As soon as the man won the market rose significantly...now that happens anyway....but more to the point...it kept on rising.

I agree with you though that it's not via any talent of his it's just built upon believe in what he will do.

Edited by Stirlingsays (28 Dec 2017 8.44pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

The reason for increases in share prices wasn't due to confidence in the economy but an understanding that the only policy Trump promised that he was likely to deliver on was tax cuts for companies and investors knew that the benefits would mainly flow to shareholders not employees or anyone else. Hence share prices went up as expectations of post tax returns and up without having to do anything to achieve them via investment etc.

Business know he won't enact any of his protectionist, jobs or immigration policies as that would not be in their interests or his own personal interest.

Republicans have publically admitted this will add at least $1tn to the deficit and it's likely to be more than that. For no gain.

It's terrible economics with huge swathes of evidence to that end. Time and again tax cuts like this do not have any real trickle down and create inequality and lower productivity. Not jobs and prosperity. The deficit will then be used as an excuse to cut Medicaid and social security. More terrible policies.

I regard that as reasonable analysis.

What I would add is that it's important that an incoming president or incoming party in parliament gets the main pieces of their campaigns through the legislative processes. That said the Trump election was doubtful on a votes perspective if not an electional college one so some battle over policy is perhaps a fairer reflection on national mandate.

However, I'm glad he's got his tax stuff through because, when you ignore the twitter insults, at the end of the day that's a big piece of what he's sold himself on and what he should be judged on.....'it's the economy stupid' was perhaps the wisest thing Clinton said....the one with voter appeal.

I too have doubts on his tax plans but then again, I will wait and see....because if there's one thing you can be certain about economists is that they rarely agree on economies.....every situation is unique to its context so ok Mr Trump, this is your time.....lets see what happens.

Republicans always raise the deficit.....when they are in opposition they nearly always unethically vote against the democrats spending on anything but when they gain power they can mostly rely on the democrats supporting any infrastructure or services programmmes.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

One year in, here's what I think are good and bad things from Trump.

Good:
Created jobs – US almost at full employment
Stock market all-time high
Recognised Jerusalem as capital
New sanctions on N Korea
GDP growing (almost 4% last quarter)
Decertified Iran deal
Brought in the travel ban
Cutting regulations (22 cut for each new one)
Defeating ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Pulled out of Paris Accord
Taking on the fake news media
Hugh cut in illegal border crossings
Getting NATO countries to pay fair share
Tax reform!

Bad:
Not starting the wall
Failing to repeal Obamacare
Handled Charlottesville attack badly
Cruise missile strike at Syria in response to chemical weapons
Criticising his own staff
Too many personal attacks on anybody
Too much tweeting!

Edited by Penge Eagle (29 Dec 2017 12.56pm)

Yeah Abe Lincoln/David Duke - two peas.

Must be going by what he said back in the day.

"INASMUCH as most good things are produced by labor, it follows that all such things ought to belong to those whose labor has produced them. But it has happened in all ages of the world that some have labored, and others, without labor, have enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits. This is wrong, and should not continue. To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor as nearly as possible is a worthy object of any good government."

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Sorry, fella - you'll have to point me in the right direction to find where Trump has a right go at, and fully denounces the white power, Hitler-loving, jew and black-hating, racially-superior fixated, cancerous neo-nazis that invaded and upset the local folk in Charlottesville.

I know he said both sides were to blame but given their way of thinking and actions that night and day, including murder, he must have had something seperate to say about the neo-nazis, surely?

Ta in advance.

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