Still waiting for the king's Golden Age of America

If Bill were in politics today he would look much too conservative for the current leftists.

 

he probably takes credit for inventing a/c

 

It’s funny to read some comments about indigenous tribes conquering each other as an equal to, and excuse, for race based conquests, slaughters, and enslavements by European caucasians.

 

Yes, because all the douchebags living today are perfectly within their rights to tell people from 500 years ago that they were living their lives all wrong.
Just like 500 years from now, people will be looking back at us and thinking, what a bunch of dumb fks.

Get a grip, reality is not all rainbows and unicorns.

 

I’m not the one who needs to get a grip on reality. I want the slave history and other atrocities to be remembered as reality.

 

Many (most) Americans don't sit around waiting for the next "golden age."

Interesting related topic in "The Dispatch" and a RARE tip o' the hat from a Never Trumper......

 

We are in the "King's golden age of America".

Aren't the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer?
No bid contract for any cronies that had donated to his campaign - then blaming incompetence, vandals, or "it's someone else fault" - and continuing to add to the bill....
A majority in both house, senate, and the supreme court in your back pocket.
You get to make more than a billion dollar in a year, still claim to be too poor to pay a $5 million dollar judgement against you. Also claiming your too poor or want a discount for the second defamation judgement of $83 million.
When you royally screw something up; just walk away from it; like a child - and let someone else clean up the mess.
Basically not taking responsibility for anything. This is where you claim to have dementia, so you can wake up the next morning and repeat the same mistakes again, with a clear consensus.
You can even buy your way out of prison or just know someone that can whisper into the correct ear.

How is this NOT a Golden Age for someone with money, influence, and/or connections?????

YMMV

 

The king’s golden age is for himself of course, being the king and all. The insider stock trading king profiting from his position of influence. The king of crooks. he loves his gold and young women more than anything.

 

I forgot to mention that the; save America bill will remove power from the state and concentrate it at the federal level.
It essentially allows representatives to pick who they represent; instead of the people picking their own representative. There's a distinction and the current gerrymandering is concentrating power in the few; NOT the many. You won't be able to vote a bad representative out on the next term; making us look more like Russia and Belarus. That's why Trump likes them so much, (Putin and Lukashenko); he want's to learn how they hold onto power, circumvent or makeup their own rules and laws. While he claims to hate Communism; he sure has a bunch of Communist buddies.

 

You think it's NOT remembered as reality?
So you think 'slave history' is limited only to the US and white folk owning them and committing 'atrocities"?

Feel free to donate all your money and possessions to your nearest reparation center.

Or maybe it's that there isn't enough paper and ink in existence to list all the "slavery history and atrocities" committed around the world since the dawn of man? It was part of life. Get over it. The world moves on.

 

So it’s true that maga lack CT skills.

 

"Aren't the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer?"

According to

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/growth-in-real-wages-over-time-by-income-group-usa-1979-2023/

Through 2023, all income groups were in rising tide, but different ends of the ship rose differently. There may be ways to make this analysis current with Bureau of Economic Analysis or 'FRED' data.

 

That chart seems to look at long term wage growth, doesn't seem to adjust for inflation or plot an inflation index to see if we are losing ground or gaining ground.
The dip in the chart was probably COVID; but the upswing was during the Biden administration - on top of trying to get control of the Federal deficit left by the previous administration.
He's on track to break his previous record of Federal deficit spending. See attached - this time no COVID as an excuse.

FWIW: The rich don't get rich by wages - it's stock and stock options. They only pay taxes when they cash-out.

 

"doesn't seem to adjust for inflation or plot an inflation index"

It is adjusted to 2023 dollars so I think your concern is covered.

"The rich don't get rich by wages - it's stock and stock options"

Fair enough. We then would look for information on wealth growth.

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GINI index (circa 2023) puts US at 41.8

Gini Index (Inequality) by Country 2026 — #1 Colombia | Full Ranking | Statistics of the World

Readers can assess whether countries they most respect are higher or lower than that.

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(opinion) Any country's golden age would come when its people are well served by govt. in terms of health, education, respect and financial opportunities for all. When its policies emphasize peaceful international coexistence and trade development, and thus are respected elsewhere. Readers may assess which countries are gold like that.

Gold-plated items pale in comparison.

 

"doesn't seem to adjust for inflation or plot an inflation index"

It is adjusted to 2023 dollars so I think your concern is covered.

"The rich don't get rich by wages - it's stock and stock options"

Fair enough. We then would look for information on wealth growth.

--
GINI index (circa 2023) puts US at 41.8

Gini Index (Inequality) by Country 2026 — #1 Colombia | Full Ranking | Statistics of the World

Readers can assess whether countries they most respect are higher or lower than that.

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(opinion) Any country's golden age would come when its people are well served by govt. in terms of health, education, respect and financial opportunities for all. When its policies emphasize peaceful international coexistence and trade development, and thus are respected elsewhere. Readers may assess which countries are gold like that.

Gold-plated items pale in comparison.

 

You can say that again!