GDP Hits 4.1 %! In Second Quarter

Your post is pure denial and equivocation, speedy. Pull your head out of your ass, speedy. Workers are gaining against inflation, speedy, not losing.

The only thing short around here is your, speedy's and Pelosi's IQs, you Mussulman-luvin, Hitler worshipping, lying, hypocritical, racist, cum-gobbling golem fucktard, HDDB, DEM. Originally Posted by I B Hankering

Once again you are trying to change the parameters of the discussion. It revolves around a very simple statement and you presented a chart in your defense which in fact helped my defense.

"The Employment Cost Index, a measure of salary and benefit costs, registered a 2.6 percent gain for the full year, tied for the best since 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported."


No matter what source of information anyone cares to look at, the fact remains that the OVERALL increase in wages has not been over 3% in any 12-month period since the recession began.

Once again you are trying to change the parameters of the discussion. It revolves around a very simple statement and you presented a chart in your defense which in fact helped my defense.

"The Employment Cost Index, a measure of salary and benefit costs, registered a 2.6 percent gain for the full year, tied for the best since 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported."

No matter what source of information anyone cares to look at, the fact remains that the OVERALL increase in wages has not been over 3% in any 12-month period since the recession began. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX

No, speedy, that would be you and your ilk. Wage growth outpaced inflation netting more income for the wage earners -- including tens of thousands who were previously unemployed and not drawing any wages -- and you and your lib-retard ideologues do want to admit that that is a positive, speedy.

A "trend"? You mean like your craving more and more trailer-park dick?
What is it with you and trailer park didk sucking? I think you are a dick snob and only suck upper crust cocks. LOL! By the way I am straight so anytime you go slumming you will not have to compete with me. Unless you daughter lives in a trailer LOL!
You just copied and pasted someone else's words - after falsely accusing me of doing the same.
I copied and pasted the rest of the article you copied and pasted you idiot. You omitted the facts and now doubled down on your lie.
How do you explain this supposed trend toward subpar economic growth, empty cranium? Is it a result of "secular stagnation"? Or do you want to go with the handy excuse it is harder to recover from "financial" recessions? Go ahead and explain why it has nothing to do with odumbo. Amazing how his anti-growth policies just happened to usher in a period of... slower growth!
Explian why the chart omitted the years 2002 to 2008 and then explain why the article is basically saying the trend is evident in the chart.
The economy inched ahead by 1.6% in odumbo's last year. Now it's exploding at an annual rate of 4.1%, jackass.
What a fucking idiot Obama has had it as high as 5.21% I used to think you were IB, but he isn't that stupid. LOL>
But go ahead and elaborate on your subpar growth "trend". In your own words. If you can. No copy-pasting, ok? Originally Posted by lustylad

Why don't you add in the 2002 to 2008 and lets see how that chart looks then you idiot. Obama started nearly 1% in the hole and managed to turn it around no thanks to the republicans. I will take Obamas slow steady numbers over trumps wildcatting and looting any day.

dickhead is suffering a case of the hards when a dicknado sucked him in.

I will take Obamas slow steady numbers ... Originally Posted by MT Pockets

We all did. That's why Trump was elected ...

... and HillariousNoMore wasn't.

The "slow steady numbers" were not acceptable.

Why don't you add in the 2002 to 2008 and lets see how that chart looks then you idiot. Originally Posted by MT Pockets

Ok, since you're too fucking lazy to look it up yourself. The yellow line tracks the 2001-2007 recovery. What's your point, asshole?

Obama started nearly 1% in the hole and managed to turn it around no thanks to the republicans. Originally Posted by MT Pockets

No thanks to Repubs? TARP was passed under Bush, you ignorant fuck. It did much more to stabilize the economy than ARRA did.

I will take Obamas slow steady numbers over trumps wildcatting and looting any day. Originally Posted by MT Pockets

Oh my! So now you want to make a virtue out of a vice? You think odumbo's "slow steady numbers" were a GOOD thing? Make up your mind, twaddletwat.

Your subpar intellect deserves odumbo's subpar growth.

No, speedy, that would be you and your ilk. Wage growth outpaced inflation netting more income for the wage earners -- including tens of thousands who were previously unemployed and not drawing any wages -- and you and your lib-retard ideologues do want to admit that that is a positive, speedy.
Originally Posted by I B Hankering

Again, you are changing the parameters of the discussion. We are NOT discussing whether or not wage growth outpaced inflation.

The discussion is whether or not wage growth over a 12-month period has been in the range of 3.5-4.0% since Trump took office. It has not, although it may in the future.

Again, you are changing the parameters of the discussion. We are NOT discussing whether or not wage growth outpaced inflation.

