So, that was a bit snide from me...

But the point I would make is that from a distance it may look that things are ‘better’ in America. The fundamentals of the economy etc. are doing better (Although not significantly more so than under Obama). The gains aren’t spread evenly, and borrowing to boost growth is economic childs play.
However this all feels exceptionally short termist and the key fundamentals that bind together the country’s democratic institutions are being eroded under this president.
A few years of modest economic gain is not worth the price of the upending of what has probably been the most successful democratic political system in history.

Posted By: atlcanary on November 7th 2018 at 14:31:44

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As results firm up over the pond, interesting piece from Danny Finkelstein this morning (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 7, 08:12:42
- Good article (n/m) (General Chat) - John in Texas, Nov 7, 13:43:11
- It is worth noting (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Nov 7, 10:05:54
  - Improve the country? Maybe, in the short term. But there's a huge and rapidly growing budg (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 7, 10:54:23
    - Yes it's going up (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Nov 7, 12:55:56
      - A lot more complicated than that (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Nov 7, 13:26:00
        
        Fair enough (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Nov 7, 13:49:25
        
        So, that was a bit snide from me... (General Chat) - atlcanary, Nov 7, 14:31:44
        
        That's something I can agree on (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Nov 7, 15:19:35
        
        Which part of the States is Basingstokevin again? (n/m) (General Chat) - atlcanary, Nov 7, 14:25:24
        
        Delaware (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Nov 7, 15:22:01
    - They want to slash welfare programmes (General Chat) - mr carra, Nov 7, 11:26:14
      - Interesting summary here... (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 7, 12:22:47
        
        As it reads. (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Nov 7, 13:16:19
        
        "compared with the Bush era" - that's when it ballooned, to pay for W's war (a GOP enter (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 7, 15:22:36
        
        And if they cut the budget by 1% or 250bil? (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Nov 7, 15:24:37
        
        Has the trillions spent since 2003 made the world safer? (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 7, 16:05:15
        
        or indeed since the Bush Snr Iraq war? (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Nov 7, 16:08:30
        
        Just one point (General Chat) - John in Texas, Nov 7, 13:46:06
        
        Apologies (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Nov 7, 14:02:30
  - It would be good for both us and the US (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Nov 7, 10:07:19
    - Spot on. Unfortunately the world gets more tribal by (General Chat) - SeattleSounders, Nov 7, 13:55:25
- That's excellent, thanks OM. Do you have a link? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dunney, Nov 7, 09:18:15
- Can you elaborate on that please ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 7, 08:17:23

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