Every year we outdo the previous year with more spending and higher priced gifts. We are a consumer society and that means buying and debt.
I mean that may be, but the bottom line is the consumer didn't balk. They are out there spending into those inflated prices (assuming what you say is in fact correct... consumers are still readily eating the tariffs). So your deflection aside.... people are out there breaking bread in a big way, which means confidence is way up, and that can only mean one thing.... even the haters are embracing Maga and riding the Trump train. Is what it is brother. 2020's a lock. For now at least.
http://www.yardeni.com/pub/mb_161215_jd.johnsoninterviewtranscript.pdf Interview with Craig Johnson, CEO, Customer Growth Partners 12/13/16 We forecasted a 4.1% increase in holiday sales no matter who won. We said that the uncertainty of getting the damn election campaign over with, everybody was going to feel better no matter who won. Now, we've had this additional Trump rally. The stock market's up tremendously and that means portfolios are better. I'm mostly fucking w/you Vanz, consumer confidence remains strong, there's no denying. Post Trump recession will be a mother
Hahhah. Well lol.... the bottom ALWAYS falls out. That said... Maga-Trump will appoint Eric, Junior, or Ivanka to Chairman of the Federal Reserve before he lets that happen. Maga is gonna steam-roll through 2020. Momentum like this is hard to stop.