Free trade is a feature of the win-win economy. It favors no one in particular and everyone in general. Prices go down and quality increases as people are allowed to compete for customers.
Omg, such b-u-l-l-s-h-i-t - you find it impossible to give this man credit. Not one big win, FOUR.
1. Brought the Chinese to the table to NEGOTIATE trade, something that has not happened, at all during your brother Biden’s rein.
2. Hamas agreed to release the last remaining American hostage as a gesture to OUR PRESIDENT.
3. Pushed for a summit between Zelensky and Putin, it will occur Thursday, this week. (Unless of course Putin backs out, the little weasel)
4. Signed an EA to bring the blatantly corrupt and price gauging Pharma companies to include the U.S. in most favored nation status bringing drug prices in line with what the charge other countries.
Your latest diatribe of the man could have been penned by Baraka, the idiotic mayor of Newark. Why not go to Newark and Join the idiot mayor and storm the ICE facility, that seems to suit you based on your latest round of frankly BS. I’d like to spell out the word, but given your propensity to side with the FAR FAR left, you would probably have this post taken down for use of the word, although I have seen others posted, that perhaps were more in favor with your steeply flawed political views.
Meanwhile, back at what we subscribed for, I want to thank Tom for his guidance on shipping stocks, of which i am up significantly. That BBB, is what we are here for - I guess we must put up with your Soros like rants in order to gain such insight.
I always thought that the American price differential reflected the enhanced legal costs from class actions. Now I have to add the egregious behaviour demonstrated by Pharma through the Covid plan.
Happy you agree with comrade BBB,however, a quick sampling of “likes” indicates most folks (like the Federal General Election) agree with the assessment I posted vice your dismal performance. Stay Happy, Please stay Happy and keep talking. We would like the same (keep talking) for AOC and comrade Oligarch Sanders. Thanks Again!
About half the labor force works and of the half that works about 60% are the working poor, they can’t meet living expenses.
Who gets all these high wages? And where is the benefit of cheap products from free trade.
America pays 400% more for drugs than other countries. The government pays the majority.
I drove a truck, loaded seafood in Seattle. As a reference, in UT it was $2.00 a lbs, in MD, $1.00. They charge what the market will bear; Utahns think seafood is expensive, Marylanders expect it to be cheap.
The economy, the government, everything, is controlled by money, corporations.
There is no such thing as a free trade benefit for American consumers, they pay as much as corporations can charge, it’s like airline pricing. Free trade benefits corporations; corporations are a mob of oppression, they suck blood where it has been drained dry. They are killing the goose. Americans are dead broke, deep in debt and the system is atrocious. Medical care, Education, Insurance, the MIC bleeding Americans.
The debt crisis increasing, individual and government.
Do you really believe that tariffs are major problem with our economy? China agreed to form a working group with the US. Nothing has really been decided. Generally, before leadership meets there is an agreement to what will be discussed. I don't believe this has happened. I expect Trump to call in an ORDER Zelensky to accept whatever egregious terms Putin wants. After all, Trump slapped Zelensky around so it's Putin's turn. Lastly, President Trump's executive order is a written directive instructing federal agencies and officials on how to manage operations or enforce EXISTING laws.
Ya know Bill, I like your stuff because you’re a very intelligent guy and a good writer but I guess you think we’d be better off if Trump and his kids and relatives were taking millions of dollars from China instead of scaring the heck out of them!
Another column of half-truths and bold assertions with little or no explanations to back it up. The most hilarious of Bonner's assertions is his definition of Trump Derangement Syndrome: "They (meaning conservatives) labelled any criticism of the Big Man as a mental problem — Trump Derangement Syndrome." Well, no Bill. TDS is when you only criticize Trump by picking and choosing what you report on - ignoring anything that contradicts your preconceived notions. That's exactly what you did today (and every day you write about Trump). Am I wrong, Bill? Recount ONE positive thing you wrote about Trump in today's column. Also, the "facts" you use to back up your arguments are quite thin. But your fellow Trump haters and sycophants will love your column - so there is that.
Here is just a little sampling of your complete irrational TDS today:
"And so...here we are in Trump II. And this time we see the naked Trump, with a whole caste of half-wit enablers — Bondi, Hegseth, et al — rather than the devious restrainers of Trump I. And this unclothed emperor is not a pretty sight."
What is not a pretty sight, or more specifically "read", is your total irrational hatred of all things Trump. This is TDS. As I've written on these pages many times before, Trump can certainly be criticized. But to do so rationally, the criticism needs to be done with all the facts and within the context of the total picture. That type of analysis is obviously beyond your ability.
Bill's agronamist, also told him how many pesticides are on american automobiles and trucks. The tire.
S are too big and less tasty. That's the weighted tariff average.It's because the weighted average does not include all the products that we can't send them. Total b s.
Bill, I would never have surmised you were a democrat. No matter what Trump and admn do you find nothing of value. How about 12 years of Obama and Biden. No complaints? Your readers are not stupid people. We know the Pres is not perfect but compared to what this country has elected in the past I’m behind his efforts 100%.
