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Most were sold on capitalism because it brought prosperity and helped to raise the standard of living for many. Then greed set in and corruption took over. Laws were tweaked and loopholes used by the unscrupulous to accumulate obscene wealth at the expense of the working class. This is the situation the world is in today. Trump's so-called solution is only compounding the disparity in wealth. And he continues to distort the facts with his outrageous lies.

The problem is too few are on the same page. Compromise has gone out the window along with common sense.

This turmoil is not having a major impact on my life, at least not yet. However, I do feel for those whose lives will soon be turned upside down if this insanity continues. And if the GOP does nothing, I don't think it will not survive in its present form.

"some times you have to take the medicine"? This is not medicine, it's poison.

I don't consider Bitcoin a hard asset. In fact I think it is a foolish gamble, not an intelligent investment. Buffet saw stocks as overpriced. Hence his unloading of Apple and other stocks and stockpiling his cash for better buys.

There are some GOP defectors in Congress, along with the Democrats that are willing to rein him in. Musk has has voiced his opposition to tariff on the EU. Let's see how far that goes. We are in for some interesting times.

The market isn't for everyone. The gullible usually buy high and sell low to the smart players. Always winners and losers.

Most of those "rich, greedy, money grubbing leeches" won't be jumping from windows like during the '29 crash. They are more sophisticated and have diversified their investments into all sorts of hard assets including precious metals.

As more Americans begin feeling the effects of the tariffs look for protests to gain steam. Conservatives and even Republicans are becoming vocal. Members of Congress are being bombarded with complaints. In fact some Republican senators are joining Democrats in introducing legislation to contain Trump. If nothing is done I expect violent demonstrations will be next.

Right. They are working with material that is twisted and intertwined.

Now that Republicans are receiving a growing push back from their constituents more are willing to take back that power. Look for the anti-Trump demonstrations to turn violent as more Americans suffer from rising prices and interruption of government services.

Look for Congress to to rein in the power of the executive to branch to implement tariffs. This should have been done a long time ago.

More trash from the garbageman.

Hold on to your seats. This is just the beginning.

This is not going to end well for many poor souls. Luckily I am retired and have no outstanding debt with good medical insurance and retirement.

Bamboo scaffolding and not used as concrete reinforcing.

The structure was "topped off" about a year ago. That is more than sufficient time for the concrete to cure.

China's unemployment problem is sure to get much worse, especially among the restless younger generation.

Agree.

The Thai government likes to use the latest technology, but always wants to do it the Thai way. And time after time we have seen the results.

China insiders are well aware of China's worsening economic problems. BRI has turned out to be an expensive adventure that has used debt trap diplomacy to expand its over capacity construction industry outside of the country. An industry that relied heavily on the collapsing real property sector. Potential BRI participants are not falling for that con. Many fall for the CCP propaganda about a booming Chinese economy. Recently there has more and more revelations by MSM that China is not living up to that hype. Sooner or later China will pay the price for a managed economy.

Does it have anything to do with the increase in Medicare premiums that are automatically deducted from your SS? The premium for Part B went up by 6%.

Just the section you belong in.

You mention Thalidomide, but yet fail to see the connection with germs, vaccines, and other medical issues. Nature is imperfect. You are a prime example.

Evidently nature failed to help you.