Name:	architect -	Reply
Subject:	4th quarter results
Date:	4/27/2018 9:48:47 AM

Trump and his minions in the congress promised us that the tax cuts would mean economic growth of 3% to 4% minimum every year for the next 10 years.  It has never happened before in world history, but this yellow haired Messiah is a miracle worker!

In the 1st quarter of 2018 the economic growth slowed to 2.3%.  One sector did perform well above the average though...government spending!

In another report it seems less than 21% of small businesses are passing along any of their tax savings to employees and the vast majority of tax savings to big business is going to stock buy backs rather than investment or wage increases!

The GOP is fast losing the only issue left for them to pound in the mid-terms.

Name:	CRD -	Reply
Subject:	4th quarter results
Date:	4/27/2018 10:45:41 AM

Government spending slowed first quarter to a 1.2% gain as opposed to 3% previously.

Trade added .2% to growth. Inventories added .43%

GDP rose 2.3%  down from 2.9% last quarter of 2017.  However, it was the highest first quarter GDP since 2015.  Bloomberg's survey of economists forecast a median 2% gain.  Don't pay attention to the Atl Fed forecast.

Employee comp rose more than expected from a Labor Department Report.

Fed Reserve sees the first quarter slowdown as transitory, with predictions of a milestone set to hit in May.

I will agree, that a sustained 3% growth rate is going to be difficult to achieve with a global economy and trade corrections after years of a trade war waged on us, however, Archie, if you are not feeling the tailwinds of an improving economy, then you are mired in a wrong profession or simply regurgitate dumbed down talking points.

Name:	lakngulf -	Reply
Subject:	4th quarter results
Date:	4/27/2018 2:16:50 PM

Archie, I know you have been looking hard, but have you about found enough anti Trump stuff so that you can feel good about voting democrat this year?  My word you are OBSESSED!