Seriously, folks, do you really think our Government (or any Government) actually gives a hoot about us peons? Seriously? Trump and his minions are no different. First and foremost, they are looking out for themselves. Their analysis is focused on who "not" to piss off and how can they feather their own bed. It is similar to "free trade" - each seller and each buyer are looking out for themselves and do what they must to survive. Corruption hasn't stopped and it won't stop. Human nature doesn't change - time will tell what happens but all of us are going to experience the greatest credit bubble explosion in history. There is no "saving" America - there will be no balanced budget or even a cut in the size of the deficit. Yes- ol' Trumpsters is stirring the pot and shaking up the world but - frankly - in the end the chaos of a financial disaster lies ahead. US$ is credit - not money. There is over $100T in derivatives that have multi-counter parties. 100 Trillion - unbelievable. This isn't fixable. Watching this stage play is entertaining but getting your panties in a wad thinking Trump is the 2nd coming is pure lunacy. Gentlemen (and Dorothy) wake-up and smell the coffee. As Ayn Rand said - "You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." But, I do love the way poor Ol' Bill gets lampooned here in the Comments - gives me a big chuckle and probably Bill too.
I completely agree with your sentiment, Don. Even a temporary suspension is obviously NOT in the interest of Freedom or Liberty.
Here's the question and I don't understand why nobody is asking it:
If you are here illegally, does the Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to you? You are NOT a Citizen, so the logical answer would be and should be a resounding "NO." However, the demonic dims have gotten us so twisted around and their tax payer funded indoctrination system has people so dumbed-down that there are actually Citizens who think otherwise.
It is this mentality that illustrates, in so many ways, the group that represents the domestic enemies our Founding Fathers warned us about. Hint - they also gave us some ideas to remedy the ailment, but very few have the stones to do it beyond paying lip service. That needs to change IMO...
Its all, all of it insane. Here's the thing though if you stop the handouts, quit giving freebies, accomodations, transportation allowances, housing, ...... your problem is solved instantly. No money, is no money. Sorry sir dont let the door hit you on the way out, now if you choose to make it on your own best of luck and your welcome. You watch how many parasites would leave including those who provided the means drawing upon the unsuspecting public support. Great white North same BS, welfare receipients are treated with the utmost diginity and respect by those who twisted a narrative ensuring MAD.
Thanks, Bill, for such a compl;etely unbiased commentary on Trump. It's probably a good thing that Trump is not a scientist who discovered a cure for heart disease. and you had approval authority for its release. Just think, we've got about three and a half more years of your enlightenment of Trump's attributes.
So Bill Bonner, writing by candlelight with a quill pen on Sesame seed parchment and copious amounts of high-altitude Malbec knows more about the processes and outcomes that are inevitable in relationships involving Trillions of dollars than does the conglomerate Donald Trump with the very talented team of mature business, finance and trade executives that he has built to deal with the unfair conditions in international markets that we have been subject to for decades. (Sorry for the run-on sentence) Of course, the obvious, irrational hatred and lack of objectivity Bonner shows when it comes to Trump (displayed over MANY months) only adds to the author’s credibility and has nothing to do with his insults of the President, his supporters and the people leading our government.
My understanding of the USMCA trade is that at the time of implementation it was a better deal than NAFTA, however foreign countries started to build/buy up factories in Mexico and Canada to circumvent the original goal of sovereign North American manufacturing.
"Back at the end of Trump’s first term opinions were still divided. The liberals still thought he was a grifter and a clown; . . ."
To anyone living in the USA and watching news here, the essential reality is that opinions were divided all right, but the division was according to political tribe. People who call themselves liberals or progressives thought Trump was a grifter and a clown from the moment he rode down the escalator in Trump Tower and announced his candidacy for the Presidency.
The tribe that called itself conservative thought the other side -- the more numerous side, by the way -- was biased against anyone who was not a member of the liberal tribe, and looking back at history makes the point. Reagan was a clown until the end of 8 years, then he was an elder statesman. GHWB was in the same category. So was his son, with the addition of comments about his avoidance of combat and the fact that inherited wealth. The pool of enemies was expanded to those Supreme Court Justices who had been nominated by Republican Presidents, with the Senate Majority Leader threatening them on the steps of the Court. My guess is there will come a time when Trump is called an elder statesman by the Liberals, after he is no longer in office and clearly will not run again.
Bill's point that all of them have had a hand in increasing the debt is accurate. Even if that were not so, our tribalism has been increased a lot in my lifetime, and this hatred is not less destructive than the debt. We need to find a way to spend less, yes. We also need to find a way to stop using vituperation as a campaign tool.
SE: Neither can the Republicans. You prove it everyday that you respond to any responses that you don't like! Envy, immaturity or hatred your mantra for anyone who disagrees with you.
Wrong. There are LOTS of people who disagree with me from a reasoned, logical position based on a different interpretation of Factual Evidence - and that's all good.
Unfortunately, not a one of them is a dimocrat. Facts, Logic and Critical Thinking are LETHAL to virtually any position the leftarded take on any issue...
I commented before reading the other postings here and would probably have taken your sage advice.
This is truly turning into a waste of valuable time. Bonner is stuck in a rut of offering nothing but negative, unfounded conjecture because he knows the people whose opinions he really cares about in Washington and the northeast will cheer on his immaturity, lack of objectivity and insulting words directed at the president and his uneducated, lowlife supporters who actually make this Country function. The BPR daily missives have nothing to do with educating the readers as to Reality or what is really going on….
