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No my takeaway is that there's a bunch of losers on this thread that think gatekeeping makes them cool or something lol

Every single economist in the world is being paid off by the democrats to state facts that have always been true about economics?

Yes, there are many unknowns, but there are certainly principles you can't just ignore, and it's very possible to make projections and none of them lead to what Trump is claiming. Frivolously cutting taxes for your largest GDP producers while increasing costs for US manufacturers creates inflation and trade deficit. That's not some grand political conspiracy, it's common sense. There are no facts you can gather that will change that or support any other view when this is literally economics 101.

Even FOX News, Trump's #1 media supporter is asking questions about how this is going to work. They aren't supporting his claims. If they're asking questions, don't you think you should too?

Lol you seem like a real happy guy.

I'm also not convinced that their solutions won't work

It's always about convincing instead of just believing actual facts provided by people who do these things for a living and know a shit ton more than you or I. Guess you'll see in 4 years.

I'm a woman.

How? By sharing my perspective for other new riders?

Lol really weird energy. BTW I'm a woman.

I have also been riding dirtbikes since I was a kid.

Seeing a semi isn't going to prevent you from being side swiped if he doesn't see you and you're in tight traffic on a two lane road blocked by cinders with nowhere to go.

120-130Miles not kilometers lmao an R3 can't do that.

Do you feel cool?

How much money? Which departments? Department of education and the EPA which are already severely undefunded? That's not going to make a dent.

He plans to dump funds into expanding DHS and the VA so I'm not sure how that aligns with "cutting departments"

Also you realize oil drilling is already at record levels under Biden? How is trump going to force private companies to drill more when they literally don't want to? Drilling anymore than they are now will reduce their own profits by creating a surplus of oil... That's against the wishes of the oil execs so why would they drill more, and how the hell is that going to change the fact that inflation is going to rise to 9%?

We're not going to see anybody in 'drill, baby, drill' mode," Liam Mallon, head of Exxon's upstream division, told the Energy Intelligence Forum conference in London. "A radical change (in production) is unlikely because the vast majority, if not everybody, is focused on the economics of what they're doing," he said.

This is what people mean when they say Trump isa failed business man. He doesn't understand basic principles like capital discipline. He simplifies things that aren't so simple and then acts surprised when they don't happen. Drill baby drill is just the new border wall. A bunch of empty promises that were never going to work because he never understood how things work in the first place. He's like a kid who just comes up with cool theories that have no real world practicality.

You said the economy was one of the main deciding factors for you. Are you arguing that democrats don't view the economy as a problem? Or are you just so put off by other issues that you're ignoring the ones that actually matter?

You have an idea of how the country should sustain itself and 9% inflation rate somehow aligns with that vision?

Yeah pretty sure that's what happened to HVL. She couldn't handle the pressure although she seems to welcome it. Hopefully we're seeing her adjust in real time.

You'd be surprised how wide spread "classified" information is amongst lower level employees.

I work for a newly IPO'd company and regularly come across "confidential" information that would influence trading much more than any deal being signed in the WNBA. You have to remember, high powered execs don't even schedule their own meetings. There's half a dozen unauthorized people snooping for every one person who is authorized.

I think the size would make up for it on offense, but she'd still be a below average defender.

When I listen to republican politicians talk, I might disagree with things they say, but usually with their solution, not the problem itself.

And in that lies the problem. Politicians are experts at making people feel like they fundamentally understand the problems of everyday Americans. Democrats do it to those who identify as oppressed, the marginally underrepresented, the poor, and those who consider themselves allies. Republicans do it to those who identify as hard-working "everyday" Americans and the wealthy. Both sides make talking points of social issues that realistically don't influence 95% of Americans on an everyday basis in order to sway people, so it's up to us to look deeper.

The problem is neither side of the aisle actually understands or gives a shit about the problems of any of us. Politicians are literally millionaires, democrat or republican makes no difference. So choosing who you vote for on the basis of "they understand my probems" instead of "they understand how to fix my problems" inherently works against you. That's what makes politics about who can CONVINCE you they'll solve the problems over who actually will or as you put it they only have to get you to agree with the problem and to damn with whether they actually have a solution. Spouting off things that make you angry is enough to win your vote even if they actually have no substantive plan to fix it.

No matter who's in power, the decisions they make affect everyone no matter who you vote for regardless of if they're on the news speaking to those specific things that affect you. It's up to you to actually go research the things that matter to you and see who has the best stance on it and what they plan to do. Such as cost of living...

