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    Das Verbrauchervertrauen in den USA sinkt vor Trumps zweiter Amtszeit unerwartet auf ein rezessionsnahes Niveau


    Das Verbrauchervertrauen in den USA sinkt vor Trumps zweiter Amtszeit unerwartet auf ein rezessionsnahes Niveau

    https://www.businessinsider.com/consumer-confidence-recession-signal-trump-tariffs-politics-inflation-2024-12

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    1. Sad_Fruit_2348 on

      That’s what happens when a guy whose main policy is increase the cost of all goods by 25-60% gets elected. I’m fucking scared.

    3. throwawaylol666666 on

      Weird, because I thought people were all jazzed the fuck up for him to “fix” the economy. Isn’t that why they voted for him?

    4. BillionYrOldCarbon on

      America SHOULD be scared sh#tless at Trump gaining presidency. He has far too many bankruptcies. losses, frauds, thefts cons, and questionably legal deals to EVER be trusted. America is in for a HUUUUUUGE crash. “How do you like me now?” will echo across America and most of 77 million people will cry huge crocodile tears about “government” but not blame Trump because that means THEY WERE WRONG!

    8. a_little_hazel_nuts on

      Trump campaigned on tariffs, mass deportation, and a concept of a plan to replace ACA. Trump has came out and said that bringing prices down is alot harder than he thought. So people must have realized prices are going to stay the same or rise. I don’t know if they still believe mass deportation is still going to happen, but alot of stories have come out talking about the impact it would have on the economy and that it’s pretty impossible to pull off. I doubt anyone thinks about replacing ACA, but some stories have come out talking about Republicans wanting to get rid of social security, Medicare, and medicaid to pay for the tax breaks being given to the richest people. After all that, do you feel confident?

    10. highfructoseSD on

      That drop happened because the average American consumer is worried that the Deep State Caribou Toucan Conspiracy will successfully block the United States of Trumpistan from rightfully annexing Greenland and re-annexing the Panama Canal Zone. Trump needs to show he is tough and unafraid by invading both of those historic US provinces no later than Day 3. MAGA, MGGA, MCZGA! Let’s roll!

    12. terrasig314 on

      What happened, y’all? Spend a bit too much on a record-breaking Black Friday just a couple weeks after you voted against “Biden’s awful economy”?

    13. Silly_Influence_6796 on

      Because suddenly Americans remembered his first term and bird flu around the corner.

    14. cedarhat on

      I’ve been spending extra, hoping to shield us from tariffs and rising food prices when there’s no one to harvest produce or process meat. Bird flu could be another pressure on pricing.

    16. FanDry5374 on

      But they are all happy because trump will make eggs cheap again, right? Right??

    17. bard_bird on

      Yeah if anything this election cycle was an intelligence test and we found out that half the US is not very bright and as always many folks just don’t vote (but of course having election day among other things not be a holiday at least for some goddamn reason also doesn’t help out)

    19. TechnologyRemote7331 on

      Enjoy Christmas this year, folks. Call me cynical, but I have a feeling Santa is gonna be taking the next 4 years off when Trump’s tariffs hit…

    20. rikaateabug on

      >The potential for tariffs to boost US jobs, one of Trump’s main selling points, doesn’t appear to be helping consumers feel more optimistic. Just 21% of respondents said they expected tariffs to create more US jobs, the Conference Board said.

      [Checks out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI)

    21. broad_street_bully on

      Unexpectedly…. Or exactly like anyone who bothered to pay attention to campaign platforms could have told you months ago?

    22. 2-wheels on

      We are freaking idiots. We vote for Trump despite Biden’s excellent economic work then immediately freak out when we see that Trump won. Yeah, Trump will prolly wreck the place and yeah we chose this.

    23. Galactic-Guardian404 on

      It’s like that thought experiment where a bunch of people are tied to a streetcar track and you can throw a switch to move the train to a different track. Only there’s no switch and no second track.

    24. divestblank on

      Voting for the guy that wants to add tarifs to everything and deport millions of people. Then being like … “did I just fuck up” … yeah Carl, you just fucked us all so you could … check notes … “have cheaper eggs”

    25. Dogzirra on

      Unexpectedly? Trump and Musk are both advocating tariff policies that will, by Musk’s admission, cause economic troubles. I am impressed that most consumers see that.

    26. Bangkok_Dangeresque on

      Ah yes, the sound of 77 million people finally getting around to googling “What are tariffs?”

    27. biggersjw on

      Those with brains know what is coming. A repeat of Hoover and his Republicans with their disastrous tariffs (Smoot-Hawley) in 1930.

      In 4 years, our economy will be a dumpster fire (again) because of Trump. Oh well.

    28. OkIHereNow on

      Yeah, I got a HELOC, but don’t plan to use for the foreseeable future now.

    29. Link50L on

      In the timeless words of John Lydon, “this is what you want… this is what you get”.

    30. steelernation90 on

      I had at least 5 people tell me they were voting Trump because of the economy. I didn’t have the energy to explain it to them because I’d rather not argue with my coworkers.

    33. Sufficient_Muscle670 on

      Yeah, I’m mostly hearing even MAGA guys saying that they expect very bad economic times in the nearish future. Real estate collapse, tariffs being harsh medicine at the very best, etc.

    34. TheOnlyVertigo on

      Wait, I thought he was going to fix the economy?

      Unless that was just a lie to get into office. And that doesn’t sound like something the compulsive liar Trump would do to his fellow Americans.

    35. BorisAcornKing on

      Unexpectedly? In pre election rallies, he promised economic pain if elected.

    38. da2Pakaveli on

      His 2 weeks healthcare plan turned into a concept of a plan 9 years later.
      Why did anyone think this dumbass, who managed to bankrupt 6 casinos, has any clue on how he’d reduce grocery prices??
      Or not crash an economy for that matter.

    40. Difficult_Zone6457 on

      But Rogan told it like it is. In no way did he endorse Trump to financially benefit since he is only worth $200 million. Fucking mouth breathing son of bitches.

    42. tendeuchen on

      If only MAGA figured out Trump was planning on raising the price of everything two months ago *before the election*.

    43. bilbobadcat on

      Unexpectedly for who, exactly? Once the media lost the Biden admin as a punching bag the electorate finally had no choice but to do some very, very light reading about Trump and realized he’s economic poison. Quite literally all it took for non-political people to realize Trump will be a disaster was the media laying off Biden for a few weeks. If that’s not a damning indictment of modern “journalism,” then what the fuck is?

      Edit: It wasn’t even all about unfair coverage of Biden, honestly. It was a shitload of coverage about how voters “feel” instead of coverage about the absolute shit show Trump was promising. Who gives a fuck about how a bunch of uninformed voters feel? Like seriously, every time you have one moron on tv talking about how Trump will be a good president because he’s a business man, you’re giving permission to 10 other morons to believe the first moron. It’s not “straight reporting” to platform idiocy.

    44. D-Rich-88 on

      That’s what happens when people finally google what tariffs are.

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