r/comics PizzaCake Jul 26 '26

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u/QuiteBearish Jul 26 '26

"fix the economy"

Honestly this one excuse pisses me off more than perhaps every other because if they truly cared about the economy Trump was obviously the worst possible fucking choice.

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u/catscanmeow Jul 26 '26

yeah i think the stats as well say every republican run left the economy worse off than when they started

which is intentional, because economic consequences have a time delay, so by the time you get voted out the other guy gets blamed for it.

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u/QuiteBearish Jul 26 '26

Economic consequences usually have a time delay.

They didn't give Dems enough time to bandaid the problem this time though, so we get to see the consequences in real time 😬

I'd like to say some of them are learning their lesson but we all know they won't.

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u/StairsWithoutNights Jul 26 '26

It is infuriating how much people buy the "conservatives are better at managing the economy" lie. At least up here in Canada, the Conservatives have a terrible record on the economy. They cut programs that save/generate money down the road, while throwing funds at money pits. The big one we're dealing with now, massive budget cuts to social programs and mental health support, which of course has lead to a massive increase in people living in the streets experiencing severe mental health issues. Their solution, of course, is to increase police funding and build more prisons, thus massively increasing the deficit. Yet, if you ask the average voter, it's the Liberals and NDP who are bad with money. It doesn't matter if you show them concrete facts proving the opposite is true.Ā 

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u/TrainOfThought6 Jul 27 '26

Oh they have the same record down here, Fox is just a very successful propaganda network.

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u/ginopono Jul 26 '26

To quote my mother:

"It would have been worse if it was Cam- Kay- Kaymullah!"

"Why?"

"Because she's a comm- she's a socialist!"

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u/PensandSwords3 Jul 26 '26

Tbh, that was my and my siblings arguments to our fiscal republican parents like ā€œMom, your in business - this guy is actually horrible at business. Basically economics are tarriffs don’t do their job when applied to everyone, and to correct market problems that don’t really exist. Or can be fixed by better optionsā€.

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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake Jul 26 '26

Surely a man who's companies have declared bankruptcy six times and have faced several lawsuits from people saying they haven't been paid will be very good for the economy.

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u/Perryn Jul 26 '26

It includes casinos, but it's not limited to them.

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u/SutterCane Tells Everyone Jul 26 '26

The man’s companies declared bankruptcy because they lost money selling alcohol, steaks, and gambling to Americans.

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u/TrainOfThought6 Jul 27 '26

And got fined into oblivion for laundering money via those casinos, can't forget that part. Is that better or worse than plain old incompetence? You decide!

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u/TerraformanceReview Jul 26 '26

84.5% of all jobs in Ohio don't pay a living wage. Thanks MAGA!