Not good enough. They need to pass it with an A.

And a Constitution test as well. Do they know they're an independent branch of government?

We will live in an idiocracy until we fix our leadership.

Can we start with basic education?

I wasn’t allowed to go to high school if I couldn’t pass the 8th grade civics test. This regime would universally fail that test. Shame loud morons

A crash course in Sesame Street "Numbers" would be a start...

2024: “4.1% unemployment is a depression!” 2025: “4.1% unemployment proves we’re great again!”

Pre-req? Grade 9 arithmetic.

Add "passing an economic literacy test" as an entrance requirement for the members of the media that go to Fed pressers... And the same for the stooges in the WHCA that try and report on the economy from lawn at the WH

Amen!! Throw in a Constitution class, a history class, Civics…

AMEN! Stating with President BURNT ORANGE TACO

Many wouldn't pass the citizenship test.

Funny he didn’t say that when Biden was president.

The same economy was a disaster then.🙄

I hate how they're allowed to American people. Can't we sue them out of existence?

Being able to lie for the party is a requirement for financial backing?

If Democrats were smart, they’d be pushing for compulsory economics in high school. Economic knowledge is the Democratic Party’s ally.

Maybe he *really* means to set the economy on fire.

An IQ test with a minimum passing score of 75 would be nice, too.

There goes trump. And marj.

I suggest they pass a security clearance.

All he does is repeat his memorized talking points from his "leader'! Has no brain of his own to be able to think! Just repeating what ever the current propaganda is that's being crammed down our throats!

Nope, what Mr Scott is doing here is a form of weaponized incompetence. It’s one of trumps go-to tactics to manipulate the press & press coverage around him. Sen Scott is learning the art of manipulation.

He likely KNOWS this is nonsense. (Which makes it more shameful) He’s not dumb. He knows exactly what he’s doing, which makes it more disgraceful, than him just being naive or unaware about Econ 101. Calling him a dolt who doesn’t understand is giving him a pass.

He was right next to Trump when he tried to blindside Powell at the Fed with his “special” construction balance sheet. He likely knows *exactly* what he’s doing here.

Well I am way overqualified… I took Econ 101 AND 201- micro and macro

Take…and pass.

That won't help. Trump took econ 101 and look what good that did.

The man who set back the civil rights movement 50 years I am sure he is proud of his accomplishment destroying the image that blacks are smart This guy needs to go just like all the law breaking goons Trump has put into the government. I hope everyone realizes he will not go citizensimpeachment.com

I don't trust any of their numbers anymore: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/b...

tim scotts as dumb as trump.

Full employment, you say? Lower those interest rates! Maybe throw in some fiscal stimulus too. Add some tariffs. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Whoa matey! Start in primary schools (preferably at home earlier) with basic literacy & build on that throwing in some critical thinking skills. Econ 101 is too late to start their education. It's worrying when the president has a favourite word. That he doesn't understand its meaning is scary.

I mean, I gotta respect if he’s a 2% inflation target truther, they just made that up in terms of what makes for best economy, could be 3%

Stancilsm is correct there have been real wage gains but misses that really haven’t been large enough to restore levels to anywhere near healthy place.

No, there have been *income* gains. Real wages are roughly flat since the mid 70’s.

They know. They lie.

Not only Econ 101 but general Civics & also throw in major critical thinking skills

Uncle Tim Scott doing his best to appeal to a political party that will never truly accept him

Oh you people of the U.S., you have illustrated how failed a democracy can be. You elect unqualified people, who now own you. If decent people regain gov. control, scrap the document. Have only professionals, qualified, educated, dedicated people running government. 1/2

Have your elections if you must, but those elected cannot have any more authority than a wishful advisory function. That would be how to prevent a Bstrd Trump regime. 2/2

I don't know... I've taught introductory economics almost every semester since 1984. Listening to our leaders, I'm starting to wonder if I made any difference at all.

I took several years of advanced micro & macro economics and I still cannot explain or understand the Laffer curve

Or you know, just not be shitty people.

PASS econ101.

Please make this ass kissing moron, shut up

Maybe a high school US Government class, too.

Generally interest rates need to be lowered when there is high unemployment, not when it is low.

ill give you one better - i dont care which side you are on, you get caught lying, you by law, need to resign. this might make these liars go away. its getting old, twisting facts or outright lying.

Having qualified and informed people in leadership? It’s novel I will give you that much.

Never let facts or decency get in the way of the message.

"fire, bad" is even more basic than that

for the last 100 years the republican party has failed utterly to deliver on the economy, all they’ve managed to create is a great depression and more recessions than you can count, and if you added it all up who even knows how many trillions in debt

Yet they still have people thinking they are better at managing the economy than the democrats.

How about getting them to take a civics course too? And maybe a course in American history?

lol this expects too much of ECON 101 classes.

