarily, just stuff I have to be aware I am sensitive to.

 

Tariffs were already out in the open on election day. The run up could prove to be just as dumb. Let's see where things settle.

 

They were out in the open and still a terrible fucking idea. Because trump doesn’t know how they work and he convinced a lot of people he did.

This is all so fucking dumb. Making Canada, fucking Canada, an enemy.

 

All for us to watch Trump and his buddies intentionally run the economy down to buy on the dip.

If it’s good enough for those assholes, it’s good enough for me.

I stopped my 401k contributions six weeks ago with all this tariff bullshit and am just letting cash accumulate. Once the Dow hits 37 and the nasdaq falls to 15, I’ll put my paychecks back into it.

No different than live betting a WNBA total when the players are missing layup after layup.

Two can play this dastardly game.

 

Better save some money for when you're forced to buy a Tesla, since boycotts are illegal ... unless it's because Bud Light or Disney or the NFL went woke.

 

TMy point wasn't a discussion of the merits of what he is doing now. It was pointing out there was a Trump rally and the recent decline has erased only gains since the election.

 

If your investments return to where they were a quarter ago you have not broken even. You have fallen behind due to inflation and having less time (granted incremental) to recoup your losses before you either leave the market or are forced out of it by the mortician.

 

That happens over the long term along with quarters that outpace inflation and soundly beat safe investments. There are quarters that are flat among a general upswing. Things probably are going to get worse. I'm just pointing out that up to this point all that has happened is the markets are flat over the last 4 months.

 

but those indices were signs of decline and tyranny the country was going in the wrong direction these are signs of growth and freedom

 

The Titanic’s stern floated for a few minutes after the ship broke in half.

 

The markets are Trumpster diving.

 

Setting over/under on when I get laid off at Easter.