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Brisketexan

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  1. But....amp up the hate and contempt. No, MORE than that. MORE.
  2. The term is "ledge lord," good sir. Just remember my rules, and it will all make sense: 1) It only gets worse. 2) There is no bottom.
  3. The number of small businesses that are flat-out going to be killed dead promises to be staggering if these tariffs last more than 30 days. Seriously, if you asked economists to develop a plan to kill as many small businesses as possible, that plan would include a tariff policy that looks like Trump's (oh, who am I kidding....even the greatest economists in the world couldn't come up with/imagine a policy that fucking absurd). We're going to manage to brutalize 1) the stock market, 2) employment, 3) inflation, 4) small business viability/ownership, and 5) the strength of the dollar in one fell swoop. While....not appreciably adding manufacturing jobs or revenue in offset. All while trying to re-create an imaginary "utopia" from over 100 years ago, when the world, the global and US economy, and pretty much fucking everything was completely different. Shit, at this point, I am truly and genuinely surprised that we haven't seen some economic model and plan describing how the overall American labor force produced a greater output to labor cost ratio from 1776 to 1865 than we've seen since, so we should reinstate those labor policies. This is pure "repeatedly shooting ourselves in the dick" territory.
  4. The dollar is taking a big shit, too. Yesterday, I could buy a GBP for $1.29, today it's $1.31 and climbing. There's literally nothing about this new "trade policy" that isn't the most simplistic, stupid, harmful idiocy. All of it. Across the board.
  5. "Shooting one's dick clean off is such a horrific prospect that we can't imagine continuing to do so," says analyst watching in horror as Trumpco repeatedly shoots itself in the groin, and is now reloading. Jesus. Fucking. Christ. EVERYONE KNOWS WHO AND WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE AND WHAT THEY WILL DO. THEY HAVE SAID IT AND BACKED IT UP COUNTLESS TIMES. STOP BEING INCREDULOUS, AND START BELIEVING THE TRUTH: THEY ARE AS AWFUL AS THEY SAY, MAYBE EVEN WORSE.
  6. We are 100% going to have to learn all of the stupid lessons the hard way. Touch the hot stove, stick a fork in the electrical socket, put your dick in crazy, use "password" as your password.....ALL the stupid. I've been trying to find a bright side. What I've come up with is "rebuilding/reconstruction of a society is a massive undertaking that takes decades," so, at least my kids will have a mission and purpose for the rest of their lives. Clear the rubble, and slowly rebuild....something....somewhere.
  7. The problem is...well, there are so many problems. Let's just talk about "bringing manufacturing and manufacturing jobs back." Not. Going. To happen. We actually HAVE seen increases in manufacturing and production....but it doesn't come with more jobs, generally: But, to the extent that it's going to happen (increased manufacturing leading to more jobs), it has ALREADY been happening at a record pace -- the engine is running about as hot as it can, trying to juice it is fucking absurd: 364,000 manufacturing jobs added in 2022, a US record. As of 2022, manufacturing employment was at a 15 yr high: So much so, that we are having a hard time FILLING all of the new manufacturing jobs (I can't find a nice clean chart on that quickly, but it's a real thing). So sure, bring back the plastic toy soldier factory....who's going to work in it?
  8. In a wide open parking lot with lots of people walking by and witnessing? Yeah, I really might have. I do freely admit that my old man pissed-offedness may be increasingly impairing my judgment and give-a-fuck levels, though.
  9. Just to give you a glimpse, I have an old friend who has gone full-on amped-up MAGA, "if Trump does it, it is by definition genius." To give you a feel for the take of the MAGAs on tariffs, some of his social media takes: He also posts about how our "golden age" was from 1776-1913, when we had no income tax, and we had many tariffs. He talks about the fiscal health of the government (which is debatable), but UTTERLY ignores the health (real and economic) of.....the fucking PEOPLE. For much of that "golden age," our life expectancy was in the high 30s to 40s. Post WWI? We saw it nearly fucking DOUBLE. Per capita GDP? Since 1820, most of our peer nations have seen a ratio rise of around 12-16X. The US? 21.7X. Like it or not, a global economy, with the US projecting both soft and hard power, brought us incredible wealth, stability, and prosperity. While things HAVE gone partially awry in the past decades, it's not because we have global trade partners and don't have massive tariffs. And even "gone awry," we are still immensely better off than we were in this yearned for "golden age." It's fucking madness.
  10. 1) What an awful fucking story. Life is cheap in our society, and has been for quite a while. What a fucking waste. 2) "End wokeness," and "zero national outrage," even though the story is all over every news site you could think of (I knew about the story well before OP's post, and I don't follow news in Frisco or high school track). Jesus, just fucking pure lies. Life is cheap in our society. Truth is dead. OP helped demonstrate that both are ironclad truths. So, hooray.
  11. The Chili’s $10.99 meal deal, which has an offering of a smashburger (and it’s pretty good), fries, a drink, and an appetizer (chips and salsa for us) is f’n solid.
  12. Two trillion….SO FAR.
  13. Don’t worry guys. It’s goin to get a LOT worse.
  14. "Including currency manipulation and trade barriers" Come the fuck on. You think they quantified "currency manipulation and trade barriers" with any objective, verifiable methodology? And do you think they released their methodology and calculations? Jesus, if you're actually that gullible, I gotta figure out something to sell you.
  15. What "real numbers" are you asking about?
  16. And again, scaled down....it's on par with you or me tossing pocket change to someone. These people are a cancer.
  17. This....is too fucking stupid to be true. Which means that it is most likely absolutely true. I'd say "dear God," but if there's a God, he has clearly abandoned us.
  18. Who the fuck knows? It's all just Calvinball and lies now. And for the kabillionth fucking time, trade deficits are not inherently bad. I have a massive trade deficit with HEB, as they have yet to buy anything from me, yet it's a great trading relationship.
  19. Well, of course. The EU is our enemy, Russia is our ally. For fucking real. That's the world we live in, as of this moment in time. Fucking insane.
  20. One of the saddest places I've ever been was the (now defunct) Waco Hooter's. Dropped the boy off for a baseball tournament, but had 2+ hours to kill before his game. World Cup was on, I looked for a "sports bar" that would have it on, and where I could get a beer and some lunch. Hooters was nearby. Dear lord, that place was sad. Third tier Waco talent working there, and a lot of low-rent dudes who brought their wives and kids with them for a nice Hooter's lunch. I was the only one in the joint watching Germany-Sweden.
  21. Yeah, my friend....you're not going apocalyptic enough.....
  22. When you understand that the goal is nothing less than the complete destruction of the United States of America in its current form, so that it can be reshaped into the Republic of Trump, ruled by the House of Trump for Eternity, then these all make sense. And no, I am not being hyperbolic here at all. This crowd has an openly stated goal of turning us into an autocratic oligarchy, and they've chosen their autocratic House. This is being done to achieve that goal. Y'all talking about the 2026 elections are fooling yourselves. I don't think we make it as a going concern that long.
  23. Yeah, all of those names are worthless. Women are a non-starter - automatic 5-6 point handicap in this retrograde state. And Tallarico is kind, smart, and intellectual. He's toast on a big stage in these times. We need a candidate with a name like "Mad Dog McKenzie Fuck You."
  24. It's all just made up bullshit. Might as well have just put "for reasons" in that space.
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