In Reply to: Re: GDP last quarter -0.3 % posted by Dr.J on April 30, 2025 at 07:23:33
technically the reason GDP is so bad is people surged imports to beat the tariffs which created a huge trade imbalance. The problem is that's because of the tariffs so the idea that once the surge stops the GDP will go back to normal is stupid. People are already not spending.
I'm retirned I "have money" but not rich, and I'm literally now researching what day the zoo is cheapest to visit, where the cheapest gas is, what day is cheapest for me to go visit my dad in Oregon. On monday I bought a pot pie for dinner at KFC, I didn't want pot pie but it was the Monday special so I bought it. That's how people spend in a recession.
now I'm going to go eat my generic brand oatmeal because 77 million idiots elected this man