If you can believe a CBS News Poll
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Trump got world on its toes unlike every before
Obama so exposed as the do nothing Pres other than shaking hands with terror countries and giving them everything along with minoritiesComment -
I'm getting a little disappointed in Trump. doing an okay job
but
I was hoping that he would do away with more regulations, more governmental waste, get rid of more career politicians, expose more corruption.
America is good
but we need to get it great againComment -
Maker... not the point
the point is the Dem/Lib meme = "Thanks Obama" whenever they perceive good news reported about the economy -- apparently the public aint buying their spinComment -
"thanks obama" in my experience is used more by libs as satire and mocking of republicans that blamed obama for everything in the beginning of his presidency.
so then the joke/meme IRL became anytime some shitty random thing happened to a person, like a light bulb burning out they would say "thanks obama!!!"
https://giphy.com/gifs/thanks-obama-qhLVgABDmcjm
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"Two words I don't think we'll hear tonight on the economy? Thanks, Obama!" Senator Schumer told reporters.
Dem/Libs been following along ever since
Many posters tooComment -
Why would you work if you only made $10-$12.00/hr???
You can't do anything with that kind of wage.Comment -
how you liking them gas prices?
fuk trumpComment -
$80 to fill up my car today. Trump is killing me.Comment -
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Once people can identify that it’s both parties that are idiots then those steps can be taken. It should be evident now more then ever that most presidents can’t do as much as they would like to if the house and senate gridlock them.
It amazes me that people have trouble seeing thisComment -
QANON IS THE ANSWER!
ALL THE SWAMP IS ABOUT TO BE DRAINED STARTING 1 MONTH AGO...
it takes time to remove pedophiles...
Qanon says Nov 11th this YEAR!!! how about this.. give him till then to be so CTITICAL lolComment -
What did president Obama do now?Comment -
Obama!
Obama!
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Yeah, how's that working out especially for hard working people?
Some got bonuses with a pink slip. If you make over 50k a year you get $20 a week. Gas price hikes thanks to your
boy getting out of the Iran deal is chewing up that savings.
Less tax revenue is already putting us in the hole 1.5T, not over 10 years, yearly from the party of fiscality.
The less the fed govt takes in, the less they give states who give less to local which means while the rich and corps
get huge tax breaks, you have to pay more out of pocket locally. I know that's quite a bit to swallow, but if read
slow a couple of times it should come to light.
Don't know about your area, but in mine it looks like a depression is going on. Strip malls are practically empty.
Empty warehouses out the ass. Giant retailers gone. Could be their life cycle is done. You guys keep touting Trump
and what he's doing with the economy, but to look around, it doesn't look good.....results.Comment -
Optimism About Availability of Good Jobs Hits New Heights
by Jim Norman
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- 67% say now is a good time to find a quality job
- Optimism has been climbing throughout Trump presidency
- Republicans driving drastic turnaround in outlook
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sixty-seven percent of Americans believe that now is a good time to find a quality job in the U.S., the highest percentage in 17 years of Gallup polling. Optimism about the availability of good jobs has grown by 25 percentage points since Donald Trump was elected president.
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kelly, you are just looking hard for negatives...aLa chico.
You have to judge by macro baselines. You will always have pockets of weaknesses. Even in era's of 5% GDP.
And you have to accept the central government is not the answer to everything.
I know it hurts but the economy is finally starting to expand. Not good for your politics but good for your country.Comment -
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Roy, could u explain to us all what Regulations Trump has cut that has created massive jobs. I know Republicans use buzz words for simpletons to run with like yourself but again explain to us all these jobs created from these killer regulations. You seem to use it every post u send so this must be easy for you, so have at it.Comment -
President Donald Trump cuts a symbolic piece of red tape during an event at the White House promoting the administration's efforts to decrease federal regulations Dec. 14, 2017 in Washington, D.C. - Win McNamee/Getty Images
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We're spending some time thing week looking back at President Donald Trump's first year in office. One way he's wielded executive power this year was attempting to reign in federal regulations.
Marketplace's wealth and poverty team has spent almost a year exploring regulations for our podcast "The Uncertain Hour." Host Krissy Clark joined us to talk about deregulation under the Trump administration.
Krissy Clark: Right after he took office, President Trump signed a couple of executive orders aimed at reducing regulations. And one of the things that he's said a lot recently is that he has cut more regulations than any president in history. Here he is speaking at the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee earlier this month.Trump: Within our first 11 months, my administration has canceled or delayed over 1,500 planned regulatory actions or assaults more than any president in the history of the United States.Amy Scott: "Assault!" That word tells us a lot. Fifteen-hundred sounds like a pretty big number. Can you break that down for us?
