"A Trump never pays his debts."

It's ticks that need to justify their existence. The only positive comment about ticks is that possums eat them; but that is always said in defense of those rat/fox mutant creatures. At least ticks don't fly.

<sigh>Me too.</sigh>

It's a privilege to be around to witness the death of an empire. But, how many empires committed suicide?

United States has become the country that scored four touchdowns in a single game back in high school.

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$0.63nnnnnnn (total)

Generation is Sonoma Hippie Power.
Distribution is Pacific Gas and Electric, a utility which has burned down whole towns, blown up neighborhood, and gone bankrupt (twice).

No solar, so that's the price all day, everyday, all night, everynight.
Trying to stay warm I kept in mind that 1500W space heater is basically $1/hour.

Nope. Tariffs are priced based on when the shipment left its originating port. I know this because I listen to Sal @wgowshipping. So I'm an expert.:-)

The current risk is to those now placing an order. It it takes more than 90 days to whip those Chinese slaves into making your trinket it might be ready to ship just as the tariffs go back up. You need to predict the future with 110% accuracy to know what to do.

If your shipment arrived during the 145% phase and you put it in a bonded warehouse you can now pull it out and pay 30% tariff. If you held your shipment in China, it can now ship at 30% tariff.

2025 numbers are confounded by abnormal trade behavior. The typical 1Q slump in shipping did not happen because many importers anticipated Trump's idiocy and frontloaded their imports. They can keep their shelves stocked during the current lull in ships arriving from China by depleting their stockpile. So it won't look like the doomsday that Trump critics proclaim, but also will not be nothing because everything added costs to the system that someone will eventually pay.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/pizzagate-gunman-killed-by-police-in-north-carolina-after-traffic-stop-a/

Other than a one-shot AP appearance this didn't get the kind of publicity I expected. I wonder who many people are aware of how it turned out.

Stupid Americans and their economy of scale.
You are supposed to shop like the Europeans (and NYC) where each day you go out (on foot) and buy 1 day's provisions (each from a shop the size of a closet which sells only one item). A dozen eggs! No wonder American's have refrigerators the size of a European's entire flat.

There have been many issue with shopping (Costco, etc) by bus. It literally takes all day starting with getting up hours early at zero dark hundred and getting back late afternoon. I have a Costco cooler just the right size for Costco 2 dozen eggs, padded with frozen peas from another store. Some success with Costco's famous bulk items. No solution to 5G of lawnmower gas.

Is that what Liz Truss is saying?
A couple things make more sense, others less.

Sounds like what you want to study are trust-fund babies--people who grow up knowing they'll never have to have W2 income.

https://www.sos.ca.gov/administration/news-releases-and-advisories/2025-news-releases-and-advisories/Proposed-Initiative-Enters-Circulation-Requires-Future-Vote-on-Whether-California-Should-Become-Independent-Country

Already underway.

Aussies brought this on themselves by not letting the dingo eat baby Rupert.

"I can see no other possible outcome."
Some or all of what you predict may come to pass, but it doesn't account for how the Democrats will sabotage their own efforts. Right now, they're the world's most pathetic opposition party, ranking behind even Venezuela's who lost their election with 80% of the vote.

I subscribe to the dog model: a dog doesn't understand the words their master uses, it just responds to the sound of his voice. Like some pundit said: Trump supporters don't listen to what he says, they listen to what he means. This results in transcripts of so many of his comments being incoherent. Very seldom, often in court, does someone try to use the literal words to defend Trump.

Same with the people who checked prices to generate the CPI. And those who collect employment data. Inflation will be what 47 says it is. So will unemployment. And the weather.