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Are you better off tha you were 4 years ago?

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The answer to that question will decided the election.
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That would make for a selfish nation.

If "I" am better off than **** anyone else who isn't for the sake of an election? Nah, that isn't how "we the people" work.
 

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That would make for a selfish nation.

If "I" am better off than **** anyone else who isn't for the sake of an election? Nah, that isn't how "we the people" work.

that's what all virtue signalers* say* . But we know from experience, people act (and vote ) in their self interest.

"The facts of life are conservative"-Klattu
 

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that's what all virtue signalers* say* . But we know from experience, people act (and vote ) in their self interest.

"The facts of life are conservative"-Klattu

OMG some plagarist said it on the internet so it must be true! :roll:
 

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My financial situation hasn't changed. I don't dare go out into a crowd. I can't travel. Millions are out of work. The economy is shot and who knows for how long? Over a hundred and eighty thousand americans dead. A virus that is still raging and a moron for a president.

Hell no I'm not better off.
 

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all we needed was a mature leader who didn't pretend COVID was a hoax.




that's it.
 

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Personal life - absolutely, due to smart personal choices and God
Professional life - about the same except yearly performance raises
Dad life - slightly worse since the kids are all in their teens and thats not much fun
Financially - absolutely due to the Dave Ramsey program, had a 4 month period over summer where I had a paycut due to the economy going to **** over COVID but I weathered it
Civic life - absolutely worse off from the usps not working right (I have a package stuck in california for a week now), COVID, the news, concerns about federal voting shenanagans, the tone of the country, etc.
 
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My financial situation hasn't changed. I don't dare go out into a crowd. I can't travel. Millions are out of work. The economy is shot and who knows for how long? Over a hundred and eighty thousand americans dead. A virus that is still raging and a moron for a president.

Hell no I'm not better off.

Are you also blaming the president for the virus in Germany?
 

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The problem for the Democrat-Socialists is that the President is running against the alternative, not the Almighty.

Given the situation, I'm doing great. Prior planning prevents poor performance.
 

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The problem for the Democrat-Socialists is that the President is running against the alternative, not the Almighty.

Given the situation, I'm doing great. Prior planning prevents poor performance.

180,000 dead Americans and tons of unemployed.
 

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Quality of life in Trump's America in general is much lower than it was four years ago in Obama's.
 

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Not better and not worse.

A better question would be...Is our country better off than it was 4 years ago. Before you answer that, please engage in an honest, unbiased evaluation of what has made our country better or worse.
 

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No it won’t decide the election. I have been better off every 4 years since Clinton was president. What a dumb way to decide an election as the president isn’t the be all and end all person. And people wonder why Other countries laugh at us and think Americans are dumb.
 

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No it won’t decide the election. Ib.

I don't make the rules but it most certainly does play a huge part in deciding it.
 

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Not better and not worse.

A better question would be...Is our country better off than it was 4 years ago. .

That answer is pretty obvious. At least to me.
Which is why I Say Trump will lose in a landslide.
 

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That answer is pretty obvious. At least to me.
Which is why I Say Trump will lose in a landslide.

Why did you leave this part out?

"Before you answer that, please engage in an honest, unbiased evaluation of what has made our country better or worse."
 

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I don't make the rules but it most certainly does play a huge part in deciding it.

You may not make the rules, but it is your choice whether to follow dumb rules like that.
 

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AbsaByGodLutely NOT!

DJT is running my beloved country into the ground and he's trying to convince my fellow AmeriCANs that's a good thing. :doh
 

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Why did you leave this part out?

"Before you answer that, please engage in an honest, unbiased evaluation of what has made our country better or worse."

The Economy is in recession. The country is locked down because of a pandmic.
The two things are the overwhelming issues.
It doesn't really matter how much of that is Trumps fault. He's the President and he's going to take the hit for it.
 

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You may not make the rules, but it is your choice whether to follow dumb rules like that.

Nobody is forcing YOU to follow that rule. It's just that most do.
What can I tell you? People are stupid.
 

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The Economy is in recession. The country is locked down because of a pandmic.
The two things are the overwhelming issues.
It doesn't really matter how much of that is Trumps fault. He's the President and he's going to take the hit for it.

And only the dishonest Trump haters will hit him for it.

Honest people will hit those who are actually responsible for the lock down and the resulting recession: The State Governors.

That's what I mean by "honest, unbiased evaluation".
 

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And only the dishonest Trump haters will hit him for it.

Honest people will hit those who are actually responsible for the lock down and the resulting recession: The State Governors.

That's what I mean by "honest, unbiased evaluation".
Well unfortunately for Trump, there are a lot of Trump haters, so it is highly unlikely he gets re-relected.
 
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