Clark: I will try. It's actually pretty complicated math. Bloomberg did a great article on this, and let me break it down a little bit. So, only a handful of regulations have actually been taken off the books under the Trump administration. A lot of the things that are included in that 1,500 number involve stopping proposed rules that hadn't actually made their way onto the books yet. The White House says it has killed or stalled 860 pending regulations. It's withdrawn 469 and it's listing another 109 as "inactive" and relegated 282 of them to "long term." So it's not as simple as just killing regulations. The Bloomberg News review found hundreds of the regulations that the White House is talking about in this deregulatory tally were pending regulations that had actually been effectively shelved before Trump took office. Part of why there's not as many that have just been straight up killed is that it actually takes a lot to undo a regulation you have to go through a long process. There's a notice-and-comment period and discussions, and you need to justify that you have the technical grounds for repealing a rule. So, it can't just be that you don't like a rule, and it's not as easy as just taking out an eraser.
Scott: So what does it take? Can you walk us through an example of something he has managed to undo.
Clark: So, a good example of how this has worked for the Trump administration is their effort to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality rule. This is the rule we've heard a lot about that would have prohibited broadband providers from favoring some websites over others. Way back in April, President Trump's Federal Communications Commission announced their intent to overhaul net neutrality, and they released a draft for public comment. The way that Congress designed the system, people can submit comments on any proposed regulation. An agency like the Federal Communications Commission makes the draft of a proposed rule available for the public to examine. Citizens have a set time period, usually between 30 and 60 days, to submit comments. And actually you right now could go to regulations.gov and comment on something yourself.
Scott: I might just do that!
Clark: So the FCC received a flood of comments on its draft proposal to repeal these net neutrality rules. In total, more than 21 million comments were submitted electronically and posted online for review.
Scott: Wow.
Clark: It's a huge amount. And federal agencies like the FCC are supposed to consider all these comments as they develop a regulation, but it's important to note that comments are not votes. It's a way to help agencies make informed decisions. But it's not like majority rules.
Scott: So Krissy, you've spent much of the past year digging into federal regulations and what they mean in our daily lives, but how much do you think the average person really understands, or even cares about, this deregulatory agenda of the president's? Is this a kitchen table issue?
Clark: Well, regulations for a long time they've kind of been the stealth issue, right? Maybe we hear about them but we don't really know how they work or what they do. They're very technical and wonky. But now it is becoming more in the public eye. An example of just how important this issue is to the president is the big speech he gave last month at the White House. He talked about regulations and brought some stage props with him. He stood between these two stacks of paper.Trump: You can see another really vivid illustration of the monumental task we face. In 1960, there were approximately 20,000 pages in the Code of Federal Regulations. Today there are over 185,000 pages. So you take a look at that, and I assume that this is today, this is 1960. We're going to cut a ribbon because we're getting back below the 1960 level, and we'll be there fairly quickly.Clark: And just for the visual: the stack from the 1960s came up to about his knees, and then the other stack from today is like taller than Trump is. And after his speech he literally cut a piece of red tape to symbolize how many regulations he was going to get rid of. One thing that's important to point out is that yeah, the Trump administration is indeed in a deregulatory mood, but his assertion that they're going to get down to those 1960s levels of regulations — not even his own regulatory czar that he appointed thinks that would be possible without legislation.
Scott: About a week and a half from now President Trump will be giving the State of the Union address. With all of this perspective you have now what are some things you're going to be listening for?
Clark: Yes, so I'm definitely going to be listening to hear how many regulations he says his administration has canceled or delayed so far. I'm going to be curious to see if he'll name any specific rules that he is focused on next. And I'm also just interested in hearing how he talks about the relationship between businesses and corporations and regulations. He often uses the phrase "job-killing regulations" or "job-killing rules" and he talks about how businesses are leaving our country because we have so many rules. We actually did a whole episode on the relationship between corporations and regulations and it turns out that it goes back a long way and it's much more complicated than just businesses hating regulations and wanting them to go away. Often businesses are using regulations because it helps level the playing field for the industry.Comment -
Cut a lot of regs that Obama tried to use to kill the coal industry. Cut tons of pipeline killing regs that Obama tried to use to slow pipelines that competed with his buddy/donor Warren Buffet. Cut regs on gasoline producers that will help keep the price stable.
I'm more familiar with the energy regs that have been cut or scaled back. But would assume the kinds of cuts of regs in the energy sector is going on all over.Comment -
This is the only thing Trump cuts........
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Let me know when he cuts a regulation on something smart Roy. Wow filthy primitive coal he is saving. Are u aware he also let these pigs dump there shit in our rivers and streams. You see Roy regulations are put on people who are pigs and devious. This is the only way you can stop these handjobs. Nobody is putting regulations on anyone to stop them from succeeding unless they are a pig or crook. These catch phrases Republicans use all the time like "they are gonna take your guns away" are red meat for an imbecile. You are the imbecile clientele they fool over and over again. By the way how you like paying these high gas prices? Interest rates climbing, and 401 K now tanking. I told you i would give you two years before the shit hit the fan and it is a little over one and here we go again with Republican god awful policies eating up our paychecks. AGAIN!! Doesn't matter Roy you are a big sucker and suckers like you make guys like me unfortunately have to pay up because you are a sucker. That is the sad part.Comment
He cut taxes and cut regulation?? 