Inflation and the Election

[F1fan]

Trump had the highest spending of any President in modern history.
Republican voters will always be the first people to complain about spending. Their opinion on the topic is irrelevant at this point.
If Republicans cared about spending and the deficit as much as they cry about it, they would never have supported Trump.
This reinforces my point that Republicans aren't aware of the facts and only go off feelings, emotions and what the herd is thinking.
In what world does someone hate spending yet support a massive spender? You can't fix this problem.

So if the republicans get the House and can do anything they want, they will have no one to blame when the economy tanks, and inflation blows up. They may start deportion within weeks, and it could be a million deportations within a year. The impact on agriculture will be immediate since many won't risk those typical jobs in fear of ICE raids. Meat and produce could triple according to one analyst, and that would be in raising wages to a level that attracts enough workers. The dilemma is whether the products will sell, or rot.

I just can't believe no one has pointed out these consequences to Trump. It could be he won't deport anyone, and he won't use tariffs, and will claim they were just campaign promises he never meant to do. That is the dilemma with electing a liar, we have no idea what he really means.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

So if the republicans get the House and can do anything they want, they will have no one to blame when the economy tanks, and inflation blows up. They may start deportion within weeks, and it could be a million deportations within a year. The impact on agriculture will be immediate since many won't risk those typical jobs in fear of ICE raids. Meat and produce could triple according to one analyst, and that would be in raising wages to a level that attracts enough workers. The dilemma is whether the products will sell, or rot.

I just can't believe no one has pointed out these consequences to Trump. It could be he won't deport anyone, and he won't use tariffs, and will claim they were just campaign promises he never meant to do. That is the dilemma with electing a liar, we have no idea what he really means.

Everyone is very quickly going to find out that deporting even a million people will prove to be logistically and financially impossible.

 

[Valjean]

Biden did sign some massive spending bills, thereby
increasing the deficit. It was also governments'
response to the pandemic, eg, Congress & Trump
paying people to not work, governors curbing
economic & travel liberties. All of which drove up
costs & prices.

Worldwide.

 

[Valjean]

Trump had the highest spending of any President in modern history.
Republican voters will always be the first people to complain about spending. Their opinion on the topic is irrelevant at this point.
If Republicans cared about spending and the deficit as much as they cry about it, they would never have supported Trump.
This reinforces my point that Republicans aren't aware of the facts and only go off feelings, emotions and what the herd is thinking.
In what world does someone hate spending yet support a massive spender? You can't fix this problem.

Republicans talk a good game. They portray themselves as the party of fiscal responsibility, but they spend like drunken sailors whilst in office, then complain about irresponsible tax-and-spend Democrats when the other party's in office.
More graphs:
U.S. economic performance by presidential party - Wikipedia

 

[Revoltingest]

Worldwide.

Who cares about the rest of the world
It's all about me, bub.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

I trust the collective wisdom of the people for understanding things just fine and that they made their opinions clear last Tuesday at the ballot box.

People's opinions do not affect inflation.

If tariffs increase so will the cost of living and inflation for all Americans.
That is unavoidable.
There is a less obvious link between tariffs and unemployment, but they do follow each other fairly closely. Especially in the service industries as people react to inflation.
The USA is in for a tough time in the next few years. As is the dollar.