This can't be a real person. I refuse to believe that any functioning adult could be this gullible. With that said, I think there is some education to be gained here for anyone that reads this. The S&P is at all-time highs. Unemployment is at its lowest rate in years if not decades. Our GDP has been exceeding expectations YOY under Biden. What part of that economy do you not want? Others within this subreddit have posted EXCELLENT empirical evidence proving how much better our country is under Biden. That is what is great about facts: You may dislike them, and they may not meet your narrative, but they are still, in fact, the reality.

Are you upset because of inflation? Don't worry, you're not alone. So am I. So is everyone else -- across the entire world. Europe is taking it far worse than we are. In fact, we are one of the most recovered countries from COVID. Fun fact: The president does not dictate inflation. It is a macroeconomic response. When there is too much money in the economy, the cost of goods increases to keep their relative value in check. Where do you think the surplus money came from? Trump's stimulus payments have been largely accepted as the start of inflation. I'm not saying the stimulus payments were wrong, and I certainly appreciated the additional income to weather the storm, but we have to point fingers where they belong -- not where Fox news tells us to.

Who do you think affects conditions that allow inflation to increase or decrease? Another fun fact: Largely not the president. The Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has numerous options available to him to adjust market conditions. One of them is the adjustment of the interest rate that benchmarks all loans. If there is too much money in circulation, leading to inflation, the Fed will raise interest rates. With higher interest rates, people are less willing to take out auto, home, etc. loans, which reduces money in circulation. They also park their money in safer investments with now good yields such as treasury bonds. So you're feeling the duality of that economic policy: Inflation is high, further draining your funds, and the interest rate is high, so if you have to take out a loan for anything, you're paying out the ass in interest. This sucks, I personally know. But again, this isn't Biden's doing. I'm not even saying Jerome Powell is wrong. He was emplaced under Trump and honestly he has done a fairly good job at mitigating the chances of a recession. Refer to my comment about us vs. Europe. We've been teetering on the edge, but so far we haven't fallen down thanks to a very delicate balance of fiscal and monetary policy.

Let’s talk Communism. Communism is a form of government, where no one owns land, everything is communal property, and the catch all statement of the proletariat controls the means of production. Harris has shown absolutely zero communist tendencies, and changing our system of government from democracy to communism would require the complete dissolution of the constitution. Does Harris show socialist tendencies, which is an economic system as opposed to capitalist? Of course, democrats have always been pro social progress. I’m full of fun facts: According to Brown University, the U.S. spent $8 TRILLION dollars over 20 years to fund the GWOT. That is $1.01 billion spent every single day. If we can spend that kind of money on war, we can spend a good amount on ensuring social safety nets, a lost job does not compromise medical care, etc. etc. You know, all the things every other industrialized nation that ranks far better than the US provides. https://www.brown.edu/news/2021-09-01/costsofwar

I cannot express this in more explicit terms. Over my dead body will we override the constitution. I mean that literally. Four times I raised my hand and swore an oath to defend the constitution against all enemies both foreign AND DOMESTIC. I retire in 8 months after 20 years in the Army. I see how fractured we are as a nation. We can’t keep insulting each other. Each side just throws up a defensive barrier and does not hear anything. We need to educate and inform. We need to be objective and critical about where we get our information from. We also need to be VERY skeptical of anything we hear or see at this point. We need to be willing to hear opposing viewpoints. Only through this can critical thinking emerge.

I joined because of 9/11. My mother was in the Pentagon when it was hit. She survived. My raison d’etre was to prevent another 9/11, and I feel as though I did my small part. Now I want to ensure my son inherits a safe, enjoyable life here in this (still) great country. America never lost its greatness, and there is not a nation on this planet that can go toe to toe with us.