The Official "Making America Great Again" Thread

[93henfan]

Federal public employee unions find a sympathetic DC district judge to block Trump EOs limiting union bargaining power

https://m.govexec.com/management/2018/0 ... icle-share


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I've been barred from joining a union throughout my civvy career due to being in fiduciary positions, but that doesn't mean I don't benefit from the fine work they do. SOLIDARITY!!! DOWN WITH TRUMP!!!

[CID1990]

I don't think this was an Obama reversal - the Federal public employee unions have held sway since long before Obama's tenure

and their ability to bargain with Congress isn't codified in and law that I am aware of

they are the same as police and teachers' unions - they are poison... this was one thing that Trump did that was promising


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[93henfan]

I don't think this was an Obama reversal - the Federal public employee unions have held sway since long before Obama's tenure

and their ability to bargain with Congress isn't codified in and law that I am aware of

they are the same as police and teachers' unions - they are poison... this was one thing that Trump did that was promising


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SCAB!!!

[Chizzang]

I don't think this was an Obama reversal - the Federal public employee unions have held sway since long before Obama's tenure

and their ability to bargain with Congress isn't codified in and law that I am aware of

they are the same as police and teachers' unions - they are poison... this was one thing that Trump did that was promising

No but reversing anything Trump does
is now what every Democrat holding any position of power is trying to do..
It's apparently a fun game

haiku...

[BDKJMU]

SP 500 & NASDAQ hit record high. Dow closes above 26k for 1st time simce 2/1. What Russia investigation?

[SDHornet]

Trend this JSO:

[BDKJMU]

Second-quarter GDP jumps 4.1% for best pace in nearly four years
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/27/us-gdp-q2-2018.html

“US economy grew 4.2% in second quarter, faster than first reported

Washington (AFP) - The roaring growth of the US economy in the second quarter was even faster than first reported, with new numbers showing a bigger boost in corporate spending, the government reported Wednesday.

The uptick in estimates of second quarter spending by companies was sure to comfort President Donald Trump and supporters of December's sweeping corporate tax cuts who argue that lowering corporations' tax burdens will spur investment and growth.

Gross Domestic Product advanced at an annual rate of 4.2 percent in the April-to-June period, a tenth of a point faster than initial estimates showed last month and -- at nearly twice the first quarter's pacet -- he fastest growth in almost four years, according to the Commerce Department.

Analysts had been expecting a slight downward revision......”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-economy-g ... 18383.html

JSO refutation with graphs/charts in 3,2,1...

[BDKJMU]

U.S. Workers Report Highest Job Satisfaction Since 2005
More jobs, fewer layoffs contribute to brighter career outlook

Just more than half of U.S. workers—51%—said they were satisfied with their jobs in 2017, the highest level since 2005, according to a new report from The Conference Board, a business-research group.......”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-worker ... 1535544000

[BDKJMU]

US consumer confidence rises to 18-year high
https://apnews.com/a9444498173d4f42a52c ... -year-high

[AZGrizFan]

U.S. Workers Report Highest Job Satisfaction Since 2005
More jobs, fewer layoffs contribute to brighter career outlook

Just more than half of U.S. workers—51%—said they were satisfied with their jobs in 2017, the highest level since 2005, according to a new report from The Conference Board, a business-research group.......”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-worker ... 1535544000

This has just got to piss Trip right the fuck off.

[AZGrizFan]

US consumer confidence rises to 18-year high
https://apnews.com/a9444498173d4f42a52c ... -year-high

Bet these bastards ain’t trying to buy houses though, right Trip?

[GannonFan]

U.S. Workers Report Highest Job Satisfaction Since 2005
More jobs, fewer layoffs contribute to brighter career outlook

Just more than half of U.S. workers—51%—said they were satisfied with their jobs in 2017, the highest level since 2005, according to a new report from The Conference Board, a business-research group.......”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-worker ... 1535544000

This has just got to piss Trip right the **** off.

Well, in Trip's defense, most of his friends aren't working anyway so they're not in this survey and they're probably not seeing these news updates while they're playing Fortnite in their parent's basements (and complaining about Mom and Dad not springing for a faster router).

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First of all, 51% of people being satisfied with their job is a pathetic number.

Second, non-profit The Conference Board is owned and run by for-profit companies.

And third, it's funny they have a low rating on Glassdoor.

[Ibanez]

First of all, 51% of people being satisfied with their job is a pathetic number.

Second, non-profit The Conference Board is owned and run by for-profit companies.

And third, it's funny they have a low rating on Glassdoor.

Meh - who here is running to the internet to heap praise on their company?

I would suspect far less than those running to the internet to complain and disparage. I'd take Glassdoor ratings with a grain of salt.

[Ibanez]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/30/politics ... index.html

President Donald Trump told lawmakers on Thursday he was scrapping a planned pay raise for federal workers, saying the nation's budget couldn't support it.

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/30/politics ... index.html

President Donald Trump told lawmakers on Thursday he was scrapping a planned pay raise for federal workers, saying the nation's budget couldn't support it.

