VTshredder69
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14618110:PacificRimJob said:1. You seem to forget how much of a chaotic mess the border was under Trump as well. Its been a mess for a long time, but comprehensive immigration reform is not going to come from the President. Its going to come from congress.. and neither party really wants to touch the subject because its become such a hotbed of ridiculousness... Trump had the whole of congress controlled by the GOP and all they did was give a tax break to the 1%. They did nothing for improving immigration and their solutions were nothing besides "give a bunch of money to this stupid wall that wont work" (and no.. a wall will not fucking work to curb illegal immigration - most of which happens due to visa overstays) Whatever though.
I kinda don't give a shit about illegal immigration. It's never really negatively affected the main population, and given how agriculture doesn't carry a minimum wage, agricultural farms would be useless without it unless we change that status quo and a whole host of others. Nobody else is willing to work those jobs. If youre scared of immigrants taking your jobs, or causing crime, look at other Americans first lol.
2. Trump is definitely the one who threw gas on inflation far before the pandemic even happened. He pushed for YEARS to keep interest rates rock bottom in order to overcook the economical growth numbers, and keep the stock market and real estate markets which he is heavily invested in on overload.
If he was elected to a 2nd term, inflation was absolutely bound to happen - it was already being predicted in mid 2019 - and he would have just blamed everyone else for what happened. Truth be told, Biden was focused a lot more on other crises than the interest rate and took a very hands off approach to it. If you hate the Fed, thats very separate to the president as you stated...
Inflation has been a problem, but corporations have been price gouging for years to make up for it - leading to record profits. If inflation is so bad, how come theyre making an absolute killing out there and seeing such high growth numbers despite it? It doesnt add up... and there's nothing the president can really do about that without congressional action - something theyre also unwilling to do as they benefit from corporate profits on both sides of the table. Leaving most actual people scrambling...
Trump inherited an economy that had been reestablished under the Obama administration after it was destroyed by deregulation in the global financial crisis in the late aughts. He worked with Republicans to put it in perhaps the worst position imaginable for the majority of Americans when the Pandemic struck, and completely goofed up the response to it. Hell, Boris Johnson across the pond at least was halfway un-shit in that regard, even if he did have a stupid ass party at #10. Meanwhile, Trump completely bodged it in every way because he's useless in a crisis - where his only move when it comes to his own businesses is to hire all the lawyers and the declare bankruptcy... Not a good move.
I don't think Biden has been amazing or anything, but I also don't believe he's as volatile or petty as Trump - I just trust him to do the right thing for us.
If trump was truly a bad president, He won't win in November..... TICK TOCK
