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DC's avatar

Thank you so much for this rundown on many fronts. Every single day I wake up to the fresh "effery" the orange ogre and his kakistacracy cult have inflicted on the American people. It is hard to keep the faith, but I do. I know there are more of us than them. The deportations are indeed one of those things that keep me up at night. I simply don't understand how these folks sleep at night, or look in the mirror. It is disgusting and disgraceful. To knowingly and willfully kidnap and detain those you know are innocent. Being undocumented is a civil violation. It is not a crime and no person is illegal. Where is the humanity? I know people often say that, but really, where is it? Every person has a right to dignity and to live their lives. I think that is what I most despair about; the fact that on all fronts there is no humanity--not an ounce with any of this regime. I wonder WHEN MAGA will wake up and realize they've been played on all the fronts you've touched upon in your article. Thanks for all of your work and keeping us informed.

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C. Jacobs's avatar

Republicans and their magic math are killing this country. They're trying to gut healthcare coverage for $2 or 300B, to try and close a gap of $5T from tax cuts.

Even using their fairytale rationale of increased spending from tax savings offsetting the tax revenue from rate cuts, it still doesn't wash. People without health coverage spend more of their disposable income on healthcare, not the purchases they hope offset the cuts in overall economic growth. When multiple industries sell less, because millions of people's wallets are emptied into healthcare spending, the economy contracts and magnifies the tax deficit. These guys suck.

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Kevin Legates's avatar

Thanks for your effort on this one. I have been wondering why the uncertainty born from the incompetence, corruption, and cruelty of this administration has not shown up in the markets more significantly. I have long thought that markets are driven less by fundamentals and more by bets. The ability of huge movements of capital by fewer and fewer players to move the market effectively means that the market can be driven rather than ridden, which suggests there is some asymmetrical information floating about. The monied folk absolutely believe they are going to be ok on the other side of this carnage. It frightens me to know that such resourced people are so well aligned and we don’t know why.

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Edward Holmes's avatar

Thanks for the analysis, we don't need 2 Fed chairs . Why are the Republicans intent on destroying the economy?

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