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yaesu

(9,424 posts)
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:15 AM Wednesday

Americans feel worse off financially than at any point in 25 years, Gallup finds

The share of Americans who say their financial situation is getting worse is higher now than at any point in the past 25 years, per new Gallup data out Tuesday morning.


https://www.axios.com/2026/04/28/trump-economy-gallup-finances

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Americans feel worse off financially than at any point in 25 years, Gallup finds (Original Post) yaesu Wednesday OP
And we are just getting started paying the price for all of this foolishness... RockRaven Wednesday #1
Republicans are singing la la la with fingers in their ears pat_k Wednesday #4
Close to half of them will still vote for the Republicrooks on their ballots. Justice matters. Wednesday #2
You can't fix stupid. AZ8theist Wednesday #3
Starting with Shrub 25 years ago . . . . . no_hypocrisy Wednesday #5

RockRaven

(19,673 posts)
1. And we are just getting started paying the price for all of this foolishness...
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:20 AM
Wednesday

Things are only going to get worse. Much, much worse.

pat_k

(13,758 posts)
4. Republicans are singing la la la with fingers in their ears
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:09 AM
Wednesday

They are in such deep, deep denial. I think the creatures have actually convinced themselves the criminal war on Iran will come to some sort of magic end and things will just snap back to some tolerable trumpian business as usual.

NOT HAPPENING.

There is NO WAY Out of Iran with the felon in the White House.

He is incapable of negotiating.

He only makes demands.

His DEMANDS will never be met.

The only "out" is surrender and reparations -- and the attendant epic humiliation, which he will not allow.

The magnitude of the damage to this nation and the world done by his Iran insanity is going to escalate every single week in the run up to the election in Nov.

And as long as he is in the WH, there is NO WAY OUT.

He IS the crisis.

The only way to end the crisis is if he leaves.

If enough of them wake up and see this reality we'll see an effort to push him out. A push to resign for "health reasons" or some face saving bullshit.

Resignation is not outside the realm of possibility.

If that does come to pass, they'll find they left it too long. It's too late. Many Republican careers are over. The party can't "live down" this level of chaos and destruction. And they only have themselves to blame.

Justice matters.

(9,994 posts)
2. Close to half of them will still vote for the Republicrooks on their ballots.
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:52 AM
Wednesday

Hope not, but... since 2015 (and before, like in 2000).

Doing the same mistakes over and over, then expecting different results...

The federal minimum wage is frozen since a long time while the 1% now owns more than half of the total wealth...

no_hypocrisy

(55,214 posts)
5. Starting with Shrub 25 years ago . . . . .
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 06:50 AM
Wednesday

President George W. Bush championed tax rebates and cuts in 2001, 2003, and 2008, often stating, "it’s your money," to boost a slowing economy. The 2001 and 2003 legislation ($1.7 trillion in total tax relief) included $600–$1,200 rebates, lower tax rates, and a $1,000 child tax credit to increase consumer spending and business investment.

We had a balanced budget with Bill Clinton. Shrub saw it as the Government having too much money and simply handed out money. And the Deficit ballooned.

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