It's not the tax cuts, trade wars, extra farm subsidies, or bloated defense budgets that are the problem here. Those have nothing to do with the fact that we're on a fiscally irresponsible course; obviously the real problem are those deep state bureaucrats like the damn data-entry guy trying to bring down Trump!

Jokes aside, he's not even approving an adjustment for inflation. That's taking money away.

[AZGrizFan]

Still waiting to hear how much of your salary you’ve returned for redistribution to the lower pay grade folks below you in your company’s food chain....

[CID1990]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/busi ... riffs.html

Whoa

Maybe you cant win a trade war, but you sure as hell can win battles

Also, Trump recognizes that American cars are pieces of sh1t... so a zero for zero tariff deal wont cut it


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[CID1990]

Donald Trump is Merkel’s and Putin’s “mutual headache”

https://apnews.com/266357cbfb4345a9b8e8379cfdd10477

Russia! Russia!

[AZGrizFan]

Still waiting to hear how much of your salary you’ve returned for redistribution to the lower pay grade folks below you in your company’s food chain....

Still waiting, trip.

Guess it ain’t such a good idea when it impacts YOUR paycheck, is it?

Guess you don’t mind “hurting America”...

[JohnStOnge]

Encouraging results in the latest ABC News/Washington Post. The ABC News/Washington Post poll is the one I watch for most. It is A+ rated by 538. 538 keeps data on poll performance. If you look at all 396 polls on 538's list, that poll is 56th in "Simple Average Error." That's at the 86th percentile in terms of best and that's good. But if you consider only polls such that 538 has at least 30 results to look at, that poll is #1.

"Simple Average Error" is, in my opinion, the best measure of a polls "accuracy." But I won't get into that unless you ask me to.

The latest ABC News Washington Post Poll on Trump approval is an outlier. But the difference between it being an outlier and Rasmussen being an outlier is that it is an A+ rated poll with a relatively small average error while the Rasmussen poll is a C+ rated poll with a relatively large average error. Among all polls Rasmussen is 199th of 396 and among polls such that at least 30 results were evaluated it's 30th of 47. It's a "below average" performing poll.

Now the A+ rated poll that is #1 among polls such that there are a meaningful number of results to evaluate, and which doesn't come out that often, has Trump at minus 22 percentage points. It's got 60 percent disapproving vs. 38 percent approving.

And BTW it doesn't come out as frequently as, say, the Rasmussen poll does because the people who do it try to make an effort to stick to high quality methodology.

Personally I think it probably overstates things a bit in this case due to things like random sampling error since it IS an outlier among all polls. But a high quality poll like this one showing Trump WAY underwater is still good news.

[Pwns]

So Bob Woodward has come out with a book based on some inside stories within the White House, and apparently John Brennan said some bad things about Trump and Richard Mattis said Trump has a "sixth-grade" understanding of things. Which means they'll now be denying they said those things...

My only big fear with Trump is getting to a point where no one remotely qualified is willing to take the most important cabinet posts, which is why I wish these journalists hacks don't spill the beans on everything the people in the administration are doing to put training wheels on Trump.

[Skjellyfetti]

So Bob Woodward has come out with a book based on some inside stories within the White House, and apparently John Brennan said some bad things about Trump and Richard Mattis said Trump has a "sixth-grade" understanding of things. Which means they'll now be denying they said those things...

My only big fear with Trump is getting to a point where no one remotely qualified is willing to take the most important cabinet posts, which is why I wish these journalists hacks don't spill the beans on everything the people in the administration are doing to put training wheels on Trump.

I think you mean John Kelly

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So Bob Woodward has come out with a book based on some inside stories within the White House, and apparently John Brennan said some bad things about Trump and Richard Mattis said Trump has a "sixth-grade" understanding of things. Which means they'll now be denying they said those things...

My only big fear with Trump is getting to a point where no one remotely qualified is willing to take the most important cabinet posts, which is why I wish these journalists hacks don't spill the beans on everything the people in the administration are doing to put training wheels on Trump.

Journalists are just doing their job.

Plus don't you Constitutional types have some protection against this? Like a checks and balance system or something. Oh yeah I forget, it's not just me that cares little for the Constitution.

[Col Hogan]

So Bob Woodward has come out with a book based on some inside stories within the White House, and apparently John Brennan said some bad things about Trump and Richard Mattis said Trump has a "sixth-grade" understanding of things. Which means they'll now be denying they said those things...

My only big fear with Trump is getting to a point where no one remotely qualified is willing to take the most important cabinet posts, which is why I wish these journalists hacks don't spill the beans on everything the people in the administration are doing to put training wheels on Trump.

Journalists are just doing their job.

Plus don't you Constitutional types have some protection against this? Like a checks and balance system or something. Oh yeah I forget, it's not just me that cares little for the Constitution.

All Woodward’s info is from anonymous sources...each person alleged to have made a statement have strongly rejected Woodward...

And Trip, you don’t care about the Constitution...you have described it as “just a social contract”