Lacessit

You obviously don't know what a put option does.

Telling it like it is. That's unpopular in Trump World, where policy consists of pumping sunshine up everyone's ass. Since when did tariffs become non-inflationary?

I don't use negative emojis. I prefer staying positive.

In Clinton's defence, he did actually balance the budget.

I'm sorry, I don't understand how blanket tariffs will make Americans safer, stronger, and richer. How will alienating every US ally make you safer? China has already embargoed export of rare earths to the USA. Those elements are vital for military hardware. How does that make you stronger? How does it make you richer, when everything imported into the USA costs more to buy? Your SS and Medicare systems have about $123 trillion in unfunded liabilities. Do you think that's going to be solved by finding a few overpayments and dead people? There's an object lesson in Australia, if Americans care to look. There was an overpayment system called Robodebt. It caused several suicides, and terminated the careers of several politicians and senior bureaucrats. They were lucky, they should have been jailed.

Make no mistake, the tariffs will bite America in the ass. Smoot-Hawley apparently did not have any lessons for America. Trump has already alienated his neighbors. Canada has taken American liquor off supermarket shelves. A leftist government will be re-elected in Australia. It was floundering before Trump embarked on his tariff war. You would do well to remember Lord Acton's maxim: " Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely".

I have several American friends here. They are not happy with what Trump is doing. There are American posters on ASEAN who have clearly demonstrated their dismay. Or you could look at opinion polls. Just because your family and friends confirm your cognitive bias does not mean everyone does.

Greater good for whom? It's more akin to BOHICA.

You are making the assumption Trump is a rational person. It is not him who will get buried. It's highly likely America will go into decline. Empires do that from within.

I seriously doubt pushing a mop is a desired skill in the digital nomad world.

I don't know where you are getting your info from, AFAIK SS is still taxable, depending on circumstances like combined income. Perhaps you are relying on a Trump promise. " I will end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours". " I will bring living costs down". " I will bring manufacturing back to America". Don't hold your breath.

I guess you don't get out much. Plenty of former Trump supporters complaining about Trump costing them their livelihoods. The biggest expense items in the federal budget are Medicare and Social Security. Trump and Musk are working on privatizing them, which opens up new opportunities for corruption. Modern day carpetbaggers. Be very nervous if you are getting any SS payments.

IIRC military doctrine says never fight a war on two fronts. Trump has chosen three. US trade is only 12% of China's trade worldwide. It is also reaching out to other nations who are questioning whether alliances with the USA are worth anything. Trump lost the last trade war with China, when the US trade was 18%. The fact he thinks he can win a second round is a measure of his delusion.

Can you point to a single post of yours on this thread, which is stating a verifiable fact or truth, rather than your opinion?

According to this chart, Treasury bond yields have been rising since 2020. They are 5 basis points above the historical average. Bond yields are an indicator of the trust in the underlying currency, which is why Switzerland and Japan have low yields, and Russia is high. IMO US bonds are drifting into danger territory. Here be dragons.