Worst case scenario is that we get corruption, democratic backsliding, and performative cruelty but a good economy, because I think the electorate would be pretty happy with that. - ThreadSky

goldwagnathan.bsky.social • 198 days ago

Worst case scenario is that we get corruption, democratic backsliding, and performative cruelty but a good economy, because I think the electorate would be pretty happy with that.

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Yes! Yes!!

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badsocialism.bsky.social•198 days ago

Americans paying Norwegian prices for Beer would...do dangerous things

travisratner.bsky.social•198 days ago

in other words, Trump's first term up until COVID

fwordleproblems.bsky.social•198 days ago

Yeah. This is pretty much my concern. You can't even convince low-information voters that there was anything particularly out-of-the-ordinary about the FIRST Trump term. I'm afraid that will happen again.

no-obey-advance.bsky.social•198 days ago

The fact that Americans would be fine with heinous crimes against humanity so long as price du burger smol is both true and immensely depressing.

bam5.bsky.social•198 days ago

The thing I come back to is that even if they don't blow everything up, mortgage rates likely stay elevated for a while (because the Fed doesn't set them, they track bond yields). And one reason why people are so fond of the 2019 economy, even if it's not the first thing they mention, were low rates

bam5.bsky.social•198 days ago

And if the best-case scenario is they enact an extremely normal, deficit-financed tax cut that Republicans always do... I'm not sure how that's supposed to reassure the bond market.

bam5.bsky.social•198 days ago

The problem for Republicans is that even the sane version of Trump's plans assumes an economy that was still recovering from the Great Recession hangover—not the economy we actually have

literallybismarck.bsky.social•198 days ago

TBH, there's a part of me that's a tariff accelerationist for this reason. Why put too much effort into protecting Trump from himself?

goldwagnathan.bsky.social•198 days ago

Oh I'm fully in favor of them at this point. We need to learn that actions have consequences.

wanderlib.bsky.social•198 days ago

It's how we taught Calhoun a lesson.

bartenderhemry.bsky.social•198 days ago

Need to stop as many deportations as possible for humanitarian reasons but as far as tariffs go I hope it pops off, I hope the retaliatory tariffs lay waste to our exports

jensuths.bsky.social•198 days ago

my job/position in imported spirits will definitely be eliminated when tariffs come and i am super ok with that, just need to move back to a state with good unemployment policies because colorado's system is no good

althistorian.bsky.social•198 days ago

It is kind of upsetting that in my adult life I've only seen a D initially get into the White House only after a terrible economic collapse or a pandemic (coupled with a terrible economic collapse).

maxp94.bsky.social•198 days ago

Hard times make Democrat presidents, Democrat presidents make good times, good times make Republican presidents

americanlioness96.bsky.social•198 days ago

Sad that economic collapse isn't the worst-case scenario.

justsomeone1.bsky.social•198 days ago

Won’t happen with deportations and tariffs

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