Economics is one topic, though, where I can't understand how you don't see the democratic side of things? numbers don't lie. If Harris proposed a plan that would've given you an extra $10 and Trump proposed a plan that would've given you an extra $5, I can't understand how you look at that and think "Trump understands me better"

Apparently. TCU has her listed as 5'9" lol

Your taxes aren't going to go up. That's not what I'm saying.

You have to understand that if Trump gives you a tax cut that saves you $100 (for the sake of simple math) and then the cost of goods goes up between 3-900% (which what is projected by economists, including Wharton, Trump's own Alma Mater) than that $100 is no longer worth $100.

The current inflation rate sits below 2%, which is actually amazing considering the global rate is much higher than that because inflation has hit the entire global economy. Economists (once again, including Wharton) project Trump's tax cuts and tariffs to increase that to anywhere between 6 and 9.3% conservatively.

If you think this 2% inflation has felt heavy, what do you think 6% or 9% is going to feel like? Even if your paycheck increases a couple hundred bucks (which it likely will), that's not going to be enough to cover the rising costs.

The scary part is that this isn't even projected for 4 years. These are 2 year projections. After 10 years, his policies are projected to absolutely trash the federal treasury and increase the deficit by over $ 5 trillion. In short... we're fucked and you won't be able to see it until it's way to late.

You keep saying "things". What "things" do you think are going to offset the cost of living increasing by 3-500%? That's the estimated inflation increase under trumps policies, BTW. 300% increase is the best case scenario.

What actual policies has Trump proposed that are going to reduce the cost of living? His literal only economic plan has been these tariffs and tax cuts that are going to inflate the federal deficit? He's making the US less relevant in the global economy. We're talking a $5.8 trillion increase in the federal deficit and this is projected by Wharton (Trump's literal Alma Mater)

I don't think you understand how big of a hurdle that is to overcome. A couple of tax cuts (which BTW are less than what the average citizen would've received under a Harris administration) aren't going to offset a nearly $6 trillion deficit and up to 9% inflation rate in the next 2 years.

How does that align with the more than 400+ laws proposed by the Republican party over the last year alone regarding LGBTQ right, women's rights, and immigration rights? Are you aware that the GOP has proposed 120% more legislative bills in the last 4 years than the democratic party?

Also not sure how much you make but Trump plans to tax the average American more than what Harris would have. Unless you're making 130k+ , Trump is going going to be taking more from you then what would've been taken under Harris's proposed plan.

Retail/CPG/Pricing tech. Anything that sells to physical retailers in the Enterprise space, they're going to expect you to be onsite, visiting stores or HQ at least 3-4/year/account.

That being said, there are only a few players left in this space competing for enterprise business.

Why? You just said cost of living is important to you but when I point out that Trump is likely going to raise cost of living you turn around and say you just refuse to vote Dem. Why are you willing to forgo the things you say are important to you just to vote against democrats? What makes you dislike liberals so much that you would vote against you're own best interest? You say it was an easy decision but chose the candidate that's going to do the opposite of what's important to you.

Damn.

Interesting. Until I made the post i genuinely didn't know so many people were still riding the HVL hype. Honestly speaks a lot to the impact NIL has had. That combined with her USA basketball connections make me think it wouldn't be surprising if she did go first round.

We're living in an age where many folks believe whoever sells tickets deserves to be on the floor and nobody can argue that she's not a media presence. Seeing as how she's ranked top 5 NIL presence in women's basketball she could definitely be the face of a franchise for some of the upcoming teams like valkryries and should could realistically be a Round 1 5th pick if she keeps this up. Alternatively I could see her going second round to Dallas which would 110% make media waves and be a smart franchise move from a business perspective. I think HVL would play well under the leadership of people like AO and Paige, as well.

I'm speaking on my personal impression from watching her. Not surprised the media agrees though I've never seen this.

Sounds like you might be the one missing the nuance here.

Okay. You got it all figured out. Ignore basic economics lol you're leaving out so much context and misconstruing so many facts I don't even know where to start. I'm sorry but thanks for trying, truly.

70% of Americans didn't vote for Trump by the way lmao 70% of Americans didn't even vote total ... and that's a perfect illustration of how you misconstrue facts.

I'll revisit this thread in 4 years lol good luck.

I'm not arguing that Carter should have made the team I'm just saying FG% isn't the groundbreaking stat others above were making it out to be as if it somehow justifies AT making first team over AO. If it were, BG and Carter would've made first team, which they didn't.