Paying customers will continue until Bonner's Rantings are PROVEN to have been incorrect and driven purely by Jealousy and Hatred - when that happens, BPR will likely lose 70%+ of their monetizing base. However, a new slew of morons, deviants and miscreants (aka the Modern Dimocrat Party) will thrive on the unfounded lies Bill tells about Trump and will take up a bit of the slack.
There is always the chance that things could turn sour and BB being right to some minor degree with his illogical musings. I don't see it happening, but rest assured that he will seize and blow-out-of-proportion ANY part of the Trump Method that doesn't deliver exactly as Trump said it would.
BPR on the daily? Pathetic, Transparent and Not Worthy of Serious Consideration...
Yes brother Starboard, the proof is already there, just from Trumps actions these last few months. Lots of talk, but even more action. Mostly great news for America and terrible news for the globalist/communist/democrats. As I’ve stated before, I believe Bill does very little blogging these days, and I believe he is living his last days as well as he should. Bill did his job, raising a beautiful family, paying his taxes and doing the right thing. I’m not sure about his philanthropy, and what he has given back and to what causes, but his children seem happy and successful, and that is the main objective for any father. I joined BPR years ago, mostly for Bills knowledge and sense of humor, always enjoying his stories. Now he has a leftist ghostwriter who has no resemblance of the man we know. Like I’ve said before, it’s either a ghostwriter or our Bill has become a ghost of the man we knew…
Hey Brother Steve - been meaning to tell you - as I mentioned a few months back, I took a big nugget out of what I still had in Equities and dumped it straight into Big-Brand Crypto. This was done after a ton of prayer, thought and critical examination of your words/advice about the product over the last couple of years and our private correspondence.
Currently up nearly 30% on BTC and just over 60% on ETH, with no end in sight. Thanks, man....
"Strategy leads the charge toward institutional adoption of Bitcoin, further restricting the supply of available coins and raising BTC prices, while dampening volatility."
Have to agree. I used to look forward to reading Bill daily. I am now months behind; I'm just tired of the same old thing every day. I do read Dan & Tom, however.
Then who would be around to continue PROVING (with Facts and Logic) how lame and ignorant you leftardes are? Y'all are SO VERY LUCKY that a core tenet of your "belief system" is the ability to pivot into ignoring when you are proven totally and completely wrong. It happens all the time on just about every issue. If you didn't have this high level of Cognitive Dissonance, there would be even more of you shaving their pinheads and screaming at the sky. I seriously doubt my side could stand all the additional laughs and entertainment...
Thanks, John. In all honesty, it's the main reason I'm still here. Bonner is so over-the-top with the lies, gaslighting and straight-up Propaganda - I just have a hard time letting it go. Even more so, the typically EXCELLENT discussion on these boards among people with a LOT more brains, experience and success than I have is a big driver of why I'm still hanging around. I learn something new pretty much everyday - from the Comment section...
I’m so happy you took the plunge! This investment should be a life changer for you in a few years as it has been for me🙏 I also told you about Solana and SUI, both would have doubled you in this past month and still have great potential in the future! Ride it out till December and then we should be heading for a crypto winter for a year or so. Read up on past performance and get ready for a huge wealth changing cycle 🙏🤑
People find it difficult to be objective about their tribe. The Democrats would not criticize Biden's lunacy and incompetence until the very end. Republicans won't criticize Trump's lunatic rantings and suicidal trade policies. Unfortunately, humans are still a tribal species.
It’s been very difficult for Americans Steve, when given a choice between a lunatic and a lunatic, you have to vote for one. The difference are the lunatics behind the votes. One side are actually God fearing, family and country loving lunatics who do the right thing and work and provide for their families and communities. The other lunatics are just that, truly mentally unstable and mostly deranged and delusional, who are the creators of division and crime and add nothing to our Republic, other than hatred, violence and division. The true lunatic look at the other lunatic’s as a lunatic. Truth will prevail, so when you are given the choice between a true mentally unstable lunatic like Biden, or a strong and capable lunatic like Trump, we only have one logical lunatic to support, unless of course you’re a lunatic 🤔
Bills already spoken. I’m just trying to figure out the difference between a lunatic and dementia. I guess many lunatics will get dementia, and those who suffer dementia can also become lunatics…just trying to figure out what happened to Bill🤔
Most people with large platforms like Bill err on the side of their wallet (which one would think would make him more objective about all things Trump). Bill errs on the side of ideology, which is why he sounds like an old turntable with a bad needle.
Maybe there is no need to pick your favorite lunatic. Maybe Larry Fink is correct- "I'm tired of hearing this is the biggest election in your lifetime. The reality is over time, it doesn't matter". Just watch Scott Bessent in action - the guy made a fortune working for George Soros. Would you buy a used car from him? Perhaps it's all just a game for the hoi-poloi to watch and participate in while the elite on top carve up the country.
Definitely another lunatic, and from the truly lunatic background and perspective, but at this point, let see how the new lunatics compare to the old lunatics and wait for the outcome, while continuing to prepare for the inevitable 🤪
Comparing the quotes you listed to the subsequent ACTIONS by the individuals involved - hmmmm. I'll take Trump ANY DAY over the mealy-mouthed LIARS in the first part of your post.
The Doctrine of Leftists - it's ALL about Intent and Platitudes. Results don't matter and you're a bigot, racist, homophobe, terrorist, etc. when you point out the consistent FAILURE of the leftarded Finished Product and/or Outcomes in relation to their words. They are a party that can only find success among the uneducated, indoctrinated or truly stupid section of the populace.
