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If I was putting money on it, I'd say a Trump presidency will supercharge the economy, low unemployment, soaring stock markets, large scale

Posted by Loyola Jan 19 '17, 08:27

Infrastructure upgrades and a wall of money being repatriated from overseas corporates.

But probably bad for the environment and geopolitical instability in the middle east and Asia.

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I could be this optimistic, but there are at least two immense hurdles in the way. - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 09:16
While I disagree on most of these points, I wonder what the likelihood is that overseas money will finally come home? -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 08:31 2
- They'll probably push through a tax holiday, and it'll come flooding back into the pockets of their stockholders. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 08:45 1
  - Wasn't there a discussion of dramatically reducing the corporate tax rate? -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 08:54
Lol. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 08:31
unemployment is already about as low as it's possible to be. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:30 5
- (Though the participation rate is at roughly a 40 year low.) -- nm - Ender Jan 19, 08:36 4
  - At least some of that has to be from the baby boomers retiring, though. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 08:39 2
    - much of it, really....nm - x Jan 19, 08:41 1
      - But don't worry, Trump will fix it! -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 08:42
  - it is. but that's mostly structural.... - x Jan 19, 08:39
it's not going to supercharge the economy. we're already at fairly low unemployment. their 4% growth target is an effing dream....nm - x Jan 19, 08:29 2
- Agreed. But he's basically planning a stimulus package (that we don't need, at least in this form). Lower taxes, possibly some infrastructure. How - pmb Jan 19, 08:42 1
  - oh, i think there's some boost coming, sure. it just aint gonna move the needle over 3%, imo.... - x Jan 19, 08:46
i think it's going to result in price increases on products across the board. - Andie Jan 19, 08:29
you think changing NAFTA is good for the US? or charging 35% tax on VWs? - university of amanda jones Jan 19, 08:29

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