Polls are historically very inaccurate, look at how wrong presidential polling has been over the last 10 years, but trumps policies in and of themselves continue to be very popular from a simple numbers perspective
Economy grew over 4% last quarter, employment is stable and businesses are bringing in billions of investment and manufacturing to the US (look at TSMC, Samsung, etc)
The fact of the matter is inflation, largely due to massive currency printing, and shutting down production lines during COVID lead to a compounding inflation problem – it’s being dealt with pretty well right now under Trump, the numbers don’t lie
jokull1234 on
The trump admin is shockingly doing exactly what the Biden administration did, point to GDP being up and inflation stabilizing/being down and being confused why people are upset. This is what led to democrats getting crushed/rejected in 2024.
This is great when looking at it with a cursory glance, but gdp being buoyed by data centers/tech and cumulative inflation from fiscal actions since 2020 creating bad vibes in the economy, is not a winning strategy (as seen in 2024).
I have no idea why the Trump admin thinks this is their best course of action, but clearly it’s not working like it didn’t for Biden.
tapwater86 on
When rich people and the government talk about the economy they are referring to completely different things than the average citizen. To the average American the economy is groceries, housing, energy, transportation. All are increasing while wages are not.
Clearly_sarcastic on
This should be obvious to anyone that is paying attention. The K-shaped recovery is leaving main street in rough shape with no relief in sight.
* US stocks were essentially flat because of currency devaluation and were outperformed by global markets in 2025. Ghost returns for folks relying on their 401k or IRA.
* There was essentially a collapse of brick and mortar businesses last year. 12% more stores closed than in 2024. There are multiple factors at play, but an effective tariff rate at 17% crushed low-margin retailers.
* Credit card delinquency in the lowest income zip codes exceeded 20%, with national household debt hitting new record highs and showing no sign of slowing. Student loan delinquency is almost 10%, crushing Gen Z and many Millennial household spending.
* Monthly job gains averaged about 75k in 2025, down from 167k in 2024, and unemployment is project to continue to rise to around 5% this year.
I feel like those 36% are either sycophants, the 1%, or temporarily embarrassed billionaires.
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Polls are historically very inaccurate, look at how wrong presidential polling has been over the last 10 years, but trumps policies in and of themselves continue to be very popular from a simple numbers perspective
Economy grew over 4% last quarter, employment is stable and businesses are bringing in billions of investment and manufacturing to the US (look at TSMC, Samsung, etc)
The fact of the matter is inflation, largely due to massive currency printing, and shutting down production lines during COVID lead to a compounding inflation problem – it’s being dealt with pretty well right now under Trump, the numbers don’t lie
The trump admin is shockingly doing exactly what the Biden administration did, point to GDP being up and inflation stabilizing/being down and being confused why people are upset. This is what led to democrats getting crushed/rejected in 2024.
This is great when looking at it with a cursory glance, but gdp being buoyed by data centers/tech and cumulative inflation from fiscal actions since 2020 creating bad vibes in the economy, is not a winning strategy (as seen in 2024).
I have no idea why the Trump admin thinks this is their best course of action, but clearly it’s not working like it didn’t for Biden.
When rich people and the government talk about the economy they are referring to completely different things than the average citizen. To the average American the economy is groceries, housing, energy, transportation. All are increasing while wages are not.
This should be obvious to anyone that is paying attention. The K-shaped recovery is leaving main street in rough shape with no relief in sight.
* US stocks were essentially flat because of currency devaluation and were outperformed by global markets in 2025. Ghost returns for folks relying on their 401k or IRA.
* There was essentially a collapse of brick and mortar businesses last year. 12% more stores closed than in 2024. There are multiple factors at play, but an effective tariff rate at 17% crushed low-margin retailers.
* Credit card delinquency in the lowest income zip codes exceeded 20%, with national household debt hitting new record highs and showing no sign of slowing. Student loan delinquency is almost 10%, crushing Gen Z and many Millennial household spending.
* Monthly job gains averaged about 75k in 2025, down from 167k in 2024, and unemployment is project to continue to rise to around 5% this year.
I feel like those 36% are either sycophants, the 1%, or temporarily embarrassed billionaires.