It looks to me like ol' Icebergs is just . . . angry. It's glorious watching them try to peddle their rancid hamburger while telling us it's prime cut of tenderloin.
SE: You know you could really use help. Maybe seeing a psychiatrist, psychologist or priest would help. Go back and read your responses to people who have a different opinion than you. Always nasty and insulting. I think you should be better Than that!
And their words are even cheaper than their actions, except for Trump of course…for now🤔 time will tell if he gets to join the list of the worst presidents in American history…
I think he will be, if honestly judged, be one of the most consequential presidents in US history. And I believe he is the right man for these troubling times, imperfect as he is.
Why is that unfortunate? If that is indeed what we are (and I think it is) then it's what we are. Why ascribe value to it? Maybe we should just accept it and live honestly with that understanding. No reason to pretend or wish we were something we are not capable of being.
The final act of this tragic farce unfolds as the markets shudder, lurching toward a midnight of economic oblivion. October 2025 looms, a month of death throes and financial last rites, where the stench of decaying markets clings to the air like fog in a crypt.
A 90-day pause in the U.S.-China trade war?
Ha! The perfect stretch for the living dead to shamble their last, hands outstretched, grasping at the air like a brain-dead patient held on life support just long enough for distant kin to whisper their final farewells.
Yes, Reagan’s ghost clinks his spectral jelly beans in the corner while Trump lumbers onto the stage like a bloated parade float, Sharpie in hand, scribbling over the economic charts like a drunk cartographer, carving his version of reality into the pages of history. Black Monday? No, this will be Blood-Soaked Quarter, a maelstrom of collapsing indexes and liquidity black holes, where the Dow doesn’t merely fall, but hemorrhages, as if Michael Myers himself had taken a blade to its jugular.
As the tariffs tick like a death clock, and the half-witted enablers of Trump 2.0 chant their empty hymns to “Big Wins,” the rest of us watch the abyss stretch open, wide and hungry, eager to devour what’s left of the American Dream. The stars themselves recoil, and even the darkest corners of the universe seem to whisper, “What fresh hell is this?”
But in this chaos, there remains one light, Gold, that ancient, unyielding refuge, gleaming with the promise of stability and unspoken wealth, whispering to those who dare listen that in every collapse, there lies an opportunity to rise.
Interesting load of comments here - the true believers on each side of USA politics frothing at each other. Mainly the Trumpists, but they're not alone. Ho Hum.
I'm a foreigner. I don't care what you say about each other - (though I agree with both sides).
From where I stand, I see that when the dust settles, American citizens will be paying about 10% more for the products they buy. More or less; consequently some will lose their jobs, some will do well.
Overseas, foreigners will still buy offered products at the best local value.
Hmm. What does the USA make that is exceptionally attractive to foreigners, who can otherwise buy from elsewhere on the globe, usually without tariff barriers?
USA makes good weapons, I guess. So long as the Chinese lift their embargo on rare earths.
I can't think of any other bulk items - (IT services maybe - but I use Linux, not MS or Apple.)
Non-tariff barriers will persist - the obvious barriers are to foods that don't meet standards, but also products that only have niche appeal, such as oversized cars.
There's another non-tariff barrier, though, which foreign governments can't lower even in response to American demands.
Trumpists have been disrespecting all foreigners (Peasants, 51st state, etc etc) such that there is a buy-anything-but-American movement, globally.
Thank you for a dose of Truth, John. Our past "leaders" from both sides have put us in this situation. We now have a Leadership Team and Philosophy that might enable us to start crawling out of the pit we're in. One thing is for sure - never, ever count us out...
Omg, such b-u-l-l-s-h-i-t - you find it impossible to give this man credit. Not one big win, FOUR.
1. Brought the Chinese to the table to NEGOTIATE trade, something that has not happened, at all during your brother Biden’s rein.
2. Hamas agreed to release the last remaining American hostage as a gesture to OUR PRESIDENT.
3. Pushed for a summit between Zelensky and Putin, it will occur Thursday, this week. (Unless of course Putin backs out, the little weasel)
4. Signed an EA to bring the blatantly corrupt and price gauging Pharma companies to include the U.S. in most favored nation status bringing drug prices in line with what the charge other countries.
Your latest diatribe of the man could have been penned by Baraka, the idiotic mayor of Newark. Why not go to Newark and Join the idiot mayor and storm the ICE facility, that seems to suit you based on your latest round of frankly BS. I’d like to spell out the word, but given your propensity to side with the FAR FAR left, you would probably have this post taken down for use of the word, although I have seen others posted, that perhaps were more in favor with your steeply flawed political views.
Meanwhile, back at what we subscribed for, I want to thank Tom for his guidance on shipping stocks, of which i am up significantly. That BBB, is what we are here for - I guess we must put up with your Soros like rants in order to gain such insight.
Your point (4).
I always thought that the American price differential reflected the enhanced legal costs from class actions. Now I have to add the egregious behaviour demonstrated by Pharma through the Covid plan.
Bill’s assessment of Trump’s actions are right on target.
Trump’s goofy trade war will cause prices for American consumers to go up, not down.
The reason for the trade deficits is because of wages; not shenanigans by foreign buyers
Our wages are the highest in the world!
