Inflation has not been beaten. Despite the Fed’s efforts to bring them down, interest rates are going up. Since the rate cutting cycle began in September, long-term interest rates are up about 100 bps
Love your take on most things Bill but your obvious dislike of Donald Trump comes through too often. It’s almost as though you bought in to the media lies about him. Thought you’d be better than that:
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Bonner takes it a step further (as does our "media") and makes statements that are either provably false, and/or he ignores any of the positive things that Trump has accomplished. In Bill's petty world, Trump gets credit for precisely nothing, and he never will under any circumstances.
Big difference in presentation between having an opinion and willfully deflecting/obscuring to weakly try and justify an irrational, constant negativity when it comes to anything Trump-related. It will be interesting to see how many people stick around when things begin to change for the better this year and Bill either ignores them or tells us to disbelieve the evidence of our own eyes and ears...
The point I hear Bill Bonner making: Donald Trump is just like Biden and all the other actors on the ballot stage. They are all fakes, and the job they are paid for is to fake us out.
If you think Mr. MAGA is anything other than an actor, go to youtube and look at his many interviews prior to his 2016 campaign, playing an entirely different celebrity part...for the money. Lots of money.
Then he played with a permanent smile, in 2016 and since a permanent vaudeville scowl.
Our president elect is no different than Biden, the Clintons, or the "legacy presstitutes", he's just reading from a different script at the moment - one that we like.
That's how it looks from the rock this frog is sitting on.
There’s a huge difference between Biden and Trump. Biden has always been in it for the money and history will probably expose him as one of our most corrupt politicians whereas Trump has never been in it for the money and history will show him to be one of the few politicians who lost money while in office. He doesn’t need it, he can’t be bought, he doesn’t care what people like you and Bonner say about him.
While generally (and perhaps) likely to be true, I'm not certain that you can lump Trump in as "no different" than the incomplete list of traitors you specified.
At the least, and giving the benefit of the doubt, Trump's relationship to those other individuals is at worst like sisters - similar, yet different in ways that really matter...
Maybe but remember obama set up his opposition HQ in expensive digs near the White House. Obama is not smart enough to run the show but he is a pretty shiny thing for the left to admire while the global elites give him orders.
Ha! So very true. It used to take a backhoe to get even a murky glimpse of this part of our Reality - now you can view almost all of the ancient and current scumbaggery in full-color, 4K with just a garden spade and a few minutes searching.
How's about something more useful than this kind of comment. We have too much crap going on between the government and the medical ongoing crap to be able to spend time searching when you could just put something directly.
Sorry Bill, but you do not know what the Administration plans to do about the economy.. All we have heard is that the DOGE committee plans to reduce spending by $2 Trillion dollars. It seems to me achieving this would have a measurable affect on inflation, debt and economic productivity. This is not the time to announce their failure.
Bill has a very negative view of the new administration. He does not believe that the Trump administration can do anything. He believes we are doomed. He doesn’t understand Trump and his way of negotiating. AP
CHALLENGE to ALL: Name your 3 best current MAGA-faithful investments. (Excluding campaign contributions.)
You'll find mine in Tom Dyson's most recent update.
I believe and pray for really making America great again (not MAGA),
...but are you actually betting your current investments TODAY on President MAGA's proposed agenda?
Does your portfolio demonstrate your faith that the $2 trillion reduction will actually happen - and make things better for working people over the next year? 2 years? 4 years?
Seems like Energy and Ammunition Manufacturers might take it in the shorts if Trump & Co. is significantly successful, eh? Drill Baby Drill and Peace +Stability means dropping prices for both staples mentioned...
PS - the outlier is the MIC. We all know they gwan get their scratch, War or Peace. They didn't spend all that money buying Congresscritters for nothing, y'know...
Argentina's military brought Peron into power. Coups later the people voted Jaview Milei into the presidency. He flies himself over to Davos to mock the WEF, but even he is courting the military of his own nation.
Why?
I suspect that President MAGA has to do the same or an armed coup d'etat is likely to bring Peronism to the good old we-eat-our-young USA.
Are you all ready for THAT Big Loss?
Do any of us here hope for that? Maybe 1 or 2...
Have we been warned? Yes indeed.
Have we been given advice and action steps designed to protect our families, friends, and communities as much as is possible? Yes, I believe we have.
And then we criticize those who don't believe our favorite talking head is going to prevent the massive local, national, and global problems that we have voted in over the past century?
Jonathan:”Nothing is impossible BUT our general population is equipped with many guns and ammunition to overthrow any government overreach militarily. AP
To me (and in all I've read or felt from BPR), being ready and prepared is having stores of capital, food, fuel, music, and tools for peaceful production. Readiness for hard times means living debt-free in a peaceful, self-reliant community. Look at the BPR principals' varied examples. It means creating honorable friendships with noble, peaceful people in our families and communities - and with our loving Heavenly Father.
It saddens me that Bill has his own platform to spew and rant his myopic views. No doubt his IQ is up there bud his WQ (wisdom) is remedial at best. How about some critical thinking Bill? By all means tell us why you don’t like trump and the new administrations abilities. But a sensible, thoughtful person would at least acknowledge that there are some positives and potentials.
