"The golden age of America begins right now." What is it?

Maine Progressive · Apr 6, 2026

The quoted promise of this Administration. While I believe that is not happening. I don't think it serves any purpose for me to argue about it here. I don't want to poke the bear. I won't argue. If you care to comment at all, I would just like to know specifically what the 'golden age of America' will look like and how we will know we are in it. Just list some specifics of what it will bring and how we will know. I promise not to respond. So, just thanks here for whatever depiction you may offer.

d taylor · Apr 6, 2026

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Dollar gas.

Nithavela · Apr 6, 2026

It's nonsense to announce a golden age beforehand. A golden age is always seen in retrospect, usually after losing it.

Oompa Loompa · Apr 6, 2026

Maine Progressive said:
The quoted promise of this Administration. While I believe that is not happening. I don't think it serves any purpose for me to argue about it here. I don't want to poke the bear. I won't argue. If you care to comment at all, I would just like to know specifically what the 'golden age of America' will look like and how we will know we are in it. Just list some specifics of what it will bring and how we will know. I promise not to respond. So, just thanks here for whatever depiction you may offer.

Is this another group therapy session?

rambot · Apr 6, 2026

America will never experience a golden age again in my opinion.

Your politics are rotted to the core.

essentialsaltes · Apr 6, 2026

Stock market over 50,000 and rising [since we expect it to rise in general, let's say the 2027 target is 55,000 and 2028 is 60,000. The DOW has averaged ~10% gains annually, so this is not that aggressive]
Inflation at 2% or less
GDP growth at 3% or more
Jobs growth at 200,000 per month
Wage growth at 5% or more
Unemployment under 5% ✅
Decreasing deficits

Servus · Apr 6, 2026

Every administration promises to usher in a golden age or words to that effect.

rambot · Apr 6, 2026

Servus said:
Every administration promises to usher in a golden age or words to that effect.

You're basically right but my bolded leaves a lot of room for interpretation.

Not many admins are gonna say, "Yeah...i predict we are REALLY gonna poop the bed; things are gonna suck pretty bad under us." or even "We are promising a mediocre performance!"

I'm guessing it is the phrase "Golden Age" that seems to conjure up specific expectations for most...

Servus · Apr 6, 2026

rambot said:
You're basically right but my bolded leaves a lot of room for interpretation.

Not many admins are gonna say, "Yeah...i predict we are REALLY gonna poop the bed; things are gonna suck pretty bad under us." or even "We are promising a mediocre performance!"

I'm guessing it is the phrase "Golden Age" that seems to conjure up specific expectations for most...

Like rent, mortgage, cars, food, gas etc being affordable. Plentiful housing. Less crime and urban blight. A reduction in the homeless and drug addict population.

Pommer · Apr 6, 2026

Oompa Loompa said:
Is this another group therapy session?

Like it or not, we are in this all together.

Though being told that we are in a “golden age” isn’t quite as convincing as one’s own coming to the realization of living in such a time.

Fantine · Apr 6, 2026

essentialsaltes said:
Stock market over 50,000 and rising
Inflation at 2% or less
GDP growth at 3% or more
Jobs growth at 200,000 per month
Wage growth at 5% or more
Unemployment under 5% ✅
Decreasing deficits

Oh, no! That's pretty much what we had under Biden! (There was inflation, but he had it under control, and the stock market was surging.) And now we've lost it.

America is in its golden age when we serve the common good and are good neighbors to the other countries who share this planet with us. America is in its golden age when I don't feel embarrassed to be a part of our country. Especially living in Arkansas, where people I m eet might assume I'm one of the people who voted us into this predicament.

essentialsaltes · Apr 6, 2026

Fantine said:
Oh, no! That's pretty much what we had under Biden!

Certainly the Triumph of Bidenomics was closer to that on several measures.

Fantine said:
America is in its golden age when we serve the common good and are good neighbors to the other countries who share this planet with us. America is in its golden age when I don't feel embarrassed to be a part of our country.

