The president elect is clearly stating his intentions to establish tariffs, at worst the retailers are taking advantage of low education Americans who believe what Dump says
The fear by federal workers in some agencies must be palpable. The social safety net in the US is one of the worst in the world (probably the worst for an advanced economy). Now a handful of rich guys are going to use some pretty heartless tactics to reduce payrolls. Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas everyone!
But itâs to reduce government payrolls. That may or may not work to ourâor the rich guysââbenefit, but weâre paying for it and should insist on getting value for the money. They should proceed reasonably, and I would bet they will ultimately have to, but theyâre not sinecures.
Itâs got nothing to do with being âheartlessâ. Itâs pure business. When I was younger I âdown sizedâ in private companies, sure it wasnât fun, but I didnât get all emotional about it. It actually worked out better for me, because I moved to a better company with more pay.
I somewhat agree with the second part of that, but for reasonableness part, nobody knows. Well, heâs already naming names so we kind of know that heâs pretty heartless. With directors, etc., sure fine. They probably have options if they lose their jobs.
I think differently. Very differently.
I have no problem with trying to make government more efficient. Targeting individuals, publicly, when you reasonably know itâs going to bring a major shit storm to them is not just business. Itâs about being an asshole not giving a fuck and trolling people for funsies.
Doing it based on odd vs even social security numbers is more brainless than heartless, but thatâs what the American people voted for. Anyways, still waiting to see if DOGE is like the NAFTA refresh (new name, apparently better deals for Canada and Mexico so now Trump is pissed about free trade), or like the repeal and replace of Obamacare (didnât even get a name change), or like the Abrams Accords (more Kushner than Trump, but still it hasnât led to much more than ethnic cleansing).
Doubts, and consequences
Some of them need to be held to account. People like Gary Gensler, who Trump called out and later said heâd fire on âday oneâ.
Singling out people just doing their jobs is cruel and stupid. That might be how they continue along, but weâll have to see.
Agreedâ people follow orders. Single out the schmuck giving them.
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The scary part is how millions of Americans would rather have this over the next 4 years rather than the âstatus quoâ. I guess because it entertains them.
Leprechaun economics coming to an end under Trump?
Ireland has been living beyond its means for far too long | The Spectator
While Iâd hate to see Ireland become poorer I have no qualms if the US under President-elect Trump moves to become the low-tax (corporate tax rates) nation of the world.
It would help in the repatriation of US manufacturing/assembly, at the corporate communication level, to have all corporate lawyers in the same place, and Iâd settle for the same country.
Anyway, as an American I wish no harm to Irelandâs economy.
Yes weâll bring back all that manufacturing that got outsourced to⌠Ireland. 
I hope they tariff the fuck out of the Canadian goods, especially Tim Hortons piss and maple syrup. 
Musk can easily get some way to the target by returning the 3.2 Billion his companies have received
Small money, but saves more than fire some government officials
Congratulations on Trumpâs appointment to be Americaâs new ambassador to France, Jared Kushnerâs father and Ivankaâs father-in-law:
Charles Kushner was convicted in 2005 illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion and witness tampering in the scheme against his brother-in-law, which resulted in a two-year prison term and his disbarment, but the former president pardoned him Dec. 23, 2020, and his nomination surprised many
âKushner hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, recorded their sexual encounter, and sent the tape to his sister, all in retaliation for his brother-in-lawâs cooperation with a federal investigation into other crimes Kushner had committed,â said Stan Veuger, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Like birds of a feather
We flock together 