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Old 03-24-2019, 01:31 PM
 
Location: St Paul
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I'm paying significantly less for gas, my taxes were cut, & my tax return went up close to 2k, I got a 15% raise, my company has never been busier (job security) & we hired a bunch of new people (seniority).

I didn't vote Trump in 2016, but sure as heck will in 2020. At my job, the hard core left still hate Trump of course, and the hard core right love him, but the Independents & middle-of-the-road people are almost universally supporting Trump now.


* Credit to McDawg below for jarring my memory. Paid off my 5 year car loan, in 20 months.

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Old 03-24-2019, 01:33 PM
 
Location: The 719
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Curious what affect Trumps election has had in your lives if any. A job? tax cut? etc. etc.

Share your political rags to riches of any noteworthy changes in your life and family.

As a youth I was a strong conservative, but evolved more middle of road as the years went by due to living in california and working in a diverse environment.

The biggest change I've experienced so far is paying more taxes this year as a result in Trumps change in the RE tax / state tax deduction, capped at $10,000.

Share your stories! Democrats or any other parties share your stories too if you wish.
Household income up 16k, yet 4000 less taxed over last two years, still a couple grand from tax returns to be used for home improvement, all debt paid down except for mortgage and two vehicles.
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Old 03-24-2019, 01:36 PM
 
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How could this possibly have anything to do with who is president?

My zucchini plants are the biggest they've ever been in March. And my dog has stopped trying to chase bicycles. Thanks, Trump!
Are you getting a load of these falsehoods? "I got a 16K raise! I paid off all my debt! I bought a new house!" They're not even good at lying.
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Old 03-24-2019, 01:38 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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What were you investing in to be in the red?
Seriously



DOW is humming along again quite nicely


https://www.google.com/search?q=dow&...hrome&ie=UTF-8
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Old 03-24-2019, 01:40 PM
 
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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My life is better due to the fact the America hating leftists are twisting in the wind. The enemy within.......the left
Yawn, proves my post correct, the old "sticking it to the libs"😑
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Old 03-24-2019, 01:42 PM
 
Location: Houston
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What were you investing in to be in the red?
The Dow ended the year in the red. Look it up. This was despite a massive capital gains tax cut.
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Old 03-24-2019, 01:46 PM
 
Location: Houston
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My life is better as the wife’s health and physical strength continues to improve a year and a half after I was told she would never emerge from a vegetative state following a massive stroke. Financially 2018 was a lost year primarily due to Trumps trade policies leading to the first down market in years
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Old 03-24-2019, 01:48 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Seriously



DOW is humming along again quite nicely


https://www.google.com/search?q=dow&...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Are you hallucinating?

Put down the bong.
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Old 03-24-2019, 01:56 PM
 
Location: Houston
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On January 12, 2018 the Dow ended at 25803.19
Today it stands at 25502.32

That is a negative return for 14 months. Despite a huge capital gains tax cut.

Thanks for making the Democrats the lesser evil, Trump.

It took nationalism about a year to kill the bull market.

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Old 03-24-2019, 02:09 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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When did you retire?
Recently.
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