I'd be willing (in a "we have policy differences" sort of way) to allow the American government to treat the rest of the world like dirt, if it would achieve those golden age goals.

As it is of course, the Trump foreign (and domestic) policy has driven our allies and enemies closer together and shot our own economy in the foot.

Oompa Loompa · Apr 6, 2026

Pommer said:
Like it or not, we are in this all together.

Though being told that we are in a “golden age” isn’t quite as convincing as one’s own coming to the realization of living in such a time.

So this is just another Trump bashing group therapy session. I hope that after it is out of everyone's system, everyone feels better and are able to continue another day with Trump as president.

essentialsaltes · Apr 6, 2026

Oompa Loompa said:
So this is just another Trump bashing group therapy session.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to address the OP:

"If you care to comment at all, I would just like to know specifically what the 'golden age of America' will look like and how we will know we are in it. Just list some specifics of what it will bring and how we will know."

Pommer · Apr 6, 2026

Fantine said:
Oh, no! That's pretty much what we had under Biden! (There was inflation, but he had it under control, and the stock market was surging.) And now we've lost it.

America is in its golden age when we serve the common good and are good neighbors to the other countries who share this planet with us. America is in its golden age when I don't feel embarrassed to be a part of our country. Especially living in Arkansas, where people I m eet might assume I'm one of the people who voted us into this predicament.

We have ~5% of the people and consume about 35% of the worlds resources and still need to be #1, and we just happen to have a huge military budget, just in case other Nations have something to say about these facts.

Pogo was right

Pommer · Apr 6, 2026

essentialsaltes said:
Certainly the Triumph of Bidenomics was closer to that on several measures.

I'd be willing (in a "we have policy differences" sort of way) to allow the American government to treat the rest of the world like dirt, if it would achieve those golden age goals.

As it is of course, the Trump foreign (and domestic) policy has driven our allies and enemies closer together and shot our own economy in the foot.

Trump’s great strength is getting people to think about the time when it’s “time to chose sides”.
Some have already made their choice and will stick by it (by gum!: others don’t know such a time nears.
Interesting times sure is fun!

Pommer · Apr 6, 2026

Oompa Loompa said:
So this is just another Trump bashing group therapy session. I hope that after it is out of everyone's system, everyone feels better and are able to continue another day with Trump as president.

Yes, Donald J Trump, the President of the United States of America is a victim here. The poor man, how does he stand it that people on a backwater forum aren’t with him 100%!?

Yttrium · Apr 7, 2026

Maine Progressive said:
The quoted promise of this Administration.

That's slightly off. It's the Orange Age.

Servus · Apr 7, 2026

Pommer said:
Yes, Donald J Trump, the President of the United States of America is a victim here. The poor man, how does he stand it that people on a backwater forum aren’t with him 100%!?

He's saying certain people are addicted to Trump bashing and are in need of therapy for it. Trump has pretty much taken over their lives in that they can't go more than a short period of time without thinking about and talking about Trump. I'm sure Trump doesn't mind one bit that he's on their minds 24/7.

Servus · Apr 7, 2026

Fantine said:
Oh, no! That's pretty much what we had under Biden! (There was inflation, but he had it under control, and the stock market was surging.) And now we've lost it.

America is in its golden age when we serve the common good and are good neighbors to the other countries who share this planet with us. America is in its golden age when I don't feel embarrassed to be a part of our country. Especially living in Arkansas, where people I m eet might assume I'm one of the people who voted us into this predicament.

essentialsaltes said:
Certainly the Triumph of Bidenomics was closer to that on several measures.

I'd be willing (in a "we have policy differences" sort of way) to allow the American government to treat the rest of the world like dirt, if it would achieve those golden age goals.

As it is of course, the Trump foreign (and domestic) policy has driven our allies and enemies closer together and shot our own economy in the foot.

If the economy and other matters had been all that good, Trump wouldn't have been re-elected.

"The golden age of America begins right now." What is it?

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