The Fed’s inflationary policies over the decades are the the primary reason Made in America is non-competitive
Happy you agree with comrade BBB,however, a quick sampling of “likes” indicates most folks (like the Federal General Election) agree with the assessment I posted vice your dismal performance. Stay Happy, Please stay Happy and keep talking. We would like the same (keep talking) for AOC and comrade Oligarch Sanders. Thanks Again!
“Our wages are the highest in the world.”
About half the labor force works and of the half that works about 60% are the working poor, they can’t meet living expenses.
Who gets all these high wages? And where is the benefit of cheap products from free trade.
America pays 400% more for drugs than other countries. The government pays the majority.
I drove a truck, loaded seafood in Seattle. As a reference, in UT it was $2.00 a lbs, in MD, $1.00. They charge what the market will bear; Utahns think seafood is expensive, Marylanders expect it to be cheap.
The economy, the government, everything, is controlled by money, corporations.
There is no such thing as a free trade benefit for American consumers, they pay as much as corporations can charge, it’s like airline pricing. Free trade benefits corporations; corporations are a mob of oppression, they suck blood where it has been drained dry. They are killing the goose. Americans are dead broke, deep in debt and the system is atrocious. Medical care, Education, Insurance, the MIC bleeding Americans.
The debt crisis increasing, individual and government.
America is a joke, our leaders beyond corrupt.
Do you really believe that tariffs are major problem with our economy? China agreed to form a working group with the US. Nothing has really been decided. Generally, before leadership meets there is an agreement to what will be discussed. I don't believe this has happened. I expect Trump to call in an ORDER Zelensky to accept whatever egregious terms Putin wants. After all, Trump slapped Zelensky around so it's Putin's turn. Lastly, President Trump's executive order is a written directive instructing federal agencies and officials on how to manage operations or enforce EXISTING laws.
Gee Bill I wish you were around when Biden was in office. I bet you could have found plenty of stupid and corrupt stuff he did. Oh, wait, you were!
Ya know Bill, I like your stuff because you’re a very intelligent guy and a good writer but I guess you think we’d be better off if Trump and his kids and relatives were taking millions of dollars from China instead of scaring the heck out of them!
Another column of half-truths and bold assertions with little or no explanations to back it up. The most hilarious of Bonner's assertions is his definition of Trump Derangement Syndrome: "They (meaning conservatives) labelled any criticism of the Big Man as a mental problem — Trump Derangement Syndrome." Well, no Bill. TDS is when you only criticize Trump by picking and choosing what you report on - ignoring anything that contradicts your preconceived notions. That's exactly what you did today (and every day you write about Trump). Am I wrong, Bill? Recount ONE positive thing you wrote about Trump in today's column. Also, the "facts" you use to back up your arguments are quite thin. But your fellow Trump haters and sycophants will love your column - so there is that.
Here is just a little sampling of your complete irrational TDS today:
"And so...here we are in Trump II. And this time we see the naked Trump, with a whole caste of half-wit enablers — Bondi, Hegseth, et al — rather than the devious restrainers of Trump I. And this unclothed emperor is not a pretty sight."
What is not a pretty sight, or more specifically "read", is your total irrational hatred of all things Trump. This is TDS. As I've written on these pages many times before, Trump can certainly be criticized. But to do so rationally, the criticism needs to be done with all the facts and within the context of the total picture. That type of analysis is obviously beyond your ability.
Hit the nail on the head, John.
Those that would argue with the Facts in your post are useless when it comes to saving our Country…
Bill's agronamist, also told him how many pesticides are on american automobiles and trucks. The tire.
S are too big and less tasty. That's the weighted tariff average.It's because the weighted average does not include all the products that we can't send them. Total b s.
Bill, I would never have surmised you were a democrat. No matter what Trump and admn do you find nothing of value. How about 12 years of Obama and Biden. No complaints? Your readers are not stupid people. We know the Pres is not perfect but compared to what this country has elected in the past I’m behind his efforts 100%.
Seriously, folks, do you really think our Government (or any Government) actually gives a hoot about us peons? Seriously? Trump and his minions are no different. First and foremost, they are looking out for themselves. Their analysis is focused on who "not" to piss off and how can they feather their own bed. It is similar to "free trade" - each seller and each buyer are looking out for themselves and do what they must to survive. Corruption hasn't stopped and it won't stop. Human nature doesn't change - time will tell what happens but all of us are going to experience the greatest credit bubble explosion in history. There is no "saving" America - there will be no balanced budget or even a cut in the size of the deficit. Yes- ol' Trumpsters is stirring the pot and shaking up the world but - frankly - in the end the chaos of a financial disaster lies ahead. US$ is credit - not money. There is over $100T in derivatives that have multi-counter parties. 100 Trillion - unbelievable. This isn't fixable. Watching this stage play is entertaining but getting your panties in a wad thinking Trump is the 2nd coming is pure lunacy. Gentlemen (and Dorothy) wake-up and smell the coffee. As Ayn Rand said - "You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." But, I do love the way poor Ol' Bill gets lampooned here in the Comments - gives me a big chuckle and probably Bill too.
AOL: Why include me? I'm not a Trumper and never will be.
He included you because of your gender, Sherlock.
Reading Comprehension's not your strong suit apparently....
SE: Yours either.
You are a tough one, Mr. Grinch! ( : - ) [That's my smiley face.]
