BugMeister wrote: ↑Mon, 26. Nov 18, 00:07
expect the economy to tank before the Dems get into the Senate..
And, the Democrats haven't been widely known for inspiring "the economy." If anything, a largely Democrat-controlled Congress would cause an instinctive downturn for a short time. The best performing economies for the US have been under Republican-controlled Congresses and a Democrat-controlled Presidency. It seems that "balance" actually works. Whowouldathunkit?
the Replicants and the Replicant-dominated corporations control the vast majority of the wealth, so stock market manipulations will be lined up..
- the banks and Wall Street are only interested in controlling the economy and widening the income-gap - hence their almost total silence since they got their tax-breaks..
The problem that truly exists has nothing to do with what you wrote. In a nutshell, the real issues is "short-term gains." The market is hungrier than ever for them and competition for investment-dollars has never been more frantic. This pushes up the values, especially with profits being widened by more favorable tax regulations. But, those short-term gains do not translate to "long-term stability." Who may be the victims, there? Workers, largely. With billions to be made overnight, cutting costs to show short-term profits is always going to start with labor. Watch the labor reports and, more importantly, wage changes, for an indication, especially in large employer companies. Watch labor reports and workers working multiple jobs. A fully employed workforce, which is close to where we're at now, is great. But, wages have to rise as well. (They are better at the moment, IIRC.) I don't know what the turnovers are, and that's important too - High turnover rates, despite constant employment, aren't necessarily a good economic health indicator.
Calling people "Replicants" instead of Republicans just makes you look... bad. It's a stupid, childish, thing to do. Why not elevate yourself to appear as a person who prefers to address the reality of the situation at hand instead of looking like you're having a playground argument at grade-school? Who can take you seriously when you use such tactics? Would "Dumbocrats" be an effective counter-argument that actually advanced a reasonable discussion? Nope.
- expect more chaos ( much more chaos..) between now and January, as far as the Replicants are concerned, they have nothing to lose..
It's a half-month work schedule. I don't think this Lame Duck Congress is going to get a whole lot of anything significant done, but they're sure to try. It's a common thing when there's a majority change in any Congress. But, as far as a sort of "doom and gloom chaos period" I'd have to say it's not likely to be a good prediction. Look at developments in the new Speaker of the House to help foreshadow what's going to happen in the coming months. And, pay special attention to their first actions and how much support they actually get. If they speak loudly but can't carry a stick... Well, that'll be the signal as to how effective they're going to be. They'll also have to be able to work across the aisle, so to speak, so how much support they receive for their first actions from the opposing party will be telling as well.
