The feds favorite inflation gauge ticked up again in August. It came in at .3%, which is 3x as high as last year. The current 3-month average puts us on a trajectory of over 3.5% annually.

Experts estimate that only a small fraction of tariffs have made their way through the system at this point.

Here is a nice visual representation of Trump 1.0's economy being the second worst in GDP growth in 30 + years.

I've been slammed at work, the type of thing that happens to finance professionals when the economy is falling apart, and have not been able to post as much original content.

Fuck every single one of these spineless fucks.

Shame on this country and on MAGA.

It does not trickle down! It does not trickle down! It does not trickle down!

Ahh I’m so glad Republicans have figured out that the government has just gotten too big. Surely, that’s the reason for their massive deficit. Oh wait…

And just like that, Republican voters and the media are no longer blaming the president for inflation. It’s like something changed since 2 weeks ago.

You can’t back the blue and back Trump. It’s that simple.

Ladies and gentlemen, the same party that blew their lid when President Clinton got a BJ is now fully onboard with a convicted sex offender who has nominated other sex offenders for leading positions.

Let's take a look at how the last tax cut bill impacted job growth and wages. The number of jobs created decreased 20% and wages barely moved. In fact, economist expected higher wage growth given the tight labor market after 10 years of job growth.

Please share so we can continue to educate voters.

Overall the stock market has not responded strongly to Trump getting elected. I think what we see here is the market realizing Trump intends to make good on tariffs and deportations. There are a lot of strong tailwinds heading into 2025, but Trump is determined to destroy the economy.

Oh boy…the maga blowhards are not going to like this. I will publish a more comprehensive analysis once December numbers come in, but preliminary analysis indicates job growth decreased by over 20% under Trump (excluding Covid) and Biden’s numbers are 40% higher than Trump (excluding Covid recovery)

The GOP prioritizes tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations while running up deficits.

An alternative way of looking at the data is comparing the last fiscal year of the prior President to the final fiscal year of each President. No matter how you slice the data, the pattern is still clear.

With all of this budget talk we should focus on why Trump wants to raise the debt ceiling and educate voters on the track record of both parties as it pertains to the defict. Since 1980 the deficit has increased under EVERY Republican and decreased under EVERY Democrat President.