Ah, for Bonner it is still 2024, December 33rd. As usual, there are some good points made, but only so he can try to get by with absurdities. He mentions Trump's comment about Haitians eating pets as if that's the only point he made in the debate. Well, okay, Trump makes some questionable comments. Wish he wouldn't do that, but it is what it is. Instead of some of his silly statements, I tend to focus on his substantial ones. If Trump double-downs and even triple-downs on his Haitian pet eating comment, how would that effect the country? Nada. But take Trump's appointment of Elon and Vivek to DOGE and that can make a big difference. Bonner deadpans this effort as just an efficiency move, cutting a little here and there. I say they use the word "efficiency" as a coverup not to alarm the Progressive Fascist Nihilist Left so much as to cause a backlash but are going to lead an effort to slash not only government waste, but whole programs, as well as deregulate the economy. That will make a huge difference. We'll have to wait and see what they actually do.
WOW. You started your comments on a good and sound interpretation of 2024. Then you started raving and ranting about the new administration. Your name calling is not acceptable. Why not give these ‘clowns’ a chance to see if things can improve in 2025. You talk as if all in the new administration are incompetent. Stop the nonsense and see what happens. As you know the Democratic Party is now doing everything in their power to make it an unsuccessful administration with no regard for the American people; they will fail. AP
Abe writes that Bill Bonner talks "as if all in the new administration are incompetent."
Not incompetent, Abe. They are just reliving what he lived a half century ago (as Bill and BPR have pointed out numerous times.)
He tried, with a very capable team in Washington DC (as I understand), to do what Mr. Trump says he is trying to do today. The National Taxpayers organization faced a far smaller, more republican government, and was soundly defeated.
As you say, we will see what happens this time around.
I agree with you that we will all be better off if you MAGA believers are right in the short term.
But whether Mr. Trump and his appointed leadership are speaking and acting from his heart or not, I'm betting that the next few - I hope - years are going to be very hard for hundreds of millions of Americans, Canadians, & Mexicans. Maybe billions of others.
I want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. So do you, I think.
Then join our Big America-First Tent. Here you are allowed to vocally and vehemently DISAGREE with the "leadership" (including Substack authors) and you won't be obligated to 𝙪𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 support degenerate and/or destructive policies...
Hard to believe you can never find anything positive to say about Trump. At best he is slightly better than Biden. wow!! Are you that blind? It must be wonderful to have all the answers and yet be so humble. ha!
What's good to say about a convicted criminal now our president who wants to emulate Putin by snatching Canada, Greenland and Mexico; make most goods more expensive worldwide with tariffs and ensuing unemployment and by driving out the entry level workers who wash the dishes, change the sheets, and mow the lawns? Better he secure the border first then reduce the cost of the Federal government.
DJW: And you are an idiot for believing everything you don’t know about your hero, Trump. Wake up! Hopefully, he will do a better job this time. One can only hope!
I forgot to mention: If the deep state wanted you to be charged and convicted of a felony, you would be broke and in jail! Donald and Bill have enough to fight them. Consider yourself lucky.
I'm still trying to figure out why anyone trusts Elon and Vivek to cut federal spending. Vivek made a fortune pumping and dumping another failed Alzheimer drug Intepirdine. Medicare is costing us a fortune because of overpriced drugs and treatment. Then we have the great Elon, formerly an enemy of MAGA with his billions in contracts with the MIC and billions made off the Climate Change scam. Elon loves EV subsidies, brain chips, brain chips for everyone and Carbon Tax Credits. Couldn't Trump have used someone like Ron Paul to cut federal spending?
Bill, as a Canadian I'm offended that you forgot to mention Trump's suggestion for Canada to become a 51st state. It might be the only way for us to get rid of Trudeau.
You have my sympathy. But Canada seems to be so far left that I certainly would not want to add them as the 51st state. Might tip the USA into permanent Democrat control.
Charlie, I'm a Canadian, too. This country is already one of the Almost-United States. Our voting public are not a whit better than those down south.
Eating our young, year after year, with huge debt.
~ Vancouver and Toronto were reported in 2024 to be the 2 highest housing cost-to-earnings ratio on the planet.
~ I read, last year again, that the Canadian national debt-to-GDP was near the highest in the world.
Of course, Twain was right about the newspapers (and internet) lack of credibility, but that's what they are saying.
I was educated in Canada, so I understand where you are coming from, but (with respect) suggesting that an American so-called president should solve Canada's problems is typical Canadian spitting-into-the-wind, you-pay-my-bills democracy, AKA socialism, AKA mobocracy.
Otherwise we are really nice people. I sincerely wish you a wonderful 2025 and beyond.
AND, Bill, you have become a MISFIT in the U.S.A. As I stated in an earlier post, you need to find a small Country, to go be a DICTATOR and make "ALL" wonderful, because you have all the answers for human actions-----bad or good.
