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Re:Ask HN: What does the outcome of the race mean for tech? ... by taylodl on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @09:51AM (#42063169)
> but the economy will boom

That's not what happened during Trump's last term. His tariffs wrecked the economy before the pandemic had even started. Now he's promising to double-down on those failed policies. Now, if by "boom" you meant "explode" and fall to pieces, then yes, the economy will "boom."

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Re:Ask HN: What does the outcome of the race mean for tech? ... by anovikov on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @10:44AM (#42064028)
That doesn't show at all on GDP stats. 2017 to 2019 were good, above average growth years. And Covid dip was less pronounced that in any other free/rich country (of course at the cost of much more people ending up dead so it's not necessarily a good thing).
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Re:Ask HN: What does the outcome of the race mean for tech? ... by taylodl on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @11:02AM (#42064316)
From a GDP perspective, the Biden economy has been stellar - but that's not what people say, is it?
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Re:Ask HN: What does the outcome of the race mean for tech? ... by anovikov on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @11:24PM (#42073391)
Blame algorithms that prioritise negative content because people click it more, creating a perception of hellscape when things are going just fine.
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