Yeah, I hate politics, but some things need said.
A trained monkey could handled the economy better. Just hands off. Oh, and I think it's pretty funny that Trump says the last tariff deal with Canada was terrible ... when he was the one that signed it (CUSMA 2018--Google it). Of course, we should know by now he has no use for actual facts, even those he should remember. Did he forget, or was the truth simply not the message he wanted to sell?
Weird. It makes me feel weird, trying to say a few bucks here and there, when it is evaporating at that rate. But controlling your burn rate never hurts. I spent the morning in the shop welding up some parts for a recycled anchor chain fence. It was relaxing. I'm trying to think of good uses for retired anchor chain for an article, but I don't think this counts. Maybe.
Thankfully, we bought two new cars (both Japanese) a few years ago, so we will have no need to check prices for at least 15 years. We don't drive that much these days. No commute is nice.
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Do I think the tariffs will help in the long run? I think there are reasons not.
- Industry will NOT change production systems for a policy that will very likely change.
- Trump Is unpredictable. He considers it one of his strengths in negotiations, and for his style, I get what he believes. But big business needs predictability.
- I've never believed in isolation as a cure for anything. Step up and fix the problem. Become competitive at something. Play to your strength.
The value of empire (the US has been leading a non-imperial empire sine WWII--we inherited it from the British) is free trade and worldwide security. We're blowing that. So much for a making America great. We are weakening it. I'm ashamed.
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Note that these were all conservative arguments. Apparently they are no longer Republican values. And that is really weird.
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