BILL..Sorry to say this, but based on today's news....your missive this morning seems a bit outdated! just sayin'
I would say his missive is right on
Can’t wait to see all you lefty, indoctrinated toddlers eat crow and post back in a few months to let us know how wrong you were.
Oh wait — there will be very, very few of you honorable enough or intelligent enough to follow through with that….
Very pithy. You would say it's right on. Why not now? See examples above and below.😁
Way too early to celebrate…
But never too soon to ignore positive results brought to us by Donald J. Trump. AmIright?
S.E. I generally agree with most of Your prognosis. In My opinion all is not well when the President and crew are thinking to eliminate habeas corpus.
I completely agree with your sentiment, Don. Even a temporary suspension is obviously NOT in the interest of Freedom or Liberty.
Here's the question and I don't understand why nobody is asking it:
If you are here illegally, does the Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to you? You are NOT a Citizen, so the logical answer would be and should be a resounding "NO." However, the demonic dims have gotten us so twisted around and their tax payer funded indoctrination system has people so dumbed-down that there are actually Citizens who think otherwise.
It is this mentality that illustrates, in so many ways, the group that represents the domestic enemies our Founding Fathers warned us about. Hint - they also gave us some ideas to remedy the ailment, but very few have the stones to do it beyond paying lip service. That needs to change IMO...
Its all, all of it insane. Here's the thing though if you stop the handouts, quit giving freebies, accomodations, transportation allowances, housing, ...... your problem is solved instantly. No money, is no money. Sorry sir dont let the door hit you on the way out, now if you choose to make it on your own best of luck and your welcome. You watch how many parasites would leave including those who provided the means drawing upon the unsuspecting public support. Great white North same BS, welfare receipients are treated with the utmost diginity and respect by those who twisted a narrative ensuring MAD.
Thanks, Bill, for such a compl;etely unbiased commentary on Trump. It's probably a good thing that Trump is not a scientist who discovered a cure for heart disease. and you had approval authority for its release. Just think, we've got about three and a half more years of your enlightenment of Trump's attributes.
Love the total sarcasm! 🤣
What a ridiculous commentary.
I have just one simple suggestion for today:
Let’s send 2-3 planeloads of illegal immigrant felons to the Vatican and to Bill in Argentina.
Ah, one more little thing.
Adams in NY city has at least been honest about the IIs.
First, NY is a sanctuary city.
Second, we can’t afford these IIs.
Third, the IIs are destroying the city.
Can’t be a Demo anymore….
So Bill Bonner, writing by candlelight with a quill pen on Sesame seed parchment and copious amounts of high-altitude Malbec knows more about the processes and outcomes that are inevitable in relationships involving Trillions of dollars than does the conglomerate Donald Trump with the very talented team of mature business, finance and trade executives that he has built to deal with the unfair conditions in international markets that we have been subject to for decades. (Sorry for the run-on sentence) Of course, the obvious, irrational hatred and lack of objectivity Bonner shows when it comes to Trump (displayed over MANY months) only adds to the author’s credibility and has nothing to do with his insults of the President, his supporters and the people leading our government.
Got it?
This is inane and boring…
Thanks for the picture of Bonner writing...it was LOL! But I think Bill was drooling too. Definitely drooling.
My understanding of the USMCA trade is that at the time of implementation it was a better deal than NAFTA, however foreign countries started to build/buy up factories in Mexico and Canada to circumvent the original goal of sovereign North American manufacturing.
Too nuanced for Herr Bonner Iceberg, shame on you!
Agreed, but not only too nuanced, Bonner would have to do real analysis rather than just bashing Trump.
"Back at the end of Trump’s first term opinions were still divided. The liberals still thought he was a grifter and a clown; . . ."
To anyone living in the USA and watching news here, the essential reality is that opinions were divided all right, but the division was according to political tribe. People who call themselves liberals or progressives thought Trump was a grifter and a clown from the moment he rode down the escalator in Trump Tower and announced his candidacy for the Presidency.
The tribe that called itself conservative thought the other side -- the more numerous side, by the way -- was biased against anyone who was not a member of the liberal tribe, and looking back at history makes the point. Reagan was a clown until the end of 8 years, then he was an elder statesman. GHWB was in the same category. So was his son, with the addition of comments about his avoidance of combat and the fact that inherited wealth. The pool of enemies was expanded to those Supreme Court Justices who had been nominated by Republican Presidents, with the Senate Majority Leader threatening them on the steps of the Court. My guess is there will come a time when Trump is called an elder statesman by the Liberals, after he is no longer in office and clearly will not run again.
Bill's point that all of them have had a hand in increasing the debt is accurate. Even if that were not so, our tribalism has been increased a lot in my lifetime, and this hatred is not less destructive than the debt. We need to find a way to spend less, yes. We also need to find a way to stop using vituperation as a campaign tool.
And Trump is still a grifter. He will die a grifter. Leopards do not change their spots.
And Libtardes cannot escape their Envy, Immaturity or Hatred…
SE: Neither can the Republicans. You prove it everyday that you respond to any responses that you don't like! Envy, immaturity or hatred your mantra for anyone who disagrees with you.
Wrong. There are LOTS of people who disagree with me from a reasoned, logical position based on a different interpretation of Factual Evidence - and that's all good.
Unfortunately, not a one of them is a dimocrat. Facts, Logic and Critical Thinking are LETHAL to virtually any position the leftarded take on any issue...
