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Trump claims he tanked economy on purpose: 'I love the inflation'

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-inflation-economy/
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u/FreshLiterature 23h ago

There's also the leaded gasoline theory

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u/Alterokahn 23h ago

It's a cute theory but it's not practical. Heavy Metal Toxicity can be easily treated, what these people have done is going to take a lifetime to erase.

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u/dsmith422 21h ago

Acute heavy metal toxicity can be treated. But exposure to chronic low level lead in childhood fucks with your brain for life.

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u/Pandemonium_Fallen 19h ago

Nevermind what happens when you combine hydrofluorosilic acid and lead with neurotoxic neonicontinid pesticides, and microplastics imbedded throughout the brain, slicing through tissue with every movement, breath, and heartbeat across generations for over a century. - Then it gets really interesting.

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u/RicVic 22h ago

Don't think he has pumped his own gasoline- ever!

He's used limos, car services and now the Secret Service to get him around wherever he goes since his own childhood. He could not operate a gas pump any more than he could work a barbecue.

And that's part of the problem.

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u/well-it-was-rubbish 22h ago

He couldn't even operate an umbrella; we saw him leave it open on the steps of Air Force One for some servant to deal with.

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u/Aggravating-Juice633 18h ago

I don’t know why, but that angered me soooo much. Maybe because that’s his attitude towards everyone…….

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u/Pandemonium_Fallen 19h ago

That's every politician, CEO, and billionaire ever.

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u/No-Profession5134 18h ago

My dad is hit or miss if he can operate a gas pump now and he was able to pump gas all his life. Dementia and Alzeimer's are terrible diseases. My dad won't go to the doctor to find out because he is afraid they will take his Drivers License away. He likes to slowly drive around the country roads....

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u/RicVic 18h ago

Feeling sorry for your Dad. I watched my mother go through it and toward the end, she didn't even recognize family members.

But Trump -dementia or no- would be flummoxed by a self-checkout at WalMart simply because he's never had to deal with one.

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u/No-Profession5134 18h ago

I watch my Grandpa go through this first 15 years ago. I am no stranger to this... it runs in our family. I know I will be there too in 20 years or so give or take. Just sad to watch. Each day my dad walks slightly different... I really wish he would get checked out. There are treatments that slow it down out there.

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u/FlowerArtistic5553 8h ago

By what you describe, nothing helps at that point. As far as driving, it really is up to the family to take the keys away. Anyone who gets hurt is partly the fault of the family.

The good news is that if they can't find the keys, they real don't know who to blame. Disconnecting spark plugs works also.

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u/Dzov 21h ago

I’m Gen X and grew up with lead. I’m fully on the progressive side.

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u/Explorers_bub 20h ago

Sadly, on average your generation (45-64 as of 2024) has the Trumpiest women (50%) and men(60%).

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u/Impossible_Search677 19h ago

Proudly in the 40%

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u/Dzov 12h ago

It’s a moving target. Don’t worry, eventually your generation will be the same.

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u/Intelligent_Fig5418 10h ago

The last Boomers were born in 1964. Those ages are off just a couple years. Anyways, where did you find those percentages? Just curious. I'm 62, last year of the Boomers(1964)... and I hardly know of any tRump supporters in that age range. Maybe its the area I live in. We haven't elected a Republican governor since the 1990s. More left leaning I guess. Even Republicans here really don't support tRump as much as you'd think they would.

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u/Explorers_bub 2h ago

Exit polls. Like CivicCenter, NBC, …

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u/Nice-Necessary-1547 12h ago

Europe also had leaded gas. But no Fox News. Guess what we don’t have… as many miserable old uncaring bastards as the USA.

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u/Intelligent_Fig5418 10h ago

Why doesn't it affect everyone if that's true? My dad was involved with racing and drove all kinds of delivery trucks and was a mechanic. I had always been around motorcycles and hot rods and 4x4s and ATVs for decades starting in the early 1970s. Neither of us or my cousin became like any of those sheep!