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flashman13

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33. I must disagree with your title. Strike the words Potentially and ahead. Hard times are here and getting worse.

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Fri Feb 13, 2026, 07:33 PM

23 hrs ago

For starters don't believe the 2-1/2% inflation rate. That's utter nonsense.

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Potentially hard times ahead [View all] angrychair Yesterday OP

Dollar erosion is a major concern bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

Not positive angrychair Yesterday #2

Gold standard isn't coming back lonely bird 10 hrs ago #39

prepare for interest rates to zoom. mopinko Yesterday #3

MAGA don't care about educated professional people losing their jobs. They have jobs chasin MexuRicans. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #4

True Cirsium 7 hrs ago #43

True for some but I grew up in a Union household and was a teamster my first 2 years of College ChicagoTeamster 6 hrs ago #49

May Take Awhile modrepub Yesterday #5

True regarding capital expenditures lonely bird 10 hrs ago #40

So maybe we need a Mark Carney type person for President? mwooldri Yesterday #6

Can I ask in this very important thread how does one prepare? ALBliberal Yesterday #7

Preparation markodochartaigh 4 hrs ago #53

I agree that the US is on a trajectory of economic disaster but I take one exception Bev54 Yesterday #8

Then add the upcoming climate disasters... ananda Yesterday #22

It is convenient to popsdenver Yesterday #9

Yes angrychair Yesterday #10

But when he is gone popsdenver Yesterday #12

Fair point angrychair Yesterday #14

Hey AC popsdenver Yesterday #17

I've been saying this forever. People still don't get how much language matters. live love laugh Yesterday #16

Hey popsdenver Yesterday #18

That's what makes me throw things at the TV and 90% of online/Youtube postings! BComplex Yesterday #20

You are more than welcome BC popsdenver Yesterday #23

Scream from the rooftops they hate ALL Americans not just liberals NoSheep 8 hrs ago #42

Except China and Russias' economies are also in the tank. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #11

Very different reasons angrychair Yesterday #13

China is in the "shadows" popsdenver Yesterday #24

Exactly right angrychair Yesterday #26

China has a huge demographic problem lonely bird 10 hrs ago #41

American Jinga live love laugh Yesterday #15

Elections have far greater consequences than what side gets owned on social media. Initech Yesterday #19

No, Initech: This is the world that THE REPUBLICAN PARTY built. BComplex Yesterday #21

I repeat popsdenver Yesterday #25

True, but they are the face of the GOP. Initech Yesterday #28

If you look at the evidence in the Trump fraud case brought by Letitia James Jarqui Yesterday #27

77 million morons voted for him. Turbineguy Yesterday #29

over 70 million voted for him timms139 19 hrs ago #38

How many of the 90 million that "stayed away", RandomNumbers 7 hrs ago #45

China won the economic war. Roc2020 23 hrs ago #30

It will be all Biden's fault. milestogo 23 hrs ago #31

We've all watched this unfold in real time FoggyLake 23 hrs ago #32

I must disagree with your title. Strike the words Potentially and ahead. Hard times are here and getting worse. flashman13 23 hrs ago #33

Don't forget AI coming for entry level white collar jobs trumpisapdf 23 hrs ago #34

love ur screen name here is a welcome heart gopiscrap 20 hrs ago #37

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #47

Guessing pdf stands for "petty dumb f**ker" KS Toronado 6 hrs ago #50

I'm not concerned. OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #35

Elections have consequences gulliver 22 hrs ago #36

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Don't forget the BRICS countries the_liberal_grandpa 7 hrs ago #46

I mentioned Brics angrychair 5 hrs ago #51

Typically, repubs crash everything... returnee 7 hrs ago #48

So true duckworth969 5 hrs ago #52

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