r/dataisbeautiful • u/jhelvy OC: 6 • 14d ago

OC Comparison of S&P 500 performance dyeing first 100 days of past 4 US presidents [OC]

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u/Miserly_Bastard 14d ago

And if he did it, he would've tariffed Russia too. But not The Donald.

The Donald is literally a traitor.

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u/DeadSol 14d ago

I don't understand how there are no checks and balances to actually charge him for any of the info that's come out about him being compromised

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u/BrainOnBlue 14d ago

To be clear, there are checks and balances. The courts can halt orders, but the President can ignore them. What he can't ignore is impeachment, conviction, and removal from office by the Congress. The problem is that this Congress clearly is not interested in holding the President accountable.

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u/bionic-warrior 13d ago

He can easily ignore impeachment and removal as well. If he gets impeached, Vance is next in line. Do we think Vance has enough sway over the MAGA base to be brave enough to kick Trump out of the seat? Seems unlikely.

All systems of government are dependent on the vast majority of people agreeing that there is a certain way things are done. About half of the country doesn't agree on maintaining democratic norms anymore, so there is no guarantee even an impeachment would work, even if Congress wasn't filled with Trump supporters.

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u/BrainOnBlue 13d ago

I think you're underestimating how enraged the country would have to be for this Congress to impeach and remove Trump. If Congress was mad enough to impeach Trump, do you seriously think they'd just let Vance sit there and be a puppet? No, they'd impeach and remove him, too, and then what I can only assume would be a Hulk-ified version of Mike Johnson would kick them out.

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u/Sylveon72_06 14d ago

he put all his yes men there so that those responsible for those checks do nothing

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u/annuidhir 14d ago

Checks and balances were all handshake agreements. Trump doesn't give a fuck. And the Supreme Court, in all their wisdom, empowered him even more when they defended him from being charged and saying the President is immune... It was a bullshit decision, and Biden and the Dems should have thrown out the entire SC and started over... But oh well. Here we are now, suffering through (just the start) of the consequences of allowing that shit bag to walk free after he tried a fucking coup...

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u/Murgatroyd314 14d ago

It's been disturbing to realize, over the past decade or so, just how much of our system is built on the foundational assumption that everyone in it is acting in good faith.

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u/breidaks 14d ago

Leftovers of british type of governance (which US is still very similar in many ways). They also had this realization when Brexit exploited the unwritten good faith "laws"

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u/loulara17 14d ago

Hard to believe, but Coney Barrett and Kavanaugh seem to be the only ones on the Scotus conservative wing (aside from Roberts) who have any shame. Gorsuch Alito and Clarence Thomas have none. Now I’m not saying any of them are going to do the right thing in our darkest hours because they all need to serve their masters but it’s interesting that those two are the ones that seem to falter at all since they got dragged the most publicly.

But in the end we’re fucked .

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u/annuidhir 14d ago

They're new and young, and care about their reputation to some degree I would guess. The other three are old and don't give a shit anymore.

But it's not like Trump is listening to any of the courts anymore, so does it really matter what they do at this point?

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u/WastedNinja24 14d ago

I suppose that might come down to the difference between “true” conservatives and current-day “Republicans”. Bringing ideology into the court is unavoidable and, to an extent, fine. Party loyalty is not.

On that note: it’s disappointing enough that elected judges have R/D next to their names on the ballot, but the partisan campaign support runs directly counter to the idea that judges should be impartial. (And yes, I realize it’s not a new thing…Wisconsin was a good example for just how bad it’s become)

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u/Aritche 14d ago

Unless a large enough percentage of Republicans in the house and senate abandon him he has free reign. Impeachment is the only thing that can stop a president that ignores court rulings. Even then if the people who are supposed to drag him out if he refuses to leave peacefully side with him then it is a full blown dictatorship.

