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Trump and Musk are gutting virtually any federal government office which could independently investigate anything. It's going to be one hell of a long time before any of that investigative authority is rebuilt. And that's no accident.
Following are edited excerpts from a current report in The Washington Post:
China imposed tariffs of up to 15 percent on a raft of U.S. farm products and blacklisted more than 20 U.S. companies, marking a major escalation in a brewing battle betwee…
I was wondering if the "rally" was Trump supporters trying to have a nice market day for his majesty's speechifying tonight. If so, they seem to have been overtaken by reality.
Without saying a word, TOT has the look of "I really screwed those guys" on his face.
Without saying a word, TOT has the look of "You just wait... I'm gonna get you." on his face:
Without saying a word, TOT has the look of "I am the king" on hi…
Well, this pretty well summarizes that Tax Foundation report:
Academic and governmental studies find the Trump-Biden tariffs have raised prices and reduced output and employment, producing a net negative impact on the US economy.
@hank- perhaps you overlooked the report's references to the economy??
With respect to Trump, please note that he is mentioned only once, and that was to point out that NOAA staffing levels were low well before he took office. I deliberately edited…
"Could a watchdog government agency similar to the CFPB be helpful with banks behaving badly?"
No worries... Musk will use his own mega-fortune to rescue Trump's gummint if the whole thing crashes (again).
Sure thing. (Please forget that you heard…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The San Francisco Chronicle:
Elon Musk’s DOGE layoffs hit California National Weather Service employees
Large federal workforce firings began at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on …
For many years there was an auto parts store in SF that had a large sign advertising polish and brakes (who knows?). For a long time I had my wife believing that it was the only place in SF that sold Polish brakes. I told her that …
What's the difference between constructing your own "Fund of Funds" and being told by some MFOers that having too many funds is inefficient, wasteful, and self-defeating, as we've all heard here so many times over the years?
As usual, your comment has absolutely no connection or response to the presentation of factual information.
Your president king is self-hindered from making anything great unless he has permission from Charles Koch and Moscow. Quite a combination.