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In reply to the discussion: When a Trump cultist points to the stock market [View all]Ziggysmom
(3,406 posts)37. My Pop who was a farmer always said...
You dont feed the chickens by giving oats to the horse!
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I'm getting to the point where cruelty to assholes is a "normal" response...
Wounded Bear
Jan 2020
#2
For someone to be gloating despite his own job loss etc., about the stock market is unreal ...
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2020
#24
Oh, Sweet Jesus...you have NO idea how close this hits to home in terms of
bullwinkle428
Jan 2020
#7
You're right that the market did well under Obama, but people don't care about % increases
onenote
Jan 2020
#45
I'm in Mid Ga, so we're a good bit lower than ATL. But Metro IS expensive to us!
oldsoftie
Jan 2020
#66
Friend worked for a privately held company for about 10 years, untill she got cancer.
3Hotdogs
Jan 2020
#13
You HAVE to know thats not true. Over 70% of workers are eligible to have one.
oldsoftie
Jan 2020
#57
actually, the market did only a bit better in Obama's first year than Trump's first year
onenote
Jan 2020
#46
Most people who invest in the stock market do so through 401Ks or similar arrangements
onenote
Jan 2020
#54
It's also like giving a BOGOF coupon for a fancy chain restaurant to a homeless person.
Hugin
Jan 2020
#19
trump cultists often brag about the "huge" increases in their 401Ks supposedly due to trump.
mwb970
Jan 2020
#28
My STUPID BIL tried this on Xmas and I said yeah like it's been doing for the last 10 years and
UniteFightBack
Jan 2020
#29
It's also worth rebutting their contention that Trump is awesome on stock growth.
Snarkoleptic
Jan 2020
#31