dow jones

last i heard its scheduled to run out of money in 10 to 15 years.
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newfie

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It's impossible to say the tax cuts created the increase in revenues or just the fact that more people went to work each month. Revenues increased but not at the same rate as spending. It's important to remember that government spending contributes to both tax revenues and GDP. Revenues 2016: 6T, 2017: 6.1T, 2018: 6.5T, 2019: 6.8T, 2020: 6.8T, 2021: 7.7T. Spending 2015: 6.4T, 2016: 6.7T, 2017: 7T, 2018: 7.2T, 2019: 7.7T, 2020: 10T, 2021: 10T. That's a lot of government.
this deserves more attention spending went from 7.7 trillion to 10 trillion in one year thanks to covid nonsense. Meanwhile revenue went to 7.7 in 2021 . slow down the spending increases and you're actually at break even in 2021
 

Box Ox

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I wonder if a nuclear missile could set off the super volcano at Yellowstone? More bang for their buck.

Could be really bad even if there are no nukes involved. Think I heard of a really interesting study that predicts China would take like a 30% GDP hit and the US a 10-12% GDP hit if things really pop off over Taiwan. Will try and figure out what that study was.
 

vantexan

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Could be really bad even if there are no nukes involved. Think I heard of a really interesting study that predicts China would take like a 30% GDP hit and the US a 10-12% GDP hit if things really pop off over Taiwan. Will try and figure out what that study was.
Never ceases to amaze me that instead of cooperating with and developing markets with their neighbors these countries want to dominate their neighbors. Even destroy half the world to get their way.
 
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