No indeed. It is in fact a Clown Show. Please note that Trump's deranged psyche REQUIRES constant attention, constant limelight, constant reinforcement. There is no such thing as bad media coverage, as long it captures eyes and ears.
There will be no end to political, social, economic, and military catastrophes if that is what it takes to keep the spotlight focused on the Clown.
I am curious whether it is feasible to impose a tariff on services like software (downloaded, not on physical media), travel, insurance, video entertainment, etc.
Also, if Trump was to decide that tariffs wouldn't be applied to any country where the US has a trade surplus (in goods), then if Canada exported more oil to Asia (currently pipeline capacity constrained), then the US would have a trade surplus (although tourism is trending down sharply).
What's the point of a branded game show announcement, maximizing uncertainty. Which looks like its working according to the Uncertainty Index. And it would be the same for a Consumer Uncertainty Index and a "should I build a factory" index or an Everything Else Uncertainty Index. There is massive anxiety being generated by similarly spiking uncertainty in all aspects of life. Not sure there is a way to extrapolate how that might impact the economy but it could be MANY times greater than the effect of rising prices.
" ... This isn’t a game show ..."
No indeed. It is in fact a Clown Show. Please note that Trump's deranged psyche REQUIRES constant attention, constant limelight, constant reinforcement. There is no such thing as bad media coverage, as long it captures eyes and ears.
There will be no end to political, social, economic, and military catastrophes if that is what it takes to keep the spotlight focused on the Clown.
I am curious whether it is feasible to impose a tariff on services like software (downloaded, not on physical media), travel, insurance, video entertainment, etc.
Also, if Trump was to decide that tariffs wouldn't be applied to any country where the US has a trade surplus (in goods), then if Canada exported more oil to Asia (currently pipeline capacity constrained), then the US would have a trade surplus (although tourism is trending down sharply).
What's the point of a branded game show announcement, maximizing uncertainty. Which looks like its working according to the Uncertainty Index. And it would be the same for a Consumer Uncertainty Index and a "should I build a factory" index or an Everything Else Uncertainty Index. There is massive anxiety being generated by similarly spiking uncertainty in all aspects of life. Not sure there is a way to extrapolate how that might impact the economy but it could be MANY times greater than the effect of rising prices.