... No surprise! ... TxDot is a fair-minded bloke who has good views and opinions sometimes... And I surely figured that he'd be one o' the lads to respond.
But the piss-poor economy WILL improve and America producing its-own energy again will quickly aid the DROP in prices and inflation.
#### Salty
Originally Posted by Salty Again
I’m an American and a Texan who lives in one of the most democratic liberal leaning cities in Texas. I live under the assumption that my vote on a national and state level is probably wasted. Gerrymandering is rampant in Texas and it’s pushing Texas republicans to the extreme.
If Trump is elected in November I’ll continue to vote, donate to democratic candidates, campaign for democratic candidates and wait for the Texas republican party to implode. Because sooner or later it will. Right now it’s eating itself.
Be aware that if Trump is elected and enacts the anti immigrant policies he is espousing that in itself will push our economy into recession. I hate to burst your bubble but the only reason we are doing as well as we are now is the millions of illegal immigrants working and filling jobs that most Americans don’t want. The birth rate for Americans has been falling for years now mostly because of our aging population. To deal with the long term effects of our population shift we’ll need a robust immigration system to ensure that our economy continues.
You are also very wrong about our energy policies as well. Oil and gas production is at an all time high. Despite what people think Biden’s policies aren’t keeping us from producing oil and gas, however they are probably limiting future growth in the industry as a way of limiting greenhouse gases in the future.
If the plan is to reduce or eliminate petroleum production in the future why approve projects that have a lifetime of fifty or a hundred years.