Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[hellhamster]

Also we don't have a health insurance market worth 1 trillion; we get better outcomes with a fifth of that without inflating our GDP with product that actually adds no utility.

Based IKA/ESY carrying our garbage country's health system with the total annual budget of one Happy Meal.

[Rasulis]

There is something I've been meaning to ask Americans about eggs. How do you guys measure the price?

Do you account for the 12-egg package? 4-egg package? Conventional eggs? Free-range eggs? Rondeel eggs? Organic eggs? Omega-3 eggs? Ostrich eggs?
Because the price kinda differs.

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That's true, we don't have an economy that is based on 7 mega caps with hundreds of Price/Earnings ratios that are clearly overvalued.

Granted there are US companies with P/E ratio in the thousands or even infinity (negative revenue). However, if we are talking about the 7 largest companies, outside of Tesla with P/E ratio of 108, the others are pretty reasonable. Meta P/E ratio is only 24.75. Still a bit high, but not unreasonable. The others are mostly in the low 30s, with Netflix being an outlier with P/E ratio of 43.71.

[SAY HER NAME]

Granted there are US companies with P/E ratio in the thousands or even infinity (negative revenue). However, if we are talking about the 7 largest companies, outside of Tesla with P/E ratio of 108, the others are pretty reasonable. Meta P/E ratio is only 24.75. Still a bit high, but not unreasonable. The others are mostly in the low 30s, with Netflix being an outlier with P/E ratio of 43.71.

Something that I found odd about the European mind is that despite their insistence that American companies are greedy they insist on P/E ratios? Yeah, nobody will disagree that earnings are good, but I like that orgs like OpenAI are willing to throw billions of dollars into the pit to get excellent AI (a revolutionary technology) b4 they focus on ways to maximize revenues. Could OpenAI crash and burn due to unsustainable business practices? Maybe but the focus on getting better things is actually really cool!!!

But I understand that Europeans want to rent seek and extract as much revenue as their overregulated economies allow them to. They aren't allowed to do anything else.

[Xath]

Bad NEws: The CR passed
Good News: Per Jefferies and DeLauro plan, every house dem against, now the senate needs to hold the line. Anyone taking bets which way Fetterman goes?



details from:https://beyer.house.gov/news/documen...ocumentID=6432

Congress delegated some authorities to impose tariffs for explicit national security reasons to the president:
The two main authorities in question are thee International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (which is what Trump is using to put sector-specific tariffs on, for instance, Canadian steel and aluminum).

o exercise IEEPA tariff authorities, the President must first declare a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act (NEA). BUT the NEA protected Congress' powers by creating a process to terminate a declaration of emergency, with fast-tracked floor consideration.

Fetterman will 100% vote for the question is other people. He's a dem in name only.

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Also we don't have a health insurance market worth 1 trillion; we get better outcomes with a fifth of that without inflating our GDP with product that actually adds no utility.

This actually pisses me off so much we would legitimately save 400 billion plus just by swapping to a single payer health plan nationwide and it will never happen because insurance makes so much damn money off human suffering in the us.

[Elder Millennial]

Tesla is responsible for the proliferation of "make all the car controls submenus on a tablet", making them a bad company by default, just like when Apple took away our precious headphone jack.

The submenus is a minor sin compared to the fucking retarded door handles that become unusable and mechanically stuck in wet subzero temperatures.

But that's neither here or there.

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Tesla is overvauled vaporware. In almost all cases the big 3 have better versions of what Tesla puts out but they haven't deemed them consumer safe. Self driving is a huge one for this.

Yeah. Tesla should be valued somewhere halfway between Kia and Ford.

High 20 something billion, low 30 something billion.

It's current valuation is just ...insane.

[Edge-]

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/commen...he_pricing_of/

DONALD CHEATED AND BROUGHT NOTES!!!!!!

Or something, I dunno I remember all the Republican "panic" over those times Biden came prepared with talking points because that's bad or something.

But anyways, it's weird that Donald's talkin points aren't anything related to his policies but are instead just pricing and financing information because he's now hawking Teslas from the White House.

I guess he got bored hawking Goya-brand canned goods from the White House and is moving on up.

I can't wait to see what other brand/sponsorship deals the POTUS makes! Big innovation turning the Oval Office into an advertising platform.

[Sorshen]

Donald turns car salesman to save a guy's falling share price, and we're <3 months into 2025.

[Elder Millennial]

Seeing MAGATs unironically cheering for a recession online is truly something to behold.

The talking point seems to be that this is actually being caused by all the money Joe Biden printed during Covid.

They also seem to think that the volume of money in circulation would somehow be magically reduced by a recession and that housing will become so much more affordable.

They are just pretending the inflation doesn't exist and assume they'll all have jobs to be able.to afford said housing.

I am also wondering if any of them have 401ks?