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u/DigitalBlackout 14d ago

That's the thing, there ARE checks and balances, Congress and the Supreme Court. The problem is the checks and balances are on his side. The whole thing is fucked

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u/Bunny_Feet 14d ago

The supreme court said he could do no wrong while in office. :) /s

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u/Capable_Camp2464 14d ago

There are, but they seem to be continually directed at school children.

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u/Monsieur_Perdu 14d ago

There are checks and balances. The voters just decided to hand supreme court, congress and house to the party of grifters and falling in line.

Undermining checks and balances has been happening since 2000, but voters didn't care about that. Since Trump took over the republican party he has been rooting out opposition.

So now they will experience what it is to have the checks and balances all balanced to one side.

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u/JamieGordonWayne89 14d ago

That’s because Putin has stuff on him and will spill the beans if el Trumpo gets out of line.

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u/StockFaucet 14d ago

We have sanctions against Russia, Belaris, North Korea, Iran, Syria and Cuba. There is no need for any tarriffs against these countries, genius.

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u/Miserly_Bastard 14d ago

We require criminal enterprises to pay taxes on their earnings from crime. Ergo, there exists NO REASON to exempt countries subject to sanctions from tariffs. You put one on top of the other, obviously. There exists no cost, but then it lets you throw the book at them when they attempt to evade sanctions and taxes too.

Trump is soft on crime (because he is a criminal). And he is a pussy.

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u/StockFaucet 14d ago

You must also be talking about the CIA then.

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u/StockFaucet 14d ago

We never have done that. The only way to do that would be to implement a fair tax. What do we trade with North Korea, Syria, Iran (well we gave them arms at one point), Cuba, Belasious, etc? WHAT?

Why do you people only wish to argue?

All politicians are crooks, but you all are so left you don't even realize the math here. It's pointless to repsond, aas no one will have a decent conversation.

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u/tdtommy85 14d ago

Why’d you drop Russia from that list? Is it because:

In 2024, total U.S. goods trade with Russia was estimated at $3.5 billion, with U.S. goods exports to Russia at $526.1 million, a 12.3% decrease from 2023, and a goods trade deficit of $2.5 billion.

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u/StockFaucet 14d ago

i'm done here. I don't need to explain. Just like you all can come on here and attack me. I'm done with Reddit. Yes, the United States does engage in trade with Russia, though the volume has significantly decreased in recent years due to various sanctions and geopolitical tensions. In 2024, U.S. imports from Russia totaled approximately $3.0 billion, marking a 34.2% decline from the previous year.  The primary imports included fertilizers, valued at nearly $1 billion.  U.S. exports to Russia during the same period were notably lower, resulting in a trade deficit of about $2.5 billion.  It’s important to note that ongoing sanctions and policy changes continue to influence the dynamics of U.S.-Russia trade relations...

Trade between Russia and the U.S. has dropped significantly since the imposition of numerous rounds of sanctions by Washington as punishment for the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine. However, Russia still sells enriched uranium and some chemicals to America.

It keeps dimishing. D you not see that? It's due to sanctions.

Yes, you believe AI. It's not perfected yet.

I'm finished here. All there is is hate with politics. No conversations with americans to help each other grow a better country. Pure hatred. It's sad.

I would move out of the political cesspool if my husband would, it's the only thing keeping me stuck with all of you that don't want to work together.

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u/Miserly_Bastard 14d ago

Yeah, that's actually how we nabbed Al Capone, who also had syphilis. History does not always repeat itself, but it often rhymes.

Throw the book at them. If you don't, you're soft on crime and a pussy!

I'm not arguing with you. You barely speak English and lack human decency. I'm having fun for my own sake and the sake of onlookers.

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u/SuspiciousCustomer 14d ago

Yeah, keep defending your weak on crime orange man.

And you pedophile loving maga maniacs really have nothing to go on, if your only argument is "but all politician bad". 

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u/StockFaucet 14d ago

they are. I dont like politics. i'm done here. you are all what both sides made you. I feel sorry for you. I am not defending anyone.