Rate your level of satisfaction 2024 vs 2025

[Voltaire 5,346]

2025 brings me a year further recovered and more financially stable after the personal disaster in 2021.

Plus the national news is steady pace of wonderful, day after day,  and frequently feels like Christmas morning.

[peenie 1,917]

15 hours ago, edjr said:

I am happier you rarely post. So yes, 2025 is much better

And yet you’re almost the first person to reply, I’d say you’re rather fond of my threads. 

[peenie 1,917]

14 hours ago, avoiding injuries said:

Much happier. Politics aside, if you’re not getting happier you might need to change some things up. 

Except it’s not politics aside, this is about politics and how satisfied you are in 2025 under Trump compared to 2024 under Biden. This is you thinking politically about how your life has been affected by the administrations and to ponder how satisfied you feel or do not feel and if you are happier now or before. 

[peenie 1,917]

12 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

The first and most obvious thing that comes to mind as a response to your topic is that no one who posts on this board should be measuring their level of happiness based on who is the president. It should not impact the amount or quality of your sleep... I know there will be, for example, some federal employees who will chime in about the doge stuff... but for the most part, I do not feel most peoples day to day lives are greatly impacted no matter who is potus. 

I suppose I do technically feel more job security in the sense that being a white male no longer feels like a bad thing and I don't feel quite as much like I need to walk on eggshells. It's a welcomed shift from the overdone liberal narrative but I think we were sort of headed there regardless of Trump as I think the country was tired of it and was starting to realize the difference between equal opportunity and quotas. 

I also have more money because the market has been booming and my personal investments have been on fire. 2021 and 2022 were fairly rough under Biden, while 2023 was very good. 

Yes, I would say the country feels greater. Unfortunately if I point to things like increased border security, deportation of illegal immigrants, and finally pressing for more fair trade, the big time libs are going to cry about it all. They don't care that their own heroes had often talked about the detriments of illegal immigration or trade imbalance with China. All they know is the Orange Man is doing it, so it must be bad now.... 

I think you should not tell other people how to feel. Plenty of people have been adversely affected by Trump. People have been deported, people have lost their jobs, people have lost their ability to have healthcare and so on. Just because YOU have not been affected doesn't mean others feel the same.  

[peenie 1,917]

12 hours ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

You left the word illegal out

not a single immigrant is worried 

No, I didn’t. You clearly have no legal immigrant friends who speak openly and honestly with you. Not all, but some didn’t travel for fear they wouldn’t be let back in the country. I’m talking some people who aren’t even immigrants but born here. Some people were scared that their rights would be lost.  

[peenie 1,917]

11 hours ago, TheNewGirl said:

I don't really base my "happiness" with life on who is in the White House, it's usually the circumstances around me. 

I am about the same, really. 

The title of this thread uses the word SATISFACTION. I clearly explained that this is a comparison of satisfaction, happiness, etc., in relation to the different administrations. It’s like if I said, “Are you more satisfied with gas prices, car prices, housing interest rates, stock market prices, immigration policies, crime rates, blah blah blah…more so under Trump or under Biden?” Except, I wanted a personal reflection of your own life not merely a talking point in which people will blather on and on. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,374]

23 minutes ago, peenie said:

No, I didn’t. You clearly have no legal immigrant friends who speak openly and honestly with you. Not all, but some didn’t travel for fear they wouldn’t be let back in the country. I’m talking some people who aren’t even immigrants but born here. Some people were scared that their rights would be lost.  

You know my friends?  Almost all of them are minorities. My best friend is Mexican and he went to Cancun with zero issue. Anyone who is afraid is a focking moron. There have been exactly zero citizens that have had issues

[peenie 1,917]

6 hours ago, cyclone24 said:

That’s actually a good question. Leaving politics out of it I guess yes?
 

like I just turned 51 in June. So there is starting to creep in a lot more thoughts of my own mortality I guess. We are 10 years from retiring and that actually terrifies me because it’s that usually means there’s not a whole hell of a lot left. Kids are all gone, etc. 

there’s a lot of things I can still go do but like I always said the hard part about getting old isn’t that I can’t open new doors like learning to play the piano or learning a new language. The hard part is that doors I used to go in all the time for fun or excitement. I just can’t do anymore like sports. (Injuries lately) 

I mean, I still play video games for Gods sake..

So happy in the fact that there’s a lot I don’t have to deal with anymore in my younger days like climbing some stupid corporate ladder or just money in general, but they’re definitely things that scare me a lot more than what they did. 
 

I’ve always said I only have one thing left to do and that’s walk three girls down an aisle. Past that im good. That prospect feels like it gets more real by the second.

And it’s okay to answer this question without relating it to politics. I appreciate this answer!

[WhiteWonder 2,795]

58 minutes ago, peenie said:

I think you should not tell other people how to feel. Plenty of people have been adversely affected by Trump. People have been deported, people have lost their jobs, people have lost their ability to have healthcare and so on. Just because YOU have not been affected doesn't mean others feel the same.  

