This one situation could give Trump a second term….the “surging economy”……the jobs report is good, GDP is fair to partly cloudy, and the markets are doing well with a few hiccups here and there…..
But when we hear the economy is surging….what do they mean by the economy?
Best answer is…..An economy is the large set of inter-related production and consumption activities that aid in determining how scarce resources are allocated. This is also known as an economic system.
But Wages are flat! Inflation….real inflation not that piece of crap that the government uses to fool the crap out of his mortals, is getting higher. I mean how can you figure inflation without using energy, food and medicine in the equation? When we do we get a false indication of “good times”…..
The report of the surging economy is bullsh*t…..a bunch of manure spread by the MSM and the government to give us all some silly “feel good” moment……
Recent economic reports have President Donald Trump crowing.
The big headline numbers do sound encouraging. The unemployment rate is down to 3.6%, the lowest since 1969. Average earnings are finally outpacing inflation, the stock market has been hitting record highs, and the first quarter of 2019 had the fastest annualized growth rate (3.2%) since 2015.
And yet most of the gains from our growing economy are still going to those who least need a boost. Stock market rallies, for example, further concentrate wealth among the very richest Americans. The top 1% of Americans own more than half of stocks and mutual funds. The bottom 90% own just 7%.
For ordinary Americans, the slight uptick in wages is not enough to make up for many years of stagnation. Average hourly pay rose just 6 cents in April 2019 and 4 cents the month before that.
While the Current Establishment Survey (CES) Report (covering large businesses) shows 263,000 jobs created last month, the Current Population Survey (CPS) second Labor Dept. report (that covers smaller businesses) shows 155,000 of these jobs were involuntary part time. This high proportion (155,000 of 263,000) suggests the job creation number is likely second and third jobs being created. Nor does it reflect actual new workers being newly employed. The number is for new jobs, not newly employed workers. Moreover, it’s mostly part time and temp or low paid jobs, likely workers taking on second and third jobs.
Even more contradictory, the second CPS report shows that full time work jobs actually declined last month by 191,000. (And the month before, March, by an even more 228,000 full time jobs decline).
Many in the mainstream media are telling us that the “good economy” favors Trump in 2020, and the Democrats are mostly mum on the subject, with Nancy Pelosi and the neoliberals hoping an anti-Trump campaign will win the day in the next election.
But simply running against Trump won’t work. Democrats have to refute the myth of a “good economy,” then talk about what they’re for, what their values are, and what they are going to do for the American people. Sadly, the party’s leadership seems loathe to advocate progressive values, and incapable of explaining why the economy isn’t so great.
The reason an anti-Trump campaign won’t work is because the 2020 election will be determined by turnout. Anything less than 60 percent risks a Trump victory; and failing to embrace the progressive values embraced by the majority of Americans will likely keep turnout below that.
Does a booming economy ever really trickle down to the average working sap or retiree ?
No it does not…that is the biggest lie in economics and the voter bought it hook line and sinker in the 80s and the GOP continues to use it…..so sad that more do not know the economics of the day….chuq
Floating on Trillion-Dollar deficits
Is kinda pathetic and we still find ways to start more wars….two developing as I type…..chuq
Even the BBC continues to report that ‘booming’ US economy, with little mention of the spiralling debt needed to keep it booming. But as we all know, a bust always follows any boom, and the balloon will burst eventually.
Best wishes, Pete.
Yep the American economy is over inflated and will burst soon….and then the scramble for blame….chuq
Yea, the US economy is BOOMING, if you like war, killing people and creating 65 million refugees globally.
Chris Hedges – US Now Totally Dependent On Growing Fascist Military Industrial Complex Economy, Destroying Heart Of America, US Regime Has Killed 20-30 Million People In Multiple Genocides Around The World Since WWII
https://www.agreenroadjournal.com/2015/03/chris-hedges-us-now-totally-dependent.html
Hedges always hits the nail on the head….chuq
The first thing we should do is raise taxes in the super wealthy and increase the top end estate tax.
Reduction in defense spending and bringing troops and naval forces would come next.
I will vote for that….and will if Tulsi continues to run….chuq
Kill estate tax exemption? This is why heir can’t keep the family farm that has been in the line for generations. They had to sell it to pay the estate tax. Some family farms may have a $10 million dollar a year cash flow but after all is settled they share the mere 35K profit at harvest. There were other complications but Joe Robbie’s children had to sell the Dolphins for estate tax or so the story goes. Why must one pay tax on one’s estate when already paid taxes on earnings to create it ? Just like paying income tax and social security tax on my social security and pension – a triple ripoff. I was going to create a trust for my children until I found out the disbursements would be tax as income for them. Keerist, where does it stop for productive people. They I found out I really don’t have enough wealth to go the trust way as management fees would eat up a great deal of it. Isn’t a booming economy supposed to increase state and federal revenue ? If they could keep their hands off the increase they could reduce deficit but states like California and even New York City want to give free college and health care to illegals instead.
RE-write tax code make it simple and equal then we can think about estate taxes……illegals are not the problem with our tax code…..rip offs like those sports get and deductions that help NO one but the wealthy….there is your problem chuq