These people will unironically go and vote MAGA again while homeless, unemployed and uninsured, blaming it all on woke or something.

[Xyonai]

Seeing MAGATs unironically cheering for a recession online is truly something to behold.

The talking point seems to be that this is actually being caused by all the money Joe Biden printed during Covid.

They also seem to think that the volume of money in circulation would somehow be magically reduced by a recession and that housing will become so much more affordable.

They are just pretending the inflation doesn't exist and assume they'll all have jobs to be able.to afford said housing.

I am also wondering if any of them have 401ks?

These people will unironically go and vote MAGA again while homeless, unemployed and uninsured, blaming it all on woke or something.

These people are so unfathomably stupid that I can't even come up with a funny quip about it. It's just frustrating (to put it politely) that the wheels of our politics are being held hostage by these lowest-common denominator motherfuckers.

[We are covfefe]

Its not even just stupidity. Its cult mentality.

[Xath]

Its not even just stupidity. Its cult mentality.

It's both though

[Belize]

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/commen...he_pricing_of/

I see Elon still brings his son K3vl4r V3$t around with him as a shield, I mean prop I mean willing participant of this promotional stunt.

[Edge-]

I see Elon still brings his son K3vl4r V3$t around with him as a shield, I mean prop I mean willing participant of this promotional stunt.

Just imagine if a woman brought her 4 year old kid to the White House with her all the time and had him sitting in official meetings and wiping boogers on the Resolute Desk.

[Belize]

Just imagine if a woman brought her 4 year old kid to the White House with her all the time and had him sitting in official meetings and wiping boogers on the Resolute Desk.

You had conservatives either foaming at the mouth, or utterly lost and confused at the first 5 words. Could even drop the 'if'.

[The Stormbringer]

You had conservatives either foaming at the mouth, or utterly lost and confused at the first 5 words. Could even drop the 'if'.

Considering woman is now on their list of banned words, you'd be right.

[Xath]

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-tariff-powers if the Dems actually allow this through the senate they are officially a controlled opposition party this is insane.

[Kaleredar]

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-tariff-powers if the Dems actually allow this through the senate they are officially a controlled opposition party this is insane.

It’s difficult to tell, what with house democrats unanimously rejecting it… will they hold fast in the senate and reject it, will they fold so they aren’t seen as “provoking” as they flail around trying to find some angle, or will they pass it knowing full well the absolute shellacking the economy will take, the blame of which will laid squarely at trump and the GOP’s feet?


There’s something to be said for the past option, but frankly I think the dem’s voter base ant to see opposition, with the dem Congress afraid it’ll be seen as “obstruction.” I don’t get the sense that they have much of a game plan at this point, though I suppose we’ll have to see.

[Sorshen]

Considering woman is now on their list of banned words, you'd be right.

What the fuck is that list... accessible, injustice and socioeconomic are banned?

[Xath]

It’s difficult to tell, what with house democrats unanimously rejecting it… will they hold fast in the senate and reject it, will they fold so they aren’t seen as “provoking” as they flail around trying to find some angle, or will they pass it knowing full well the absolute shellacking the economy will take, the blame of which will laid squarely at trump and the GOP’s feet?


There’s something to be said for the past option, but frankly I think the dem’s voter base ant to see opposition, with the dem Congress afraid it’ll be seen as “obstruction.” I don’t get the sense that they have much of a game plan at this point, though I suppose we’ll have to see.

I hope they hold the ground. The country is actually noticing the Repubs very narrowly retained a freaking Iowa house seat in a deep deep red district. Trump won the district by 27 points they only held onto the seat by 3. That is a very good sign.

[Mayhem]

What the fuck is that list... accessible, injustice and socioeconomic are banned?

They're not banned, yet, they were removed.

Would've been nice if they linked to the changes for each word to get a sense of what reality they are trying to create.

Federal Aviation Administration’s job page:
Working at FAA offers a unique opportunity to experience a career where your impact not only reaches throughout the aviation industry but around the world as well. You’ll be a part of a diverse workforce utilizing the latest technology and systems dedicated to maintaining the safety and integrity of our civil airspace.

Surprisingly, if you work for the FAA you're going to be part of a (checks notes) workforce.

2021 Head Start memo:
The last year has brought significant challenges to the Head Start workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disparate impact on under-resourced communities including many of those served by Head Start programs.There has also been heightened attention to racial injustice in our country, which has led to calls for major reforms to address long-standing societal inequities. These are particularly important concerns for OHS and the Head Start workforce. All staff have been impacted by COVID-19. Further, 60% of Head Start teaching staff are Black, Indigenous and people of color, and 30% have a primary language other than English. As such, OHS is committed to a culture of wellness that includes holistic support for the entire Head Start workforce.

The last year has brought significant challenges to the Head Start workforce, everyone was impacted by Covid-19. Because of that, we are committed to a culture of wellness that includes holistic support for (checks notes) everyone.


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