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House Republicans floating a cut in the spending budget get a cold shoulder…

April 10, 2018 By jamesb

The just passed and signed into law spending budget will produce the largest debt for America since WWII.... After spending time home during the Easter Holiday break several House Republicans are trying to save face on their votes by talking about making cuts to the newly … [Read more...] about House Republicans floating a cut in the spending budget get a cold shoulder…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: 2018 Spending Budget, Balanced Budget amendment, Cuts to 2018 spending budget, Republicans

Trump Admin will have MASSIVE deficits and debt by the end of the year….

April 9, 2018 By jamesb

The Congressional Budget Office predicts what most of us KNOW.... A tax cut and a spending budget that breaks the sequester limits  is gonna equal a national debt as $16 trillion.... That's a LOT of RED ink....(The MOST since WWII) Trump has alsways sid he loves … [Read more...] about Trump Admin will have MASSIVE deficits and debt by the end of the year….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: CBO /Congressional Budget Offic, Congress, Debt/Deficits, The economy, Trump, US 2018 Budget

Trump staff go on media shows to talk down a possible China tariff war…..

April 8, 2018 By jamesb

Their  job is to calm people's nerves .... And to counter their bosses negotiating in public that worries people and countries  .... After threatening to slap China with new tariffs, Trump administration officials on Sunday softened some of the rhetoric, noting that the … [Read more...] about Trump staff go on media shows to talk down a possible China tariff war…..

Filed Under: Government, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: China, Imports, Media talk shows, Tariffs/fees/ taxes, Trump, Trump staff

Tax Cut’s vs Tariff’s?…Trump goes his OWN way….

April 7, 2018 By jamesb

Remember the tax cuts as the Republicans savior to the American people? Yea Right.... Few American's have 'felt' the good form the cuts..... Donald Trump is jumping into a trade 'war' with China.... Almost EVEWRTHING me and wife by in the stores are'made in … [Read more...] about Tax Cut’s vs Tariff’s?…Trump goes his OWN way….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: 2018 Midterm elections, Politics, Republicans, Tariff's, tax cuts, Trump

U.S. employment growth slows…. the jobless number stays at 4.1%

April 6, 2018 By jamesb

In my travel's I 've seen LESS workers in retail stores... And auto checkout machine pop up more... Although last month's net job creation of 103,000 was well below analysts' forecasts, economists instead attributed much of the slowdown to a payback for the unusually big … [Read more...] about U.S. employment growth slows…. the jobless number stays at 4.1%

Filed Under: Government, Politics, Polling, the Economy Tagged With: employment, jobless, The economy, U.S. employment growth, wages

Warning to American farmers about Trump Tariff push against Mexico….

April 6, 2018 By jamesb

...from Huffingtonpost.... Former Mexican President Vicente Fox has warned American farmers that they will be the ones to suffer if a trade war breaks out between the U.S. and Mexico. On Friday’s “Morning Joe,” Fox explained how U.S. agriculture would be hurt if … [Read more...] about Warning to American farmers about Trump Tariff push against Mexico….

Filed Under: Government, Other Things, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: American Economy, NAFTA, Tariff's, Trade, Trump, US/Mexico trade

Trump floats $100 billion in new Chinese tariffs…He’s scaring people….

April 5, 2018 By jamesb

Ok Folks ? THIS is NOT gonna happen.... This appears to be Donald Trump trying say HIS balls are bigger than the Chinese.... The problem is? He's playing American consumers and American exporters money.... Not HIS... He isn't running for anything... But … [Read more...] about Trump floats $100 billion in new Chinese tariffs…He’s scaring people….

Filed Under: Government, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: $100 Billion in China Tariffs/fee's/taxes, 2018 Midterm elections, A, American Economy, American export companies, China, Free Trade, Larry Kudlow, Polling, Trade, Trump, wall Street

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says China Tariff ‘s are just words right now…

April 5, 2018 By jamesb

Here we go again! This is the second post in row I'm doing that feature 's a President Trump saying one thing  to the media ...Then having his staff take him in a room to explain that he CANNOT do what he says he wants to do .....Even if that's just … [Read more...] about White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says China Tariff ‘s are just words right now…

Filed Under: Government, Other Things, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: China, Free Trade, Larry Kudlow, Stock market, Trade Tariff's/Fee's/taxes, Trump

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