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From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: True TDS...
Date: Thu, 1 May 2025 09:19:24 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider

On 4/30/25 23:30, AlleyCat wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:25:08 -0700,  Alan says...
> 
>>
>> On 2025-04-30 18:48, AlleyCat wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:56:45 -0700,  Alan says...
>>>
>>>> ...but 100 days into his administration, it's Biden's fault it's
>>>> cratering.
>>>
>>> True TDS is when faggot left-wingers screech and flail about because
>>> the stock market, which does NOT represent the ECONOMY, falls a bit.

But not only have the Markets fallen, but the US Dollar has lost 10% of 
its value vs other currencies which unequivocally is the "Economy".


>>> Only idiots freak out and sell.

Actually, it depends on a lot of factors, such as one's sequence of 
returns risks.  Naturally, it is better to avoid selling on the drop, 
but situations may merit even doing that.

In any event, the recent recovery has resulted in an interim period 
where one may choose to sell to limit losses by selling equities in 
anticipation of a much larger drop this summer, when the tariffs result 
in material shortages and further US GDP contraction (yesterday's 1Q25 
report came in at -0.3%, vs +0.3% expected).


>> But Trump has "screeched and flailed" about it...
> 
> "It"?
> 
> What is "it"?
> 
> The Market OR the Economy or both at the SAME time?
> 
> Has he EVER said, "The Market IS the economy and the economy is doing well, because the Market is"?
> 
> Nope.
> 
> Unless you can come up with verifiable quotes...

Trump has often equated the two even if he's never pedantically made the 
exact quote you're trying to demand with your goalpost stretch move. 
For example:

Jan 31, 2018 — "The great news for Americans — 401(k) retirement pension 
and college savings accounts have gone through the roof," Trump said

<https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/31/trump-cites-401k-gains-in-speech-yet-most-workers-dont-have-one.html>

“There will be NO change to your 401(k). This has always been a great 
and popular middle class tax break that works, and it stays!” Trump said

<https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/23/trump-says-there-will-be-no-change-to-401k-plans.html>

“If for some reason I wouldn’t have won the [2016] election, these 
markets would have crashed. That’ll happen even more so in 2020,” Trump 
said. “See, the bottom line is… You have no choice but to vote for me 
because your 401k, everything is going to be down the tubes. So whether 
you love me or hate me, you’ve got to vote for me.”

<https://401kspecialistmag.com/trump-on-401ks-vote-for-me-or-its-down-the-tubes/>

"Your 401(k) will drop down to nothing, and the stock market will drop 
down to nothing."

<https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-with-other-presidents-your-401-k-s-will-drop-down-to-nothing-11593712819>

And so on.

Trump has often equated the two even if he's never pedantically made the 
exact quote you're trying to demand with your goalpost stretch move.


> PLONK!

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8IkbCeZ9to>


-hh