BCreed1

First... History is your friend. History extends back more than 1 or 2 decades.


So here we go:

The Federal Reserve officially adopted 2% as its explicit, long-run inflation target on January 25, 2012.

Prior to that it was:

An informal/implicit understanding that around 2% was desirable as far back as the mid-1990s... Key word AROUND.

1950s & 1960s ? No explicit inflation target existed. The goal was vague “price stability.”


New Business

Applications (the broadest measure) is way up and on record pace. 2025 set a new all-time high in applications. 5.65 Million new applications. From Jan 2026 to March 1.52 Million.... up 20% from the previous year. In other words, this year will reach another all time high.

But what does that mean? It mean that last year 5.65 Million businesses applied for the mandatory EIN. That means jobs.

Actual New Employer Businesses (Projected Formations)

Monthly pace has been stable at roughly 28,000 – 30,000 projected new employer businesses per month in 2025–2026.



Manufacturing added +15,000 jobs in March. PMI registered 52.7% (unchanged from March). This marks the 4th consecutive month of expansion.

Apple ? $600 billion over four years in U.S. manufacturing and supplier partnerships (largest-ever U.S. commitment from the company).
Nvidia ? $500 billion pledge for AI chip and infrastructure production entirely in the U.S. (some production already underway in Arizona).
Johnson & Johnson ? $55 billion in new U.S. manufacturing and R&D.
AstraZeneca ? $50 billion
Bristol Myers Squibb ? $40 billion
GSK ? $30 billion
Stellantis (Jeep, Ram, Dodge) ? $13 billion to expand U.S. production
GlobalFoundries ? $16 billion to reshore advanced semiconductor manufacturing
John Deere ? $20 billion over the next decade in U.S. expansion and new factories
General Motors ? $4 billion+ to shift more production to U.S. plants

There are dozens more announcements in semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, autos, steel, and appliances — many citing tariffs, supply-chain security, and policy incentives as factors.


Nobody in their right mind thought it would be fixed that soon.

A judge decided this guys.

Yep

Virginia Supreme Court leaves order temporarily blocking redistricting certification in place.

The high court on Tuesday denied a motion by Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones (D) to appeal last week’s ruling from a Tazewell County circuit court judge that found the referendum unconstitutional.

Judge Jack Hurley Jr. sided with the Republican National Committee (RNC) in February in a lawsuit seeking to block the April 21 referendum, arguing against its timing and the phrasing of the ballot question.

But the state Supreme Court stepped in and allowed it to continue, stating last month that while there were issues of “grave concern” regarding the process undertaken by the Virginia General Assembly, it declined to offer an opinion on the matter.


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My understanding was he is working out of Fl

Can not go there with Trump. Nope.

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for the benefit of a few thousand people

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Under Trump's 1st term, (2017–2021), the sector added a total of about 450,000 jobs. That alone makes your point useless.

Under Biden, we had stagnation in late 2023 and 2024.

Now under Trump we are back to positive growth in this sector. In March 2026, the sector added 15,000 new jobs, marking the first positive growth in manufacturing employment in three years.

Industrial production reached its highest level since 2019 in February 2026, signaling a recovery in output even as the labor market continues to adjust to new tariff regimes and domestic manufacturing incentives.

Liar.

You have and always defend the opposite of all things Trump.

I don't think we will know until it's done.

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I think most of us understand how Trump works.

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You clearly do not! You just displayed total ignorance on what Trump ran on. Education for you:

A central pillar of his 2024 platform:

-He repeatedly stated he would deploy U.S. Special Forces and use "cyber warfare" to dismantle cartel leadership, regardless of the Mexican government's stance.

- He campaigned on designating cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) to provide the legal justification for unilateral military strikes on fentanyl labs and trafficking infrastructure.

-He campaigned on the promise that Iran would "never have a nuclear weapon" under his watch, stating that military options were fully on the table if diplomacy failed.

- He warned that any further attacks by Iranian-backed proxies on U.S. personnel would be met with "overwhelming and devastating force" directly against the Iranian regime.

The left never learns. Try harder '