So these people who have been deported… were they here legally or illegally? Are you suggesting that people who break the law should not be adversely affected?

are you suggesting no jobs were lost under Biden?  oh boy 

Beyond that, I hear you in terms of not telling other people how to feel. I do not believe I was doing that as much as I was stating my own opinion on the topic. You created the topic, asking people how they felt. I am responding with how I feel. I do not feel that people should let politics determine their overarching happiness… and I do not feel that the majority of CITIZENS day to day lives are greatly impacted no matter WHO is in office. I also FEEL that right now we have a lot of liberals manufacturing things to be unhappy about, hurting their own quality of life in the process. 

[WhiteWonder 2,795]

7 hours ago, cyclone24 said:

That’s actually a good question. Leaving politics out of it I guess yes?

Unfortunately her thread is entirely about politics 

[avoiding injuries 1,607]

5 hours ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

You know my friends?  Almost all of them are minorities.

My condolences. 

[peenie 1,917]

7 hours ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

You know my friends?  Almost all of them are minorities. My best friend is Mexican and he went to Cancun with zero issue. Anyone who is afraid is a focking moron. There have been exactly zero citizens that have had issues

I didn’t write minority, I wrote immigrant, but I understand how you would conflate the two…

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,374]

1 hour ago, peenie said:

I didn’t write minority, I wrote immigrant, but I understand how you would conflate the two…

And I wrote citizens. No citizens have been affected. And if they are scared it’s cause they are morons and I don’t care 

[Thornton Melon 630]

Let's see....I'm one year closer to retirement, and my nest egg grew 17%. Yeah, I'm more satisfied.

[peenie 1,917]

1 hour ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

And I wrote citizens. No citizens have been affected. And if they are scared it’s cause they are morons and I don’t care 

Oh trust, I know you don’t care. 

[Strike 5,684]

3 minutes ago, peenie said:

Oh trust, I know you don’t care. 

So you bought a house.  If someone were trespassing on your property would you offer them a room to stay in or ask them to GTFO your property?

[TheNewGirl 1,527]

10 hours ago, peenie said:

The title of this thread uses the word SATISFACTION. 

The first question in your post is asking if you're HAPPIER. 

 

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Are you happier right now than you were a year ago under Trump vs Biden? Do you sleep sounder? Does the sun shine more brightly? Do the flowers smell more sweet? Do you feel more safe? Do you have more money or job security? 

For me, things are a bit more expensive (food) and I feel like there Is anxiety among immigrants. Due to the current administration, my work situation is whack. Other than that, meh, not much difference in my day to day living. I’m not more satisfied. I’m also not devastated, despite having job insecurity. 

I’m curious, does the country feel greater to you?

 

You do not go on to DEFINE anything other than what it means to you; Trump v Biden, sleeping, the sun shining, feeling safe, job security? 

You mention that YOU are not more satisfied. Then you ask if the COUNTRY feels greater. 

So is your post about being happy, satisfied, safer, if flowers smell better, or if the country feels greater? 

 

Make up your mind. 

[Meglamaniac 575]

8 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

The first question in your post is asking if you're HAPPIER. 

 

 

You do not go on to DEFINE anything other than what it means to you; Trump v Biden, sleeping, the sun shining, feeling safe, job security? 

You mention that YOU are not more satisfied. Then you ask if the COUNTRY feels greater. 

So is your post about being happy, satisfied, safer, if flowers smell better, or if the country feels greater? 

 

Make up your mind. 

You gonna get the thread Peenied

[TheNewGirl 1,527]

Just now, Meglamaniac said:

You gonna get the thread Peenied

Peenie gets her own threads peenie because she does this. 

 

[Horseman 2,536]

11 hours ago, peenie said:

No, I didn’t. You clearly have no legal immigrant friends who speak openly and honestly with you. Not all, but some didn’t travel for fear they wouldn’t be let back in the country. I’m talking some people who aren’t even immigrants but born here. Some people were scared that their rights would be lost.  

Those idiots should put down their phones and turn off the TV.

[WhiteWonder 2,795]

It’s a TDS feelings topic. That’s why her OP is all over the place talking about sun shining, flowers smelling, job security, safety, money, expenses and so on.

Notice she spoke about herself in the OP but then responded to my comment telling me that just because I feel better off or don’t feel affected doesn’t mean other people feel the same and she was blasting Trump because obviously that’s what this thread was about and clearly something else I said triggered her. Likely something truthful that she wouldn’t want to admit.

i used to genuinely like peenie, but all the race baiting or posts like this get tiresome. 

[TheNewGirl 1,527]

14 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said:

It’s a TDS feelings topic. That’s why her OP is all over the place talking about sun shining, flowers smelling, job security, safety, money, expenses and so on.

Notice she spoke about herself in the OP but then responded to my comment telling me that just because I feel better off or don’t feel affected doesn’t mean other people feel the same and she was blasting Trump because obviously that’s what this thread was about and clearly something else I said triggered her. Likely something truthful that she wouldn’t want to admit.

i used to genuinely like peenie, but all the race baiting or posts like this get tiresome. 

