The “should” in my statement was very intentional. Will it? I don’t know. But given massive amounts of excess product in the supply chain, it should

Some things should suddenly get much cheaper as well, like Pork.

Supposedly the TP issue was that the supply chain was segmented out by office TP and home TP, can’t easily switch over easily but everyone was crapping at home.

newer dishwashers have a silverware rack that lets you sort them and they come out cleaner! it’s nifty.

Honestly, if I were Putin, I’d have said to stop messing around with tariffs until after you’ve rescued Russia/putin. The tariffs back off and news on Ukraine all indicate a refocus at the same time. Putins screwed if trump doesn’t rescue him asap, (especially after the latest ammo dump explosion)… the destruction of the US as a world power can come later.

I’d like to know how this converts to Beirut port blasts.

Why aren’t they demanding more of the party they helped to win all three branches?

That’s a lot to unpack.

Are we going to find out the history of q-anon?

Likewise some emergency vehicles have made it difficult to get around an accident safely since you can’t see shit.

Sounds like you have a nutjob on your hands.

Part of the problem is that the “rugged individualism” that America was founded on also equates to entitlement. The last generations that truly had it rough, where a community spirit was important to surviving are dying or gone, and no one has learned their lesson. Yet.

And by married, it’s mostly women. So left/democrat leaning.

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Worse, decking that has long since been sent to the landfill and replaced with Trex and the like

Came across this youtube video as well, which is interesting (perhaps once again gives too much credit to Trump, but also fleshes out some of his financial advisors and why they might be on board) I like that the author also gets into the economic history that leads what might be happening.

Once again though, i’m not really convinced. Seems like a huge risk and a gigantic bet on something that could easily break US hegemony permanently, and for what? The US is already on top of the economic pile with only minor threats to it’s position. A more direct path of investment in new technologies seems like a safer bet.

Interesting, thanks for the link… I dug a little deeper, this youtube interview was interesting as well. I feel he overestimates Trumps intelligence and foresight, but is certainly a take that should be considered in how it might all play out.

Are there any reputable economists that think this has a chance?

True, and a lot of damage would be done in that time too.

I’m going to go devils advocate here… first Rand Paul, now Ted Cruz. When things break they’ll break quick, and as distasteful as both of these guys are, they’re not the dumb ones like Grassley, Bobert, or MTG. They smell something in the wind or they wouldn’t have the courage to speak out. Could we be witnessing the beginning of a schism?