trump's tariffs costing the US economy 3 Billion a month

[Brain357]

It went up for the CEO and other top people in the company too. Doesn't leave money for increased wages though. And we have seen that.

It went up for the CEO and other top people in the company too.

No fair! Corporations spending their own money. Benefitting all the owners.

And not benefitting workers. Not really what the public was sold on....

And not benefitting workers.

Not at all? Really?

Not really what the public was sold on....

Like, "Every family will save $2500 a year"?

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is. Dems will gladly point out the cuts went right to the wealthy.

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is.

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Real average hourly earnings increase 1.7 percent over the year ending January 2019 : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Better than it's been in over 3 years.

Ha. I don't recall anyone saying wages were great 3 years ago....

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

It went up for the CEO and other top people in the company too.

No fair! Corporations spending their own money. Benefitting all the owners.

And not benefitting workers. Not really what the public was sold on....

And not benefitting workers.

Not at all? Really?

Not really what the public was sold on....

Like, "Every family will save $2500 a year"?

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is. Dems will gladly point out the cuts went right to the wealthy.

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is.

View attachment 249064

Real average hourly earnings increase 1.7 percent over the year ending January 2019 : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Better than it's been in over 3 years.

Ha. I don't recall anyone saying wages were great 3 years ago....

You said, "Wages are still very stagnant".

I showed they're improving more now than they have over the last 3 years.
Better than they did over most of Obama's terms.

 

[Brain357]

And not benefitting workers. Not really what the public was sold on....

And not benefitting workers.

Not at all? Really?

Not really what the public was sold on....

Like, "Every family will save $2500 a year"?

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is. Dems will gladly point out the cuts went right to the wealthy.

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is.

View attachment 249064

Real average hourly earnings increase 1.7 percent over the year ending January 2019 : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Better than it's been in over 3 years.

Ha. I don't recall anyone saying wages were great 3 years ago....

You said, "Wages are still very stagnant".

I showed they're improving more now than they have over the last 3 years.
Better than they did over most of Obama's terms.

Yes slightly less stagnant than they were 3 years ago. Still very weak.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

And not benefitting workers.

Not at all? Really?

Not really what the public was sold on....

Like, "Every family will save $2500 a year"?

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is. Dems will gladly point out the cuts went right to the wealthy.

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is.

View attachment 249064

Real average hourly earnings increase 1.7 percent over the year ending January 2019 : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Better than it's been in over 3 years.

Ha. I don't recall anyone saying wages were great 3 years ago....

You said, "Wages are still very stagnant".

I showed they're improving more now than they have over the last 3 years.
Better than they did over most of Obama's terms.

Yes slightly less stagnant than they were 3 years ago. Still very weak.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's actually a very decent increase.

 

[Brain357]

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is. Dems will gladly point out the cuts went right to the wealthy.

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is.

View attachment 249064

Real average hourly earnings increase 1.7 percent over the year ending January 2019 : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Better than it's been in over 3 years.

Ha. I don't recall anyone saying wages were great 3 years ago....

You said, "Wages are still very stagnant".

I showed they're improving more now than they have over the last 3 years.
Better than they did over most of Obama's terms.

Yes slightly less stagnant than they were 3 years ago. Still very weak.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's actually a very decent increase.

Real Wage Growth Is Actually Falling

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is.

View attachment 249064

Real average hourly earnings increase 1.7 percent over the year ending January 2019 : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Better than it's been in over 3 years.

Ha. I don't recall anyone saying wages were great 3 years ago....

You said, "Wages are still very stagnant".

I showed they're improving more now than they have over the last 3 years.
Better than they did over most of Obama's terms.

Yes slightly less stagnant than they were 3 years ago. Still very weak.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's actually a very decent increase.

Real Wage Growth Is Actually Falling

Who you gonna believe, the BLS or some guy misinterpreting data from the BLS?

 

[Brain357]

Ha. I don't recall anyone saying wages were great 3 years ago....

You said, "Wages are still very stagnant".

I showed they're improving more now than they have over the last 3 years.
Better than they did over most of Obama's terms.

