Tag Archives: Politics

The Tariff Wars–Part II

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs “Trump has called “tariff” the fourth most beautiful word in the dictionary behind “God”, “love” and “religion.” CNN FREDdebt/GDP On Saturday, President Trump, just 11 days into his second term, said he will impose a 25 percent tariff … Continue reading →

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Trump, the Lucky Loser

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever.” Random House In … Continue reading →

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No Art of the Deal – Part II

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “It’s 100 days into the Trump 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 his … Continue reading →

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Why the Tariffs Debate?

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “For far too long, we have relied on taxing our Great People using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Through soft and pathetically weak Trade agreements, the American Economy has delivered growth and prosperity to the World, while … Continue reading →

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No Art of the Deal

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call ‘Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,’ Einstein? Huffington Post Insane behavior could describe the actions that President-elect Trump is promising to implement after January 20. He has said he wants … Continue reading →

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Greater Threats = Slower Growth

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Fostering a culture of fear and ignorance is not the way to run a political party, or country, if it would ever come to that.” Popular Economics Reuters/January 6 I said in 2014 when writing in Huffington … Continue reading →

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Record Inequality = Record Debt

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Never spend money before you have earned it.” Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson may not be the best person to quote on the dangers of debt—His slaves weren’t freed upon his death because his estate owed too many … Continue reading →

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Who Wants to Know?

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs “Fewer than a quarter of Americans (23%) currently rate the country’s economic conditions as excellent or good, while 36% say they are poor and about four-in-ten (41%) view conditions as “only fair,” PEW Research PEWResearch Why do so … Continue reading →

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Even More Debt

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

ANSWERING KENNEDY’S CALL  “In the recent (2020) GOP primary presidential debate, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley claimed that President Trump added $8 trillion to the national debt while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that President Trump added $7.8 trillion … Continue reading →

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Was Inflation the Problem?

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “The West Wing may believe Bidenomics is working because the macroeconomic gurus at the Federal Reserve are telling the White House it’s working. But Bidenomics has failed to create sufficient tangible improvement in the lives of most … Continue reading →

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