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King Don the Turd claims that America is being cheated by foreign nations, but he's so full of shit that his middle name is John (true story!). The truth is always the exact opposite of what Trump claims. The U.S. standard of living is actually the highest in the world. American obesity is epidemic, and the fitness industry brings in $40 billion a year. Middle-class American families have two cars, and most people drive to work. In Europe, a middle-class family might have one car, and most people go to work by bus, bicycle, or on foot. Gasoline in almost all other countries costs 1 1/2 to 2 times what Americans pay. Foreign visitors are always shocked by America's huge supermarkets overflowing with low-priced food products. Housing in the U.S. is also more affordable. Other countries have mortgage terms of 50 years or more. The only way a family can purchase a home is for the children to inherit their parent's loan. And amid all this plenty, the U.S. ranks only 45th in taxes paid by the average citizen. How can the U.S. enjoy so much and pay so little? It's all based on debt and deficit spending. That is simply a fact. The U.S. national debt was approximately $6 trillion in 2001, when George W. Bush took office. It was the last time that the U.S. government achieved a balanced budget. By the end of 2024, the debt grew to almost $36 trillion. The math isn't difficult (unless you're in the Trump cabinet). America has spent $30 trillion of other people's money since 2001. If any nation is being cheated, it certainly isn't America. Bill Clinton's budget surplus was due to taxes that he pushed through in his first year in office (although his budgets also contained some spending cuts). The Clinton tax increase was directed at upper-income taxpayers. Republicans falsely claimed it was the largest tax increase in history, and they portrayed it as a horrible burden for the middle class. The smear tactic worked well enough that Dubya was able to steal the 2000 election and begin the process of looting the U.S. economy on behalf of a wealthy elite. Whatever happened to the old-fashioned idea of paying your own way? Americans hold some of the national debt (I have some savings bonds myself), and half of it is made up of accounting tricks where the government borrows money from itself, but almost 25% is held by foreign countries. And the biggest incentive for foreigners to invest in the United States is stability. Wealthy elites from around the world park their money in American investments because they feel safe. But now we have a freakin' moron in charge who boasts, "I love chaos." He's determined to extort even more money from people who are already financing America's spending addiction (Make America Grift Again). And a very plausible response to this insane trade war is to halt investment in the U.S. economy. If the value of the dollar falls, then foreign investors could sell their holdings or even call in their loans. The result would be a downward spiral for the U.S. dollar that might last for years. This would make the government debt that Americans hold worth far less than they invested. The Trump administration might even choose to default on U.S. bonds. What a rosy prospect! And even if the tariffs did force manufacturing back to the U.S, prices would be permanently higher. Lower cost is why the Republicans moved their businesses to Asia in the first place. Many Asian workers get a daily wage comparable to an American's hourly wage. Are you patriotic enough to take a 50% pay cut to prop up the economy? How would you support your current spending habits if you did? The process of moving industry takes years. Wages would be lost entirely in the interim and sales of almost everything would suffer. So, what do we call it when the economy shrinks, the dollar goes down and prices go up? That's right, inflation. Fueled by the bilious gases that emanate from the biggest horse's ass in history. Perhaps that's why he calls himself a stable genius. |
Extortion is far more profitable than business, and it's less work too! - The Gospel of Trump There have been multiple reports of law firms caving in to demands from the Trump administration. Some have promised him free legal services, some have donated to his personal political action committee, and all of them have promised to support his white supremacy agenda. The Trump goons prefer to call it 'anti-diversity' but we all know what they mean (and it is mean). Why this sudden burst of craven cowardice? The president has issued a formal memo to the Justice Department and Homeland Security that directs them to open an investigation into any law firm who brings a civil case against the Trump administration. What might best describe this tactic? To borrow a term from the president himself, this is weaponization of the Justice Department for his own personal benefit. But that's only one example of blatant corruption in the White House. The Trump criminal organization has also begun selling presidential pardons. Last Friday, Trump signed a pardon for Trevor Milton, founder of an electric vehicle company named Nikola. Milton defrauded investors by showing them a faked video of a Nikola truck. He claimed that the video showed a prototype vehicle in operation when it was actually just coasting downhill. And closer inspection revealed that it was really a GM product disguised with Nikola badging. The video evidence made the case an easy win for the prosecution. Milton was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to four years in prison. Why would Trump pardon such an obvious con man? Well, Milton is on record as being a staunch Trump supporter and, more importantly, he recently donated $1.8 million to Trump's personal PAC. I don't know if that's a bribe, a quid pro quo, or just a favor. Those terms all seem to be interchangeable in Washington D.C. these days. At any rate, when asked about giving the pardon, Trump said that he didn't actually know the man or the details of the case. He merely 'heard good things about him' from 'a lot of people'. The president also tossed out a conjecture that Milton was prosecuted only because he's a Trump supporter. Why would malicious prosecution spring to mind? I suppose it's kind of like using the Justice Department to prosecute a law firm just because they represent someone who isn't a Trump supporter. You might also wonder how Trevor Milton gained access to make such a deal. It turns out that he hired Brad Bondi to plead his case. Does that name sound familiar? Yep, Brad is Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother. And he's getting a nice fat fee for using his sister's position in the Trump administration to further the interests of his client. Hmm, isn't that pretty much what Hunter Biden was accused of? Of course, there wasn't ever any real evidence against Hunter Biden. Maybe that was also malicious prosecution, because he wasn't a Trump supporter. Maybe he should have been more open about soliciting bribes. And more forthcoming about giving the Don a taste. |
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