Yes slightly less stagnant than they were 3 years ago. Still very weak.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's actually a very decent increase.

Real Wage Growth Is Actually Falling

Who you gonna believe, the BLS or some guy misinterpreting data from the BLS?

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS. So I'll go with my link. When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever. Funny how you partisans change your tune.

 

[martybegan]

Yeah...so? It doesn't matter....the trade war is ON TOP of the Fed government cost...you cannot be that dense....can you?

If it results in us getting better trade terms in the future it is worth it, and will pay for itself back.

I am merely pointing out the scale. How much trade do we do a month on average, and how much is $3 billion with regards to that.

Thanks for a rational response. The "If" reminds me of the "If" in the possibility of a business boom resulting from the GOP tax give away.

That resulted in a massive stock buy back....rather than business expansion.

But again....thank you for a reasonable response.

That resulted in a massive stock buy back...

Thanks for reminding me how much I hate it when my stocks go up in price.

It went up for the CEO and other top people in the company too. Doesn't leave money for increased wages though. And we have seen that.

It went up for the CEO and other top people in the company too.

No fair! Corporations spending their own money. Benefitting all the owners.

And other Stockholders, which includes things like 401k plans, pension plans, etc, all of which benefits regular people.

But since rich people get something too, it's TERRIBAWFULBAD!!!!

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

You said, "Wages are still very stagnant".

I showed they're improving more now than they have over the last 3 years.
Better than they did over most of Obama's terms.

Yes slightly less stagnant than they were 3 years ago. Still very weak.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's actually a very decent increase.

Real Wage Growth Is Actually Falling

Who you gonna believe, the BLS or some guy misinterpreting data from the BLS?

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS. So I'll go with my link. When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever. Funny how you partisans change your tune.

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS.

That's funny, since I didn't interpret it at all.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's verbatim.

So I'll go with my link.

Of course you will.

When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever.

The problem was, under Obama, the real wage growth was much lower than 2.4%.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Trump's Trade War Cost U.S. More Than $3 Billion A Month, Economists Say | HuffPost

Yup....the deal maker is dealing the US a bad hand...

Obama deficit good; Orange Man Bad

 

[Brain357]

Yes slightly less stagnant than they were 3 years ago. Still very weak.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's actually a very decent increase.

Real Wage Growth Is Actually Falling

Who you gonna believe, the BLS or some guy misinterpreting data from the BLS?

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS. So I'll go with my link. When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever. Funny how you partisans change your tune.

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS.

That's funny, since I didn't interpret it at all.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's verbatim.

So I'll go with my link.

Of course you will.

When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever.

The problem was, under Obama, the real wage growth was much lower than 2.4%.

You said the best it’s been in 3 years. Who was President 3 years ago? Partisans are funny.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Face it....Putin's president is an Incomostent Liar....

 

[JimH52]

That resulted in a massive stock buy back...

Thanks for reminding me how much I hate it when my stocks go up in price.

It went up for the CEO and other top people in the company too. Doesn't leave money for increased wages though. And we have seen that.

It went up for the CEO and other top people in the company too.

No fair! Corporations spending their own money. Benefitting all the owners.

And not benefitting workers. Not really what the public was sold on....

And not benefitting workers.

Not at all? Really?

Not really what the public was sold on....

Like, "Every family will save $2500 a year"?

Wages are still very stagnant especially given how low unemployment is. Dems will gladly point out the cuts went right to the wealthy.

He admitted that at his Florida Who're House with the golf course...

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's actually a very decent increase.

Real Wage Growth Is Actually Falling

Who you gonna believe, the BLS or some guy misinterpreting data from the BLS?

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS. So I'll go with my link. When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever. Funny how you partisans change your tune.

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS.

That's funny, since I didn't interpret it at all.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's verbatim.

So I'll go with my link.

Of course you will.

When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever.

The problem was, under Obama, the real wage growth was much lower than 2.4%.

You said the best it’s been in 3 years. Who was President 3 years ago? Partisans are funny.

Who was President 3 years ago?

Obama, the guy with the weakest recovery, weakest wage growth, weakest.....you get the idea.