You have to admit, the economy would indeed be on fire. Perhaps not in a positive way, but nonetheless…

I’ll never get over that an entire political party just decided that lying about everything was ok.

It wouldn’t help the morons like Scott be smarter about managing the economy.

Need to quit cooking the books

Tim Scott couldn’t find is ass with both hands. I’m surprised he can even read a menu at McD’s….

It’s so embarrassing for him that he is still in the MAGA train

There’s a reason these idiots only get to spout this nonsense on Fox.

He is doing “Steiner math “ - ( if you don’t know what that is google it ) Republicans are great at that 😂😂😂😂

it’s not a knowledge issue. you know this. he’s deliberately lying. you know this. stop playing their game.

And a personality test like the MMPI to ferret out liars.

And a civics course …and pass both

And not to shit from the mouth😀

They are repeating one of the Biden administration's worst mistakes: Tout the market and the GDP whole ignoring the increasing struggles of real people. A big driver of Trump voters was a sense of economic dissatisfaction, and they are doubling down.

Funny how the economy was a disaster a year ago and now is fantastic, when it is essentially the same.

Yes! When the liberation day sent the market spiraling, "it was still Bidens economy." A couple weeks ago the markets hit record highs and MAGAts hailed "Turmps Golden Age" Now the market is tanking again and we will hear that it is back to being Biden's economy I'm sure.

We can't admit the economy and market are tanking because of trump's dumb tariffs.

Today's market has to be a direct result. The market assumed he would TACO and when the tariffs took effect, there goes the market.

Hopeless!

Yes. Also pass the citizenship test every immigrant must take.

Not just senators. 😐

Maybe a civics test too.

I don’t know, I think it would just allow them to lie better.

Not just take Econ 101 actually pass Econ 101

To be fair to him, he's a complete idiot.

My God! This guy is so astonishingly stupid.

OMG.

Actually they need to take medieval church 101 as kids so they become terrified God will strike them with lightning every time they lie.

Doubt that Americans are willing to bounce the kakistocracy so fast.

They also need to pass a psych test, a neuro test, a basic test on the constitution. And they can't be convicted felons. I wish there's a test on human decency, but do many elected "officials" will fail.

And a geography lesson that includes US territories.

Senator Scott knows better, but he's gotta kiss the ass.

Little Timmy (Senator Scott) is like a child that shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near matches or porn for that matter.

Oh. Let's not insult children by comparing Tim S [or DT&Co] to them. Children are smart measured by their age. He is a uneducated loudspeaker of the lies of DT. Has He morals, ethics or at least a conscience? No. Imitating still MagaTs evil& devilish 👿 stuff. - imho.

Very true

God he’s dumb

Toady.

No love for Tim Scott, but this isn't really a simple thing. Not at all.

Not to mention every president…

That’s what they inherited along with the stock market basically is where it’s at now and the 3% GDP

Add civics 101.

what's a constitution?

He’s not wrong. A rate cut will certainly set fire to the economy.

It's on fire, all right... But like this.

First have to deprogram from rump cult.

Nah. Just amend it to require everyone to pass the citizenship test before they can vote in each federal election. The GOP would cease to exist.

🤣💀 That's funny!!! You think knowing facts would change what they say... you silly goose, maybe if you write those facts on the back of $100 bills they might notice...

And a sex ed class

The economy on fire ? Its already turning into a dumpster fire with the tariffs Why pour gasoline on it ?

Okay… I teach special education 😒🙄…TO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS… And even THEY DON’T MAKE THESE MISTAKES 🙄😒 And my bar is LOW FOR THEM 🙄

I do not believe any numbers from this government. I know four people who have lost their jobs because of Trump and unable to find a job.

And pass a civics test.

And, I think they should have to purchase their own health care and no more pensions.

Take and pass.

You're assuming they can PASS Econ 101.

We need to make every US senator take a lie detector test.

Yes, 5% unemployment is considered full employment but for the individual unemployment is usually 100% When you’re unemployed, you were never 4.1% unemployed

I would settle for a them having to pass a security background check before taking office.

Pick your day, choose your headline, no matter who the spokesperson is, the excuses are always the same and the playbook is tired.

Tim Scot is such a moron! Can’t stand him.

How about basic math?

You do all realize Trump has a degree in Economics- and a fat lot of good it did for him! Then again he was “the dumbest student I ever had” (his prof.) so just being in the room probably isn’t enough 😳🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Hard to see how that would make a difference in a nation where so many are untethered from facts and reality. If Trump et al has proven anything, it is that he can get a sizeable portion of the electorate to believe just about anything, while he literally dismantles higher education.

He’s turned into nothing more than the slave, shouting the praises of his master!

Take Econ, or pass Econ?