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Trump’s Manufacturing Scam

Financial FAQs “Why? It’s not like we’re a small country or full of stupid people. No, it’s the takeover of the economists and bankers. Simply put, modern American law is oriented towards ensuring very high returns on capital to benefit … Continue reading

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It’s Trump’s Economy Now

Popular Economics Weekly “Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of -0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the … Continue reading

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Trump’s 2.0 100 Days

Popular Economics Weekly “With President Donald Trump’s second term approaching its 100-day mark, 40% of Americans approve of how he’s handling the job – a decline of 7 percentage points from February,” PEW Research. PEW The big mystery is why … Continue reading

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Immigrants the Lifeblood of U.S. Economy

The Mortgage Corner “For most of the past half-century, adults in the U.S. Baby Boom generation – those born after World War II and before 1965 – have been the main driver of the nation’s expanding workforce. But as this … Continue reading

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Republicans’ Dystopian Dream

Popular Economics Weekly “I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.” Grover Norquist, Republican. Grover Norquist, founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform in a 2001 … Continue reading

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Why the Shock and Awe?

Financial FAQs “White House aide Peter Navarro said Sunday that he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs to bring in $6 trillion in revenue in the next decade, which could amount to the largest tax hike in US history. CNN The … Continue reading

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Too Dumb To Fail?

Financial FAQs “Anyway, at this point we should assume that the same combination of incompetence and bad intentions that afflicts national security and budget policy applies to everything the Trump administration touches. Incredibly, quite a few investors and journalists still … Continue reading

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You Are Fired!

Answering Kennedy’s Call “It’s 100 days into the Trump (first) Presidency and looking more and more like President Trump is no more effective at running the country than his business interests. His book, The Art of the Deal was meant to tout … Continue reading

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Why Kill Social Security?

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Let’s say social security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother who’s 94, she wouldn’t call and complain. She’d think something got messed up, and she’ll get it next month. A fraudster always makes the … Continue reading

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It’s the Law of the Jungle

Financial FAQs “Trumpian Incompetence will provoke a counterreaction, which will prove to be an opportunity and rebirth. When that happens people will be ready to hear the truth that Trump will never understand—that when you turn America into a vast … Continue reading

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