 

[Brain357]

Real Wage Growth Is Actually Falling

Who you gonna believe, the BLS or some guy misinterpreting data from the BLS?

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS. So I'll go with my link. When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever. Funny how you partisans change your tune.

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS.

That's funny, since I didn't interpret it at all.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's verbatim.

So I'll go with my link.

Of course you will.

When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever.

The problem was, under Obama, the real wage growth was much lower than 2.4%.

You said the best it’s been in 3 years. Who was President 3 years ago? Partisans are funny.

Who was President 3 years ago?

Obama, the guy with the weakest recovery, weakest wage growth, weakest.....you get the idea.

And our current wage growth is only as good as 3 years ago....

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Who you gonna believe, the BLS or some guy misinterpreting data from the BLS?

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS. So I'll go with my link. When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever. Funny how you partisans change your tune.

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS.

That's funny, since I didn't interpret it at all.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's verbatim.

So I'll go with my link.

Of course you will.

When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever.

The problem was, under Obama, the real wage growth was much lower than 2.4%.

You said the best it’s been in 3 years. Who was President 3 years ago? Partisans are funny.

Who was President 3 years ago?

Obama, the guy with the weakest recovery, weakest wage growth, weakest.....you get the idea.

And our current wage growth is only as good as 3 years ago....

And better than it was 4 years ago, 5 years ago, 6 years ago, 7 years ago and 8 years ago.

 

[Brain357]

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS. So I'll go with my link. When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever. Funny how you partisans change your tune.

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS.

That's funny, since I didn't interpret it at all.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's verbatim.

So I'll go with my link.

Of course you will.

When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever.

The problem was, under Obama, the real wage growth was much lower than 2.4%.

You said the best it’s been in 3 years. Who was President 3 years ago? Partisans are funny.

Who was President 3 years ago?

Obama, the guy with the weakest recovery, weakest wage growth, weakest.....you get the idea.

And our current wage growth is only as good as 3 years ago....

And better than it was 4 years ago, 5 years ago, 6 years ago, 7 years ago and 8 years ago.

What an accomplishment... very slightly better than bad.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS.

That's funny, since I didn't interpret it at all.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's verbatim.

So I'll go with my link.

Of course you will.

When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever.

The problem was, under Obama, the real wage growth was much lower than 2.4%.

You said the best it’s been in 3 years. Who was President 3 years ago? Partisans are funny.

Who was President 3 years ago?

Obama, the guy with the weakest recovery, weakest wage growth, weakest.....you get the idea.

And our current wage growth is only as good as 3 years ago....

And better than it was 4 years ago, 5 years ago, 6 years ago, 7 years ago and 8 years ago.

What an accomplishment... very slightly better than bad.

Significantly better than under Obama.
In addition to the tax cuts.

 

[Brain357]

You said the best it’s been in 3 years. Who was President 3 years ago? Partisans are funny.

Who was President 3 years ago?

Obama, the guy with the weakest recovery, weakest wage growth, weakest.....you get the idea.

And our current wage growth is only as good as 3 years ago....

And better than it was 4 years ago, 5 years ago, 6 years ago, 7 years ago and 8 years ago.

What an accomplishment... very slightly better than bad.

Significantly better than under Obama.
In addition to the tax cuts.

You have quite an imagination.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

You seem to be misinterpreting the data from BLS.

That's funny, since I didn't interpret it at all.

a 2.4 -percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

That's verbatim.

So I'll go with my link.

Of course you will.

When we had this kind of wage growth under Obama it was the worst thing ever.

The problem was, under Obama, the real wage growth was much lower than 2.4%.

You said the best it’s been in 3 years. Who was President 3 years ago? Partisans are funny.

Who was President 3 years ago?

Obama, the guy with the weakest recovery, weakest wage growth, weakest.....you get the idea.

And our current wage growth is only as good as 3 years ago....

And better than it was 4 years ago, 5 years ago, 6 years ago, 7 years ago and 8 years ago.

What an accomplishment... very slightly better than bad.

Significantly better than under Obama.

In addition to the tax cuts.