SE: How sad you are!
My comment today is ‘no comment’. I agree with most of your replies to Bill Bonner’s bullshit.
Not wasting any ink today
I commented before reading the other postings here and would probably have taken your sage advice.
This is truly turning into a waste of valuable time. Bonner is stuck in a rut of offering nothing but negative, unfounded conjecture because he knows the people whose opinions he really cares about in Washington and the northeast will cheer on his immaturity, lack of objectivity and insulting words directed at the president and his uneducated, lowlife supporters who actually make this Country function. The BPR daily missives have nothing to do with educating the readers as to Reality or what is really going on….
Does anyone think he reads all the comments? If so why doesn’t he address them. Just ignore all and expect us to keep paying for his nonsense.
Paying customers will continue until Bonner's Rantings are PROVEN to have been incorrect and driven purely by Jealousy and Hatred - when that happens, BPR will likely lose 70%+ of their monetizing base. However, a new slew of morons, deviants and miscreants (aka the Modern Dimocrat Party) will thrive on the unfounded lies Bill tells about Trump and will take up a bit of the slack.
There is always the chance that things could turn sour and BB being right to some minor degree with his illogical musings. I don't see it happening, but rest assured that he will seize and blow-out-of-proportion ANY part of the Trump Method that doesn't deliver exactly as Trump said it would.
BPR on the daily? Pathetic, Transparent and Not Worthy of Serious Consideration...
Yes brother Starboard, the proof is already there, just from Trumps actions these last few months. Lots of talk, but even more action. Mostly great news for America and terrible news for the globalist/communist/democrats. As I’ve stated before, I believe Bill does very little blogging these days, and I believe he is living his last days as well as he should. Bill did his job, raising a beautiful family, paying his taxes and doing the right thing. I’m not sure about his philanthropy, and what he has given back and to what causes, but his children seem happy and successful, and that is the main objective for any father. I joined BPR years ago, mostly for Bills knowledge and sense of humor, always enjoying his stories. Now he has a leftist ghostwriter who has no resemblance of the man we know. Like I’ve said before, it’s either a ghostwriter or our Bill has become a ghost of the man we knew…
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Currently up nearly 30% on BTC and just over 60% on ETH, with no end in sight. Thanks, man....
Plus - there's THIS blast of further Sunshine:
https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/bitcoin-now-deflationary-due-strategys-btc-purchases
"Strategy leads the charge toward institutional adoption of Bitcoin, further restricting the supply of available coins and raising BTC prices, while dampening volatility."
Have to agree. I used to look forward to reading Bill daily. I am now months behind; I'm just tired of the same old thing every day. I do read Dan & Tom, however.
SH: Don't like it..unsubscribe.
Then who would be around to continue PROVING (with Facts and Logic) how lame and ignorant you leftardes are? Y'all are SO VERY LUCKY that a core tenet of your "belief system" is the ability to pivot into ignoring when you are proven totally and completely wrong. It happens all the time on just about every issue. If you didn't have this high level of Cognitive Dissonance, there would be even more of you shaving their pinheads and screaming at the sky. I seriously doubt my side could stand all the additional laughs and entertainment...
SE: Is your initials SH? Wasn't talking to you.
You could be a little nicer to me, Dots....
Ah, but we love your comments. Anything to eviscerate Bill's unhinged analysis is welcome.
Thanks, John. In all honesty, it's the main reason I'm still here. Bonner is so over-the-top with the lies, gaslighting and straight-up Propaganda - I just have a hard time letting it go. Even more so, the typically EXCELLENT discussion on these boards among people with a LOT more brains, experience and success than I have is a big driver of why I'm still hanging around. I learn something new pretty much everyday - from the Comment section...
Well, in a sense, Bonner serves a useful purpose. He galvanizes us to think critically in response to his absurd columns.
P.S. Don't minimize your contributions. You are one of the better thinkers on this page.
True dat!
Yea...double true dat!!
Yes, completely unhinged Bonner.
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People find it difficult to be objective about their tribe. The Democrats would not criticize Biden's lunacy and incompetence until the very end. Republicans won't criticize Trump's lunatic rantings and suicidal trade policies. Unfortunately, humans are still a tribal species.
It’s been very difficult for Americans Steve, when given a choice between a lunatic and a lunatic, you have to vote for one. The difference are the lunatics behind the votes. One side are actually God fearing, family and country loving lunatics who do the right thing and work and provide for their families and communities. The other lunatics are just that, truly mentally unstable and mostly deranged and delusional, who are the creators of division and crime and add nothing to our Republic, other than hatred, violence and division. The true lunatic look at the other lunatic’s as a lunatic. Truth will prevail, so when you are given the choice between a true mentally unstable lunatic like Biden, or a strong and capable lunatic like Trump, we only have one logical lunatic to support, unless of course you’re a lunatic 🤔
Well said! I can't wait to read what the lunatics have to say in response.
Bills already spoken. I’m just trying to figure out the difference between a lunatic and dementia. I guess many lunatics will get dementia, and those who suffer dementia can also become lunatics…just trying to figure out what happened to Bill🤔
Most people with large platforms like Bill err on the side of their wallet (which one would think would make him more objective about all things Trump). Bill errs on the side of ideology, which is why he sounds like an old turntable with a bad needle.
