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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 01:57 PM Feb 2017

Trump's Promised Stimulus Won't Happen This Year


February 27, 2017By Taegan Goddard

Stan Collender: “Donald Trump’s insistence that his tax and spending plans will provide an immediate kick to the U.S. economy and Wall Street’s belief that the new administration’s budget policies will lead to a quick boost in corporate profits now need to be tempered with a big dose of economic reality: The president’s promised fiscal stimulus isn’t going to be enacted or take effect any time soon. If it happens at all, the soonest the economy will begin to feel the impact of a Trump stimulus is in federal fiscal year 2018, that is, starting 7 months from now on October 1. And even October 1 is optimistic.”

“Part of the reason for this is how long it’s taking for Congress to do what the day after Election Day was considered to be a slam-dunk: repeal the Affordable Care Act. The controversy between and among congressional Republicans is now so multifaceted, heated and chaotic that the delay could soon make it far more difficult for the House and Senate to deal with both ACA and tax reform.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/02/27/trumps-promised-stimulus-wont-happen-year/
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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
2. Wait till Hair Furor slaps on a 20% tariff on all Mexican goods coming US to pay for his damned wall
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 02:04 PM
Feb 2017

That will stimulate the hell out of the economy.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
6. Oh I can see the stories now from redstate republican farmers/Trump voters
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 02:48 PM
Feb 2017

Cryin and moaning when the price of their crops goes lower than whale poo at the bottom of the ocean because Mexico isn't buying their shit anymore!

Their hate and racism is going to carry a heavy price.

Elections have consequences assholes!

FSogol

(45,484 posts)
4. Do that mean that the Coal and Steel jobs won't come back this year? Or we won't defeat ISIS in the
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 02:41 PM
Feb 2017

next 40 days? Or that Jared will super-diplomat his way to middle east peace?

I'm shocked!

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