Donald Trump the Megathread part II - Mod Warning added to OP 10/1/26

Tom.Adelbach - YouTube video clip of: when penguins attack…

not anymore,they made peace…the orcas are the secret submarine fleet!

@Trump - Can you see this fabulous Golden Dome? Is it in the room with us now?

This would be funny if it was coming from some washed up drunk propping up a bar somewhere - how does this guy pass a cognitive test? If he wasn't surrounded by so many minders I doubt he would be capable of independent living.

AI will be the end of humanity. You'll have bots following every single move you make, from what you type, to where you go, down to private conversations at home via smart tech. No one will be able to object to anything or stick their head above the parapet as there will be a trove of info available to blackmail you. Even if you live like a monk, the AI will have the ability to manufacture dirt on you. You'll have a handful of creeps like Zuckerberg who'll have the means to control the population.

Sure but my point was that the structural issues in the economy would have been there regardless. It just would have been better to have a sane Democrat try feebly to make change than Trump actively leeching off the taxpayer.

Sales of Tesla cars are down 48 per cent the cybertriucj is a disaster people are getting killed eg if a Tesla car goes on fire theres no simple way to open the door or windowa if the software electrical system is not working due to fire damage trump is destroying the tourist industry it turns out being racist and insulting people from Europe is not a good way of attracting tourists he has reduced the value of the dollar The dollar is no longer the default investment for international traders the new bull adds 4 trillion debt. As the dollar falls interest rates go up America go fall into a doom debt cycle eg as the cost of the debt rises it takes more tax revenue to service the cost of debt Trump and his cronys are ok as they are grifters they are getting rich from public contracts and selling digital currencys

Musk gets most of his money from starlink and public government contracts Even maga supporters are getting screwed if they get caught up in floods hurricanes extreme weather they will find there's no fema federal workers left to help them to rebuild infrastructure or give them basic supplies

Most states in America are vulnerable to extreme weather events hurricanes wildfires due the the effect of climate change

$80K doesn't go as far in the USA as it would here.

There's no public health service to speak of so you've got both the high cost of medial insrance and the gap to bridge between what medical insurance covers and what medical care costs - far higher than here.

Cost of higher education and repayment of education loans.

The need to provide more substantially for one's own pension / retirement fund.

A lot of things we take for granted like paid holidays, paid maternity leave, illness etc. are not standard and need to be covered from your own pocket.

At will employment and far fewer workers rights and fewer social supports can mean you can go from coping to being in serious financial difficulties far more quickly than here. Unless you have a reasonable financial buffer you can be just one relatively minor injury away from bankuptcy.

Except that report isn't based on self reporting or feels. It's based on objective measures like access to housing, medical care, food, transport, being able to host five people in your home for a meal once in a year, being able to go to the cinema six times in a year, buy cloth,get a haircut. Simple essentals and basic quality of life measures. Nothing extravagant.

Another study from the OECD shows the USA has the second highest level of poverty in the OECD.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/233910/poverty-rates-in-oecd-countries/

Wealth inequality in the USA is higher than in almost any other developed country, and getting worse.

https://www.madisontrust.com/information-center/visualizations/which-countries-have-the-greatest-wealth-inequality

Do you have first hand experience of living in the US?

I admit I find it strange that the supposedly wealthiest economy should have so many seemingly only just getting by ,but I was only there some 50 years go (and very glad to see the back of it even then despite the many good aspects to the people and the country itself)

I do remember all that time ago that the concept of "food deserts" was alive back then.

Of course I had no transport but all I could find was a little cornershop with junk food.

I think I lived on plastic bread ,peanut butter and grape jelly can't remember any cooking facilities in the "flat".