Exactly. 

I mentioned my own personal happiness, as asked...and then it's switched because I mentioned that my happiness RARELY has to do with who is POTUS. Are food and gas prices higher? Sure. Do I have family, financial, and job issues coming up? Yes. Am I still generally happy and satisfied? Yes. 

And I terms of how the entire country is? How do I base that? From posts here - if that's the gauge, then no one here appears to be happy. Everyone is angry about something. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,374]

1 hour ago, peenie said:

Oh trust, I know you don’t care. 

youre right I only care about Americans first

[peenie 1,917]

16 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

i used to genuinely like peenie, but all the race baiting or posts like this get tiresome. 

Race baiting? Where have I mentioned anything about race? 

[WhiteWonder 2,795]

6 hours ago, peenie said:

Race baiting? Where have I mentioned anything about race? 

Not in this thread. I said race baiting OR posts like this. 

[RLLD 4,272]

I presume most of us are at least middle class, and are all enjoying the better economic situation.  But the most important improvement is for those in the lower strata, energy cost reduction alone has absolutely improved their lives dramatically.

[The Elevator Killer 590]

On 8/14/2025 at 12:28 AM, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

You know my friends?  Almost all of them are minorities. My best friend is Mexican and he went to Cancun with zero issue. Anyone who is afraid is a focking moron. There have been exactly zero citizens that have had issues

I live in a neighborhood where I'm the minority and I've never had a problem. Yeah you come across the entitled person now and again, but overall no problems. It appears to me that normal people get along fine. 

[WhiteWonder 2,795]

47 minutes ago, The Elevator Killer said:

I live in a neighborhood where I'm the minority and I've never had a problem. Yeah you come across the entitled person now and again, but overall no problems. It appears to me that normal people get along fine. 

i have two cousins who are half colombian and one who is full colombian adopted. my best friend is puerto rican. a former co-worker/girlfriend who I am still very close with is from ecuador. These are just the people closest to me who I know for a fact are in no fear as "brown" people. they are actually all fairly liberal and don't agree with the deportations and obviously hate trump but the ex co-worker/gf is all for the deportations. because her and her family did it the right way and she hates that illegals are being given benefits.  still, none of them are claiming any fear for themselves or have had any issues.

[The Elevator Killer 590]

3 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said:

i have two cousins who are half colombian and one who is full colombian adopted. my best friend is puerto rican. a former co-worker/girlfriend who I am still very close with is from ecuador. These are just the people closest to me who I know for a fact are in no fear as "brown" people. they are actually all fairly liberal and don't agree with the deportations and obviously hate trump but the ex co-worker/gf is all for the deportations. because her and her family did it the right way and she hates that illegals are being given benefits.  still, none of them are claiming any fear for themselves or have had any issues.

I gotcha. Everyone is just trying to feed our families and keep roofs over our heads. Most normal people don't worry about what race someone is. They know we are all faces mostly the same struggles. It's politicians that want to make it look like there's some big problem. Close the boarder to slow down the drugs and human trafficking. Deport the gangs and criminals. The others need to get in line and do it the right way. 

[WhiteWonder 2,795]

1 minute ago, The Elevator Killer said:

I gotcha. Everyone is just trying to feed our families and keep roofs over our heads. Most normal people don't worry about what race someone is. They know we are all faces mostly the same struggles. It's politicians that want to make it look like there's some big problem. Close the boarder to slow down the drugs and human trafficking. Deport the gangs and criminals. The others need to get in line and do it the right way. 

agreed but I think the original point or discussion being had between RHR and peenie was around the idea that legal immigrants are living in fear because of the deportations. 

Which I think is fairly false. When I hear about people being in fear because of the color of their skin as it relates to deportation, it is almost always a white woman making that claim on behalf of others. And the legal immigrants who I can recall expressing some hesitations are more along the lines of TDS people

[The Elevator Killer 590]

7 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said:

agreed but I think the original point or discussion being had between RHR and peenie was around the idea that legal immigrants are living in fear because of the deportations. 

Which I think is fairly false. When I hear about people being in fear because of the color of their skin as it relates to deportation, it is almost always a white woman making that claim on behalf of others. And the legal immigrants who I can recall expressing some hesitations are more along the lines of TDS people

I didn't bother with the original point or read the thread. LOL. I just responded to you. 

[TimHauck 2,994]

5 hours ago, RLLD said:

I presume most of us are at least middle class, and are all enjoying the better economic situation.  But the most important improvement is for those in the lower strata, energy cost reduction alone has absolutely improved their lives dramatically.

Just because you keep saying it’s a better economic situation over and over doesn’t make it true.  It’s pretty much the same but with changing tariffs every other week.

By “energy,” do you mean just gasoline?  Because electricity and natural gas are both up vs last year.  Of course gasoline is included in overall inflation which is still up.  The current economy is not any better for the lower classes, unless maybe they’re looking to get day laborer jobs by standing outside of Home Depot’s in California.

[peenie 1,917]

I appreciate the answers.