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.

IMO the Swiss franc is probably the best refuge. China and India are paying for Russian oil in yuan and rupees. Straws in the wind.

I don't use negative emojis. You should try it sometime.

I can see the signs of dementia already.

Nuclear power is another example of Dutton having a tin ear. The CSIRO published a study stating nuclear power was the most expensive electricity by a street. Dutton shot the messenger, he's an idiot.

Why should I bother, when you are so wrong? "What is asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence". Hitchen's Razor.

"I can explain it to you... But I cannot understand it for you". Run that "condescending and obnoxious " tape again.

LOL, why would I envy you? My Thai is not as good as yours, so what? I have a great GF. If your health is good, that's genetics. I've been told my physical fitness is in the top 10% for my age group. You've had a hard life. It's left you with a considerable chip on your shoulder. I don't envy either of those.

Trump's actions have probably helped Albanese into a second term of government. Dutton has not helped himself by parading his son on the campaign trail as an example of failed home ownership, while turning over 36 properties for $30 million profit. Dumb as a can of soup. Not financially, politically.

Classic ad hominem attack. I'll bet you were only too happy to have Big Pharma and modern medicine help you out when you broke your hip. I do marvel at people who think their education, consisting of haunting conspiracy websites, is somehow superior to people who have years of training and experience in various fields of science. If they were mathematicians, they would spend their time proving 2+2 = 3 or 5.

So you agree with the genocide of the Ukrainian people.