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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDamn that JoeB - The U.S. economy shrank at an annualized rate of 0.3% during the first quarter of 2025,
following a 2.4% growth in the prior quarter. JoeB's damn ghost impeded the GodKing trumpy.
Yeah, right..............
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Damn that JoeB - The U.S. economy shrank at an annualized rate of 0.3% during the first quarter of 2025, (Original Post)
NoMoreRepugs
Wednesday
OP
Correct. There is a direct line to be drawn to Trump, his talk of tariffs, and then "Liberation Day"
OrlandoDem2
Wednesday
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Turbineguy
(38,999 posts)1. Thanx Obama!
enid602
(9,323 posts)2. Second quarter
And the second quarter appears to be shapng up as a doozy.
OrlandoDem2
(2,771 posts)3. Good lord that's a huge drop. 2.7% drop in one Q!
W_HAMILTON
(8,941 posts)4. And the worst thing is that it was entirely self-inflicted.
OrlandoDem2
(2,771 posts)5. Correct. There is a direct line to be drawn to Trump, his talk of tariffs, and then "Liberation Day"
We were liberated from our money.