Trump promises to some of his voters means worry….

Reality…..

Buyers Remorse?

‘Vote FOR Me to Make  America Great Again!’

Of course doing THAT Trump’s way would mean lost jobs, higher consumer prices, NO Federal aid to schools, less healthcare coverage and MASS ID checks for the same people that voted AGAINST President Biden ….

CUTTING the Government would mean some people get LESS….

Some people ends up NOT here….

Maybe even American troops pushed to go after Americans…. NOT others….

And?

The calm of Joe Biden?

GONE….

 

‘The election was clearly one in which voters’ perceived interests outweighed their professed values. Surely, not all of those supporting Donald Trump were applauding his character and the amoral values he represents. Given the complex factors that shape voting behavior, it is reasonable to conclude that the Trump majority was seeking an escape from the pain and disappointment and fears prompted by recent economic turmoil.

Close analysis of the promised Trump program suggests that his voters may soon have second thoughts. Any new administration’s plans are subject to change, but if the next president is supported by the Republican-controlled Congress in executing the proposals set forth in the campaign, the hoped-for escape will lead to greater distress on several fronts.

To begin with, the multiple pledges of tax relief — on overtime, on tips, on Social Security income — plus proffers of further tax cuts for wealthy investors carry predictable consequences for national debt.

Other than historically unachievable rates of increased productivity and economic growth, no one has identified a way to reconcile those pledges with stable fiscal progress. Massive slashes in the federal work force ($2 trillion worth), touted by Trump’s bro-pal billionaire Elon Musk, would entail drastic curtailments in public services. Politics breeds countless temptations, not all of them prudent.

The tax cuts-for-prosperity theme is compounded by the incoming president’s pronounced affection for tariffs. To treat increased tariffs as direct sales taxes on all American consumers may be an oversimplification, but levying those import fees across-the-board is bound to have numerous adverse results.

Americans’ fondness for inexpensive goods is in tension with the evident anger that so many of those goods are produced in China and elsewhere. Blocking those imports in the hope that comparable goods will be produced cost-effectively in the U.S. is a risky proposition. The likelihood is that similar products made in America, even if superior in quality, will be more expensive, feeding the inflationary pressures that have generated anxiety and resentment throughout America.

The daunting proposal to deport millions of immigrants carries similar implications. The impact of such deportations on a labor force already struggling to bear the increasing burdens of an aging population appears to be straightforward. The resulting paucity of workers for jobs often disdained by American citizens may well shrink supplies of farm products and other goods. Such supply shortages will add to the other inflationary strains against which the Federal Reserve has warned so diligently for years now…..

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Second thoughts are the norm in politics. Campaigns breed unrealistic promises and expectations. Incumbents often spend more time explaining why they failed to achieve lofty goals then in proclaiming their success in doing so. Since Trump is ineligible to run again, it will fall to his associates to defend the record that will unfold on his watch…..

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