Your right Trump did nothing to bring gas prices down people are just driving less and that brought the price down. So, many people are not eating out lately and the other night i went out and the steak restaurant said I could have my meal for free because so many people are not eating out. I went on a vacation because I am broke and i noticed the stores in the little town in Ohio that I was in were empty for this time of year. I noticed with so few shoppers they to like the restaurant were giving things away.

For the love of Pete man a moron was running the government for four years you can not get over that in on day, one month one year. Trump is at least trying to keep America, America. Are things tough yes indeed nobody ever lost 100 pounds over night it takes time no. Hang in there we will make it we stay the path!

That's a lovely anecdote. Here's mine:

I live in large "purple" state and circumstance has led me to driving all over it for the last year or so...

Everywhere I go in this state...EVERYWHERE, there are "help wanted" signs...every fast food, or chain restaurant is BUSY, every Starbucks has a line.

I APPRECIATE the stabilization of the price of gas, as I noted in previous years large spikes around the summer driving season..not so this year.

As far as the article goes, it's MSNOW pablum written by Ja'han Jones. It's propaganda for people like you.

It's not my experience, and as you know. I am actually a voting American, not some putz from Western Europe.

A study on the economy just came out mentioning who and where the money is spent.

It seems those with money driven by stocks and investments are spending more while those that only work for a living are spending less or looking for deals at places like Walmart or Amazon.

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-12-01/what-is-k-shaped-economy

https://fortune.com/2025/12/01/what-is-k-shaped-economy-inequality-inflation-rich-poor/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2025/11/25/us-economy-spending-rich/87453670007/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/economy/job-prices-debt-economy

Trump is expecting the middle class to spend more on higher priced places.

That's just not going to happen. What little investments the middle class has is in their homes and retirement funds.

Taking a cruise in January. 7 days for $650.00 in a suite. I'm just going to read. I don't drink. I had the noro virus vaccine.

Just wait till the SCOTUS denies the tariffs and companies start sueing to get it back 😜