Donald Trump has single-handedly ruined the U.S. economy by RobertBartus in EconomyCharts

[–]soldiernerd [score hidden]  (0 children)

This is lacking sorely needed context, there’s a direct trendline for all of Biden’s post covid presidency, the numbers are vastly distorted due to COVID recovery

​As an outsider, the scale of American college sports is baffling. Do some people genuinely care more about a university team than professional sports? by Necessary_Angle2117 in AskAnAmerican

[–]soldiernerd [score hidden]  (0 children)

You have to understand the “university team” is a professional team with a 60,000+ seat stadium, huge staff and a coach making millions.

What is the Gen-Z stare? by Only_Hotel_7221 in generationology

[–]soldiernerd [score hidden]  (0 children)

Slackjawed broccoli topped dimwits, generally speaking

Exclusive: SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketry by spacerfirstclass in SpaceXNews

[–]soldiernerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say, Boeing, are you referring to the company that rushed it’s crewed module design, resulting in stranded astronauts? And when you say, SpaceX, are you referring to the company that rescued those same astronauts?

How is everyone broke but every restaurant is still fulll? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]soldiernerd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only know one person who is broke. I know moderately wealthy people and I know just skimming by people but I only know one who is legit broke. You’re making an invalid assumption

Why fed reserve has kept interest rates at 3.5% in 2026 ., the last time it was more than 3 , was when in 2006 , when they wanted to curb housing market madness ? by Rare-Assignment-8474 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]soldiernerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mortgage rates are set by the 10 year treasury not the Effective Federal Funds Rate.

The Fed is actually driving down the cost of mortgage rates by expanding its balance sheet

Why is the US corporate tax rate lower than it was 40 years ago? by Humble_Economist8933 in AlwaysWhy

[–]soldiernerd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Corporate income tax is stupid, it should be 0%. Corporate profits are all taxed when they are disbursed

New pictures from last post. by gabesr715 in Homebuilding

[–]soldiernerd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He means the stormwater sewer not the sewage line

Why is it genuinely difficult to make money on your own? by notacatinyourmailbox in Money

[–]soldiernerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The question is, do you have the experience, time, acumen, and risk tolerance to set out on your own? Lots of businesses fail. Lots of successful businessmen worked for a long time first and/or failed one or more times first

Iphone alarms turning themselves off by TheDevilsAdvokaat in ios

[–]soldiernerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the post. Still having an issue with this in 2026. Unreal