The discussion is whether or not wage growth over a 12-month period has been in the range of 3.5-4.0% since Trump took office. It has not, although it may in the future. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX

You're lying again, speedy. You're the jackass who introduced the inflation factor to perpetuate your disingenuous bullshit, speedy.

You're lying again, speedy. You're the jackass who introduced the inflation factor to perpetuate your disingenuous bullshit, speedy. Originally Posted by I B Hankering

That's his "stock in trade"!

He uses his wife to augment his "portfolio" of worldly experience and then gets all slobbering wimpy about someone mentioning his wife's worldly experience on a hooker board!

You're lying again, speedy. You're the jackass who introduced the inflation factor to perpetuate your disingenuous bullshit, speedy. Originally Posted by I B Hankering

Yes, back in post #178 I did introduce the inflation factor to emphasize that even though wages appear to be increasing, when you factor in the rise in inflation in recent months, those wage increases are smaller than one might expect. A 3% increase in wages combined with a 2% increase in inflation nets a person a 1% increase in purchasing power. I never have said at any time that wages have NOT increased, or that wages minus inflation have NOT increased. All of that is irrelevant to the main point:

Wage growth over a 12-month period has been in the range of 3.5-4.0% since Trump took office. It has not, although it may in the future.

That's his "stock in trade"!

He uses his wife to augment his "portfolio" of worldly experience and then gets all slobbering wimpy about someone mentioning his wife's worldly experience on a hooker board! Originally Posted by LexusLover

Our resident lying, ignorant, redneck hillbilly reappears with more nonsense.

No, you did not simply mention my wife's "worldly experience". You and you alone, took that opportunity to denigrate her.

Now tell everyone once again how I phoned your office trying to get information on you. Lying sack of shit.

Yes, back in post #178 I did introduce the inflation factor to emphasize that even though wages appear to be increasing, when you factor in the rise in inflation in recent months, those wage increases are smaller than one might expect. A 3% increase in wages combined with a 2% increase in inflation nets a person a 1% increase in purchasing power. I never have said at any time that wages have NOT increased, or that wages minus inflation have NOT increased. All of that is irrelevant to the main point:

Wage growth over a 12-month period has been in the range of 3.5-4.0% since Trump took office. It has not, although it may in the future. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX

To perpetuate your bullshit, lib-retard agenda, you're intentionally ignoring the negative consequences for American workers had wage growth not outpaced inflation as it did, speedy.

To perpetuate your bullshit, lib-retard agenda, you're intentionally ignoring the negative consequences for American workers had wage growth not outpaced inflation as it did, speedy.
Originally Posted by I B Hankering

This is why I try to avoid trying to discuss issues with you. Simply put, you aren't very bright. That sentence reads like a 2nd grader posted it.

Since you say I have a "lib-retard" agenda, please tell me why you think I am liberal. Specifics. I know you will proceed with your normal irrelevant BS but try anyway. On second thought, don't even try. You know absolutely nothing about my feelings on political issues.

This is why I try to avoid trying to discuss issues with you. Simply put, you aren't very bright. That sentence reads like a 2nd grader posted it.

Since you say I have a "lib-retard" agenda, please tell me why you think I am liberal. Specifics. I know you will proceed with your normal irrelevant BS but try anyway. On second thought, don't even try. You know absolutely nothing about my feelings on political issues. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX

First of all, you don't have the aptitude of a 2nd grader to truly comprehend what a 2nd grader might know, speedy.

Secondly, wage growth was substantial, and without it the American worker would have suffered substantially from the rise in inflation. But you fucking lib-retards want to propagate your anti-Trump mantra; so, you've got to twist the facts to fit your agenda, speedy. So, you and your ilk misrepresent and lie, speedy.

Yes, back in post #178 I did introduce the inflation factor to emphasize that even though wages appear to be increasing, when you factor in the rise in inflation in recent months, those wage increases are smaller than one might expect. A 3% increase in wages combined with a 2% increase in inflation nets a person a 1% increase in purchasing power. I never have said at any time that wages have NOT increased, or that wages minus inflation have NOT increased. All of that is irrelevant to the main point:

Wage growth over a 12-month period has been in the range of 3.5-4.0% since Trump took office. It has not, although it may in the future.
Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX

Let's see now...

Nominal wages are up. Check.

Real (inflation-adjusted) wages are up. Check.

But that's not good enough for speedy, so he lays down an arbitrary marker - hold the applause until the 12-month growth in nominal wages exceeds 3.5-4.0%. Where the fuck did that come from?

Question for speedy - would you rather see your wages go up 2.8% when inflation is only 1.8%? Or would you rather have your paycheck go up 5% (beating your arbitrary target) with inflation running at 10%?