A well-educated individual had the answer in a book "The Essential Classics." I recommend it.
"Ask the lunatic what dimension is.
Ask the demented what a lunatic is. " The answer is not always something in the middle. But it's always correct.
Yes brother, we all have the answers, but not always correct…
Maybe there is no need to pick your favorite lunatic. Maybe Larry Fink is correct- "I'm tired of hearing this is the biggest election in your lifetime. The reality is over time, it doesn't matter". Just watch Scott Bessent in action - the guy made a fortune working for George Soros. Would you buy a used car from him? Perhaps it's all just a game for the hoi-poloi to watch and participate in while the elite on top carve up the country.
Definitely another lunatic, and from the truly lunatic background and perspective, but at this point, let see how the new lunatics compare to the old lunatics and wait for the outcome, while continuing to prepare for the inevitable 🤪
If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate. Obama
“Real change is possible when everyone works together.” – Joe Biden
Race and color should not divide us, because America is one country. G.W. Bush
Great rewards will come to those who can live together, learn together, work together, forge new ties that bind together. William J. Clinton
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When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough. Donald Trump
Comparing the quotes you listed to the subsequent ACTIONS by the individuals involved - hmmmm. I'll take Trump ANY DAY over the mealy-mouthed LIARS in the first part of your post.
The Doctrine of Leftists - it's ALL about Intent and Platitudes. Results don't matter and you're a bigot, racist, homophobe, terrorist, etc. when you point out the consistent FAILURE of the leftarded Finished Product and/or Outcomes in relation to their words. They are a party that can only find success among the uneducated, indoctrinated or truly stupid section of the populace.
Fact...
It looks to me like ol' Icebergs is just . . . angry. It's glorious watching them try to peddle their rancid hamburger while telling us it's prime cut of tenderloin.
I think Mr Berg is just being facetious 🤔
I think so too - that's why I didn't address him directly...
SE: You know you could really use help. Maybe seeing a psychiatrist, psychologist or priest would help. Go back and read your responses to people who have a different opinion than you. Always nasty and insulting. I think you should be better Than that!
And their words are even cheaper than their actions, except for Trump of course…for now🤔 time will tell if he gets to join the list of the worst presidents in American history…
SL: My vote: the worst.
I think he will be, if honestly judged, be one of the most consequential presidents in US history. And I believe he is the right man for these troubling times, imperfect as he is.
Why is that unfortunate? If that is indeed what we are (and I think it is) then it's what we are. Why ascribe value to it? Maybe we should just accept it and live honestly with that understanding. No reason to pretend or wish we were something we are not capable of being.
The final act of this tragic farce unfolds as the markets shudder, lurching toward a midnight of economic oblivion. October 2025 looms, a month of death throes and financial last rites, where the stench of decaying markets clings to the air like fog in a crypt.
A 90-day pause in the U.S.-China trade war?
Ha! The perfect stretch for the living dead to shamble their last, hands outstretched, grasping at the air like a brain-dead patient held on life support just long enough for distant kin to whisper their final farewells.
Yes, Reagan’s ghost clinks his spectral jelly beans in the corner while Trump lumbers onto the stage like a bloated parade float, Sharpie in hand, scribbling over the economic charts like a drunk cartographer, carving his version of reality into the pages of history. Black Monday? No, this will be Blood-Soaked Quarter, a maelstrom of collapsing indexes and liquidity black holes, where the Dow doesn’t merely fall, but hemorrhages, as if Michael Myers himself had taken a blade to its jugular.
As the tariffs tick like a death clock, and the half-witted enablers of Trump 2.0 chant their empty hymns to “Big Wins,” the rest of us watch the abyss stretch open, wide and hungry, eager to devour what’s left of the American Dream. The stars themselves recoil, and even the darkest corners of the universe seem to whisper, “What fresh hell is this?”
But in this chaos, there remains one light, Gold, that ancient, unyielding refuge, gleaming with the promise of stability and unspoken wealth, whispering to those who dare listen that in every collapse, there lies an opportunity to rise.
ES: Well done!
Interesting load of comments here - the true believers on each side of USA politics frothing at each other. Mainly the Trumpists, but they're not alone. Ho Hum.
I'm a foreigner. I don't care what you say about each other - (though I agree with both sides).
From where I stand, I see that when the dust settles, American citizens will be paying about 10% more for the products they buy. More or less; consequently some will lose their jobs, some will do well.
Overseas, foreigners will still buy offered products at the best local value.
Hmm. What does the USA make that is exceptionally attractive to foreigners, who can otherwise buy from elsewhere on the globe, usually without tariff barriers?
USA makes good weapons, I guess. So long as the Chinese lift their embargo on rare earths.
I can't think of any other bulk items - (IT services maybe - but I use Linux, not MS or Apple.)
Non-tariff barriers will persist - the obvious barriers are to foods that don't meet standards, but also products that only have niche appeal, such as oversized cars.
There's another non-tariff barrier, though, which foreign governments can't lower even in response to American demands.
Trumpists have been disrespecting all foreigners (Peasants, 51st state, etc etc) such that there is a buy-anything-but-American movement, globally.
That attitude will persist.
Thank you for a dose of Truth, John. Our past "leaders" from both sides have put us in this situation. We now have a Leadership Team and Philosophy that might enable us to start crawling out of the pit we're in. One thing is for sure - never, ever count us out...