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lord_shiva 05-Mar-25, 20:40	Idiot Sales CIA The idiot in charge of the US government listed the headquarters of the VA, Department of Justice, a million square foot research laboratory, and the CIA. over four hundred properties were listed for sale, including the HQ for the GSA. Less than 24 hours later the list was taken down, apparently before the sale of the CIA could be finalized. Russia might have wanted to bid on that property.
apatzer 05-Mar-25, 20:54	What is man to do in the face of such reckless stupidity and malice?
lord_shiva 05-Mar-25, 20:59	GDP Calculation to be Muffed Projecting a 3% decline in GDP thanks to unbelievable stupidity, Groper now proposes omitting government depending from the GDP calculation. Groper has also dismissed the team that confirms economic numbers like employment and GDP, the better to cook the books and make his lies more credible. www.barrons.com
apatzer 05-Mar-25, 21:01	We deserve everything that happens to us! I'll burn right along with you.
lord_shiva 06-Mar-25, 06:27	Sells CIA Since it didn’t sell, and there were over 400 federal properties listed, “Idiot Sales” is ok, but CIA needed to be set apart. Yes, the US fully deserves all the damage and more. Ukraine doesn’t, however. Nor do Canada, Mexico, Panama, Denmark, or the other nations that will suffer from our suicidal and ignorant collapse.
bobspringett 06-Mar-25, 14:11	Shiva 20:59 <Groper now proposes omitting government depending from the GDP calculation.> I doubt he'll do that. Federal spending is about a quarter of the GDP, so if that is taken out it will look like the arse has fallen off the US economy. Since Trump only cares about appearances, he won't want that! But I wouldn't be surprised if any tariff income is added to GDP, since it is money spent in America by importers. <the better to cook the books and make his lies more credible.> It won't make his lies more credible. You have to look at the sociology involved here:- a) Trump's rednecks don't understand or even look at 'elitist' statistics, least of all GDP. What they look at is employment, wages and inflation, and even those are looked at anecdotally, not statistically. The only figures they will see are the paypacket, the mortgage, the weekly shop and the bills. b) Trump's mates, the oligarchs who are benefitting from his slash-and-burn of anything that doesn't help corporate profits, will be horrified. Lack of reliable statistics means less information, which means more uncertainty, which means greater risk when investing. If Trump starts to strangle reliable statistics, interest rate will rise and foreign sources of investment will keep their distance. That will cost profits as well as jobs. I think it much more likely (but still improbable!) that Trump will keep good statistics, but simply not publish them. But those who make decisions will know anyway. The result will be the same.
bobspringett 29-May-25, 05:09	Unless someone objects, I intend to close this thread in a few days.
lord_shiva 29-May-25, 12:12	Run Its Course While there is fodder here for other topics, I think it safe to just close this thread now. Groper backed off the sale of a bunch of federal properties. TACO FALLS! Yesterday the general tariffs were struck down as illegal. While Groper has appealed, it is doubtful the 3-0 federal trade court decision (two appointed by Republicans—one by Groper himself) will be reversed.

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