How long will the Trump Trade go?

[Fernando]

Only an idiot would think he had anything to do with Covid - the pros (Fauci) claimed 2 weeks to flatten the curve. Fauci lied. And Biden made it worse with all the lockdown nonsense. In case, you have not noticed, the economy has been on the decline for months. Companies shutting down, closing stores, and laying people off. Manufacturing has slowed, inventories are up, and interest rates have not fell to the extreme low levels (which BTW hurt not helped the economy) of the Covid nonsense.

We may well go into another shallow recession or, if you will a continuation of the on-going weak economy (why Ferdo has a problem with paying renters closing shop). A couple years ago, I said we a very shallow but much longer recession that seemed to be working out and I was right (for once.) We've seen weak growth since the Covid crisis receded. Mortgage demand is as much down over too high prices as much as it is down over too high interest rates. These rates are not high, in fact, are about average over the past 50 years. The huge run up in real estate prices (and cars for that matter) has seen sales go sluggish since 2022.

Some would say the government free money had put more savings into their pockets.
To the point now that most savings have been depleted and people are more limited in their budget spending.
There's so much that Biden can do.

 

[Fernando]

Nice try but I am guessing you hard science background was probably geography

It worked for me knowing Science.
During Covid, I wasn't hiding in the basement.
It was nice driving without traffic (teaching my daughter to drive) and take out food had deals as restaurants desperate for customers.
I even went to the mostly empty gyms when allowed to open.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

when someone gets infected with the flu virus and bird virus, it allows the bird virus to mutate such that there can be human to human transmission.

Mutation between different strains do not necessarily result in human-to-human transmission. The H5 virus is vastly different from the bird flu. And viruses are of a general type but evolve into local virus strains. That's one reason people often get sick after visiting another country. The viruses exposed to are different than those you are used to. If fact, most viruses don't impact humans.

 

[Dublin ohio]

It worked for me knowing Science.
During Covid, I wasn't hiding in the basement.
It was nice driving without traffic (teaching my daughter to drive) and take out food had deals as restaurants desperate for customers.
I even went to the mostly empty gyms when allowed to open.

Yep geography

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Some would say the government free money had put more savings into their pockets.

Paid for by your taxes or the gov going into debt, which slows the economy down.

During Covid, I wasn't hiding in the basement.

And how many times have you or a family member had Covid?

Ask me how many times I've had it. (hint - 0)

 

[Fernando]

Mutation between different strains do not necessarily result in human-to-human transmission. The H5 virus is vastly different from the bird flu. And viruses are of a general type but evolve into local virus strains. That's one reason people often get sick after visiting another country. The viruses exposed to are different than those you are used to. If fact, most viruses don't impact humans.

Bird vaccine is out there. In fact government has 5 million.
Should release them free for the more vulnerable like old people and those immune deficient.

 

[Fernando]

Paid for by your taxes or the gov going into debt, which slows the economy down.

I think I have minor in Economics. Government spending helps the economy in the short run.

And how many times have you or a family member had Covid?

Ask me how many times I've had it. (hint - 0)

Those who get it usually go out to public spaces/more people environment, thus increases chance of catching it.
Young people know they won't die from it and take their chances.
If older and health problems, best to avoid places with more people. Usually the case with all transmittable viruses.

 

[Dublin ohio]

Bird vaccine is out there. In fact government has 5 million.
Should release them free for the more vulnerable like old people and those immune deficient.

Not a bright idea. With no human to human transmission the odds are is that it will mutate to enable human to human transmission. Do you know if the existing vaccines will be effective against a new mutation

 

[Dublin ohio]

I think I have minor in Economics. Government spending helps the economy in the short run.

Those who get it usually go out to public spaces/more people environment, thus increases chance of catching it.
Young people know they won't die from it and take their chances.
If older and health problems, best to avoid places with more people. Usually the case with all transmittable viruses.

My wife was recovering from a severe case of pneumonia when covid hit and I had just finished 33 rounds of radiation and 6 chemo treatments. We didn't eat take out food so I made regular trips to the grocery. Was busy as I could be doing full inspections but the low traffic was nice. Neither one of us got covid

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Bird vaccine is out there. In fact government has 5 million.

And like type A influenza, the H and N's change (mutate) with time so the annual shot is tailored to the disease anticipated.

H5N1 vaccine has not been approved for human use..yet. Some cross-species transmissions are very difficult, others are not. Bird flu is not readily transmissible.

Government spending helps the economy in the short run.

Again, it slows the economy. I took economics too. My degree was geology. Graduate school was also geology. Deficit spending is a very Keynesian concept that basically hasn't worked very well.

If older and health problems, best to avoid places with more people. Usually the case with all transmittable viruses.

The worst place you can be in is a plane. Second worst is a convention in some hotel.