philostam's latest activity

Trump's 3d chess.

One of the best things about economics and finance is that while it's not a science, it's actually quite empirical. If you have a bad...

I am more perplexed that you just figured out the concept of fractional reserve banking in 2025 after it's been around for all of our...

Beyond a bit of CIA skullduggery and the promotion of genital mutilation, I’m not really sure. I took your use of USA as the government...

Like I say, I am reserving judgement. I don't think that everyone distrusts China. Places like Indonesia are actually not afraid of...

Eggs was predominantly related to a supply issue that was induced by a bird flu problem. Gas is often a supply problem because the...

I’m not. I simply read their agenda statement, then Project 2025 when it was released. There is an old(er) thread here on the forum I...

I am thoroughly confused by "inflation" as a term used to describe the economy. When we complain about the price of eggs or gas being...

Markets went higher when Trump was elected so majority was positioned that way. Trump = good for markets. He may have talked about...

I don’t see the tariffs entirely about tariffs. What I see, is the threat of a global trade war that will collapse everyone’s economy...

You seem to be confusing price increases associated with supply and demand with inflation, which is a reduction in the value of the...

It’s absolutely fair. Project 2025 was explicit and clear about the use of reciprocal tariffs. It was published and available for all to...

The lack of infrastructure, the purge of academics, the noncompetitive matriculates of the educational system, the rabid...

I didn't see any Kamala voter who told anyone Trump would be bad for the markets. It was all about abortion, that he's a rapist, new...

Tariffs don't open the markets, they create more friction across the board. Yes in theory it does incentivize domestic production and...