Carol Roth
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Yeah, my mind was blown.
Yeah, my mind was blown.
Yes. So, you know, we've talked about before that the economic situation is not really what it was presented to be. You know, we heard under Biden and certainly during election season, what a wonderful economy we had, all of these really great statistics on employment and growth. Und es ist sehr klar geworden.
Yes. So, you know, we've talked about before that the economic situation is not really what it was presented to be. You know, we heard under Biden and certainly during election season, what a wonderful economy we had, all of these really great statistics on employment and growth. Und es ist sehr klar geworden.
Yes. So, you know, we've talked about before that the economic situation is not really what it was presented to be. You know, we heard under Biden and certainly during election season, what a wonderful economy we had, all of these really great statistics on employment and growth. Und es ist sehr klar geworden.
Nun, es war sehr klar fĂŒr alle von uns, bevor wir darĂŒber gesprochen haben, dass es etwas ist, das der StaatssekretĂ€r der Treasury, Scott Bassett, in einer Rede vor ein paar Wochen darĂŒber gesprochen hat, ist, dass wirklich die ökonomische Foundation unglaublich fragil ist.
Nun, es war sehr klar fĂŒr alle von uns, bevor wir darĂŒber gesprochen haben, dass es etwas ist, das der StaatssekretĂ€r der Treasury, Scott Bassett, in einer Rede vor ein paar Wochen darĂŒber gesprochen hat, ist, dass wirklich die ökonomische Foundation unglaublich fragil ist.
Nun, es war sehr klar fĂŒr alle von uns, bevor wir darĂŒber gesprochen haben, dass es etwas ist, das der StaatssekretĂ€r der Treasury, Scott Bassett, in einer Rede vor ein paar Wochen darĂŒber gesprochen hat, ist, dass wirklich die ökonomische Foundation unglaublich fragil ist.
Und was wir von der Biden-Administration gemacht haben, was exzeptionell gefĂ€hrlich war, ist, dass sie entschieden hat, dass sie ĂŒber die Schwierigkeiten der Ăkonomie spenden werden. So if you remember, I think it was back in 2022, we had those two down quarters of GDP, which is a technical recession, which for some reason, by the way, they said was not a recession.
Und was wir von der Biden-Administration gemacht haben, was exzeptionell gefĂ€hrlich war, ist, dass sie entschieden hat, dass sie ĂŒber die Schwierigkeiten der Ăkonomie spenden werden. So if you remember, I think it was back in 2022, we had those two down quarters of GDP, which is a technical recession, which for some reason, by the way, they said was not a recession.
Und was wir von der Biden-Administration gemacht haben, was exzeptionell gefĂ€hrlich war, ist, dass sie entschieden hat, dass sie ĂŒber die Schwierigkeiten der Ăkonomie spenden werden. So if you remember, I think it was back in 2022, we had those two down quarters of GDP, which is a technical recession, which for some reason, by the way, they said was not a recession.
I'm sure if Trump had two down quarters, they would say it was, but you know, it was, it was, it had a D in front of it, but it wasn't. And then, you know, we came out of it and then it was pretty clear that we were going to go into this double dip recession. And so what did they do? They decided to increase government spending. which is very inefficient spending.
I'm sure if Trump had two down quarters, they would say it was, but you know, it was, it was, it had a D in front of it, but it wasn't. And then, you know, we came out of it and then it was pretty clear that we were going to go into this double dip recession. And so what did they do? They decided to increase government spending. which is very inefficient spending.
I'm sure if Trump had two down quarters, they would say it was, but you know, it was, it was, it had a D in front of it, but it wasn't. And then, you know, we came out of it and then it was pretty clear that we were going to go into this double dip recession. And so what did they do? They decided to increase government spending. which is very inefficient spending.
And we've been running deficits as a percentage of GDP that are at wartime levels. We're talking 6% to 7% of GDP. The historical average is somewhere around 3% or 3.5%. So about double what you might see on average. When you have a good economy, you would actually expect that to be much lower because you're getting more receipts. And that's what happened. We had more receipts.
And we've been running deficits as a percentage of GDP that are at wartime levels. We're talking 6% to 7% of GDP. The historical average is somewhere around 3% or 3.5%. So about double what you might see on average. When you have a good economy, you would actually expect that to be much lower because you're getting more receipts. And that's what happened. We had more receipts.
And we've been running deficits as a percentage of GDP that are at wartime levels. We're talking 6% to 7% of GDP. The historical average is somewhere around 3% or 3.5%. So about double what you might see on average. When you have a good economy, you would actually expect that to be much lower because you're getting more receipts. And that's what happened. We had more receipts.
We were taking in almost $5 trillion. And they're spending even more. They're spending almost $7 trillion. So that was done to mask the weakness in the economy. Now that we don't have the ability to continue to kick up even more and more to show growth, The consumer continues to be tapped out from all the Biden-era policies.
We were taking in almost $5 trillion. And they're spending even more. They're spending almost $7 trillion. So that was done to mask the weakness in the economy. Now that we don't have the ability to continue to kick up even more and more to show growth, The consumer continues to be tapped out from all the Biden-era policies.
We were taking in almost $5 trillion. And they're spending even more. They're spending almost $7 trillion. So that was done to mask the weakness in the economy. Now that we don't have the ability to continue to kick up even more and more to show growth, The consumer continues to be tapped out from all the Biden-era policies.