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turbinetree

(26,034 posts) Mon Mar 31, 2025, 10:40 AM Mar 31

'Why would he mess with that?' Economist bewildered as Trump threatens major advantage

By Travis Gettys
Published March 31, 2025 9:51AM ET

Investors have been unnerved by the first two months of Donald Trump's second presidency and have been left bewildered by many of his moves on an ascending economy, according to a report Monday.

Trump's off-and-on tariffs, sweeping cuts to government spending and immigration crackdowns have upset the predictability that Wall Street craves, and even the president has refused to rule out a recession as a result of his early policies. Influential economic consultant Julia Coronado told Politico Magazine that she's at a loss to explain where the economy was headed.

"What am I certain of? In terms of the policy outlook, I’m certain of absolutely nothing," said Coronado, a former Federal Reserve economist and co-founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives. "I’m not even certain which direction interest rates are going next. I have baseline scenarios, and ways to think about it, but we are seeing just a tremendous and intentional disruption to the status quo."

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-recession/

Well, Julia can I call you Julia, as a very much lay person in economics, you know a small guy , love being a small guy...........its about a psychopaths desires and his buddies desires trying to divide the world up into the haves and have nots, , think Putin, Xi and Trump, because after all he (the orange hair traitor) got immunity from our said supreme court and our feckless senate let him off to have him impeached so that he couldn't do this shit show but he is now sitting behind a desk and given folders called EO's to sign his name with a sharpie so that he can reek revenge of being a malignant narcissistic psychopath ..........how did I do.............on my feelings of economics............

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'Why would he mess with that?' Economist bewildered as Trump threatens major advantage (Original Post) turbinetree Mar 31 OP

How did you do? Perfectly well, Turbi can call I you Turbi as a very much BoRaGard Mar 31 #1

He has no concept of even basic economics; what he's doing boils down to Ocelot II Mar 31 #2

BoRaGard

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1. How did you do? Perfectly well, Turbi can call I you Turbi as a very much

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Mon Mar 31, 2025, 10:46 AM

Mar 31

gobsmacked DUer who needs another coffee

Ocelot II

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2. He has no concept of even basic economics; what he's doing boils down to

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:09 AM

Mar 31

simple animal behavior: it's all threat displays, signals animals exhibit to show aggression and dominance to potential rivals or threats. Trump is a simple animal; he just wants to show that he's the biggest, baddest beast in the forest. He bares his teeth, beats his chest, and threatens tariffs. In the animal world threat displays can be effective, causing rivals to back away; but they can also be disadvantageous, inciting further aggression, like biting, scratching and trade wars. There's no point in trying to analyze Trump's behavior as if he were a sentient, thoughtful human who understands complex concepts like economics. He's instinct- and ego-driven to behave like a gorilla whose dominance is being challenged.

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