I have said before that I have been a lifelong fan of Teddy R and Ronald R, but since 2015 have been displaced from the GOP I knew, as I distrust populism (from the left or the right). I am now an independent that seeks the rational high character moderate middle - easy to find in everyday...
Too much credit given. He has filled zero cabinet picks, and Hegseth is already on life support.
My prediction is he loses one more before senate hearing begins, loses one during the hearing/committee process and loses one on a floor vote. So, when said and done, the worst 4 will go down, the...
Carter oversaw inflation and general bumbling as POTUS lost 8% of his votes
Biden oversaw inflation and general senility as POTUS and his tapped late minute successor lost 8.5%
I predict the next POTUS to look feeble and oversee inflation will also lose 8-10% of his/her voters. Frankly, it is...
Disdain and panic from those who voted Harris or stayed at home. Not sure I am hearing much remorse from trump voters. Nor would I expect any - they knew exactly what they were voting for and he is giving it to them.
It never works for a VP to run as "I am the same as the other guy". So Vance will have to either pivot a bit towards his prior never-trump positions, or pivot to add in some of the conservative social issues Trump seems not to care about (like abortion). That choice of pivot will decide how...
40 years ago about about 34% of American workers where in manufacturing jobs. Now about 20% are. What that means is china screwed 14% of workers, but in turn low cost goods and low inflation overall benefited the other 86%. That is the problem with macro economics and politics - they don't...
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China widget $8 with capacity, local supply chain and labor to make 10 million
Local Govt subsidies as these jobs are essential to political stability -25%
US tariff (25%)
Final cost $8. (8-2+2)
US widget $12 with capacity, local supply chain and labor to make 1 million widgets...