What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[CountDeMoney]

Not everybody's into computers like you.

[FunkMonk]

The Trump presidency will be the most triggered administration of all time. OF ALL TIME

Sure, it's all fun and games until you have come in to work one day, and your statistical compilation and analysis is limited to .ru sites.  Have fun editing all that data, Winston.

Word is everyone should be learning Russian, tovarisch.

[CountDeMoney]

Word is everyone should be learning Russian, tovarisch.

It's going to take forever to grow a facial wart.

[FunkMonk]

Fortunately I already have a couple track suits.

[Ed Anger]

You can borrow one of DG's if need be.

[CountDeMoney]

[CountDeMoney]

LOL, Freedom Caucus founder Mick Mulvaney from South Carolina picked for the Office of Management and Budget.

For those of you that don't remember, he's the guy that said Obama was lying about the the dangers of default if the GOP shut down the government.  And now he's going to be OMB.  Yeah.

[Tamas]

In all seriousness, these nominations/appointments show one thing: Trump does not care abi To the efficiency of the state one bit. He is just picking whoever was the biggest contrarian on the particular feed, because that is the safest bet for keeping his political supporters happy without actually having to, you know, work and read up on people.

[CountDeMoney]

Do you want to destroy the federal government?  Because this is how you destroy the federal government.

[DGuller]

It seems like the significant minority of American voters are like mice who have been infected with toxoplasmosis;  they're permanently rewired to act in ways that facilitate their demise.

[derspiess]

I'm just wondering where the potential markers are from you moving from "giving him a chance" - which is a legit position to hold even if I find it hard to do myself - to "this is too far." I think it's worthwhile to look at that kind of thing before the to and fro of daily partisan argument starts with his actual administration.

I'll let you know when it happens.  But chances are I'll take it issue by issue.  I expect to support some of his policies and oppose others.

[Admiral Yi]

I'll let you know when it happens.  But chances are I'll take it issue by issue.  I expect to support some of his policies and oppose others.

That's not what he asked you.  He asked you what would be beyond the Pale.

[LaCroix]

stacking SCOTUS would be p big

anything humanitarian or environmental, nah
some amendment, probably ya
anything related to his personal interests, like divestiture, probably nah
canceling (without replacing) major alliances, NAFTA, ya
canceling (without replacing or grandfather clause-ing) healthcare, IBR-like programs, ya

[The Minsky Moment]

I actually think the economy may improve under Trump. 

I know you don't like your words to be dissected, but this is a factual prediction.
It doesn't see likely to happen for the simple reason that the economy is already doing about as well as it possible could.  GDP growth has been solid to excellent since early 2014 and was on the upswing last couple of quarters.  Unemployment is about as low as it will go cyclically, and it looks like median personal incomes will rise significantly for the second year in a row after a couple of decades of stagnation.

There just doesn't seem room for improvement without "new paradigm" thinking that says we can break out to a permanent 4% growth rate.  Count me skeptical.  If deregulation occurs it may confer some micro-economic benefits but nothing likely to impact the immediate macro picture.  Any attempt to stimulate fiscally will give rise to monetary offset by the Fed, indeed this is already happening.

The worry is that if Trump believes his own hype and feels the need to "do better" than Obama he will get into a political war with the Fed and undermine that institution as well.

[Valmy]

Watch it Minsky. I am pretty sure our country is about to collapse into a pile of rubble. Or so the Conservatives have said for the past eight years and the Liberals have said for the past six weeks.

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Get out while you still can.