Bonner wasn't always this way. It has become apparent it is a personal thing with him when it comes to Trump. Don't know or care what it was that started Bill's petty dive into overwhelming jealousy. I DO know I'm not gonna hang around reading childish, dishonest bullshit for another year...
This is a good place to keep your mind sharp. His barbs are on purpose. Nothing in this country will affect him personnally so he can paint with whatever brush he chooses. He is just having fun. A major difference between DJT and Bill is Bill isn't responsible for fixing this. So hang in there. Maybe Bill will see the value of the dems bringing in the Hillery / Harris team. That'll be fun to read.
Stick around SE. I always enjoy your comments and this stack is always bringing out the best comments from all the readers. BB is just a pot stirer. No idea if he even believes what he writes or if it’s just about instigating thoughts and comments. The best man one and really the only one who has any chance of making a difference in our country.
You'll miss me when I'm gone, Patrick. There are only about a dozen of us here that consistently remind you about current Reality. You'd be quite lost without us...
SE - my apologies. I wrote that "too fast" without thinking. As I said, I hope you stay... but neglected to add "because I value your comments" (I thought that was understood). The "demented mind" was a reference to Bonner, not you, and that YOU should see some humor in Bonner's demented mind musings. I obviously took too much for granted in that quick comment and I can see how you interpreted it the way you did.
This is a good place to keep your mind sharp. His barbs are on purpose. Nothing in this country will affect him personally, so he can paint with whatever brush he chooses. He is just having fun. A major difference between DJT and Bill is Bill isn't responsible for fixing this. So hang in there. Maybe Bill will see the value of the dems bringing in the Hillery / Harris team. That'll be fun to read.
Yep - Praise the Lord, and Pass the Ammunition. Ol' Bill gets everyone going. Frankly, I like his take on things. He cruises nicely between a stoic and a cynic - pointing out reality as it stares the World in the face. Voltaire had it right - "Once said of religion - Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." Unfortunately, that is the world we inhabit today!
Trump has promised reductions in the size and power of the federal government, but even if he actually means to try I can't believe that the "Deep State" would allow him to have much, if any success. 60 or even more years have gone into building this power and control for the "elites", and no matter what it takes I cannot even imagine them giving it up.
They surely WILL NOT give up anything. Their illegally-seized power and criminal authority must be 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡 from them. Investigate, Charge, Prosecute and Punish - over and over as there are plenty of domestic enemies and traitors hiding in plain sight. It is our ONLY option if we want to save even a semblance of America.
Squishy time is over - we are in for a fight that they will likely try to turn violent as our "media" feigns non-stop outrage and slings tired insults like "Racist" and "Right Wing." Prepare for that and don't be shocked or deterred when it begins happening...
Should you fulfill your pledge to leave BPR if big Bill doesn't stop his misguided rantings, I hope you, SE, start your own substack and allow us to know where you are (minus Dorothy). God bless you, my friend.
Penny: He will need all the blessings he can get. SE is so full of himself and he has convinced others he always knows what the facts are. Do your own fact checking…you might be surprised at what you find. Not to worry..I wouldn’t read his independent blog. Goood luck to those who do.
Sr. Pres. Milei did the easiest and by far most effective thing right out of the gate: he fired 30,000 government workers. And he has continued to fire, demote, and severely reduce the pay of more thousands of overpaid enemies of the working classes.
Please do it, Pres. Trump - right out of the gate!
Yup - government "workers" are the low-hanging fruit with regard to Productivity, Conscientiousness and, I would say, Intelligence. Your numbers got me thinking, so I took a shallow dive:
To date, the best I could find is that President Milei has fired approximately 70,000 off the government payroll. Prior to him taking office there were approximately 3.5 million government "workers", in a Country with a total population of 47.2 million.
Contrast that with the US - 3.1 million government "workers" in a Country with a population of nearly 350 million.
Enlightening - and proof that Argentina + Socialism was truly, truly a complete scam for the citizens that actually produce. Lopping 20% - 30% of our government "workers" can only have good results. Let 'em cry, then learn to Coal. Unfortunately, most of the fired "staff" will likely go straight onto the welfare rolls - except for the ones that currently have a full-time job in the private sector while still collecting a government "paycheck" for a "job" they are not required to show up for. Most of those will probably continue being someone other than the taxpayer's problem.
All this coming from the charlatan, rube, corrupt and stupid orange man with his two grifter sidekicks, right Bill?
"...Donald Trump and his merry band of misfits..." Bill, it seems you like to finger paint with a very fat thumb. If the proposed cabinet choices are so "MISFIT", who the hell would you replace them with? In most sports, players and coaches both know that it is always easier to destroy with the defense than build up toward the goal with the offense. Given your propensity to run away from America's perceived problems, you are neither a worthy coach and most definitely, not a team player.
GP: Why don’t you just wait and see what happens before you start pointing fingers at Bill. He has the right to his opinions, as do you. Maybe Bill has read and watched Trump and his many problems over many years. His evaluation of Trump as a honest person and past president obviously is different than yours.
Even old men should be held accountable for their criticisms and willing to provide their reasoned alternatives. After all, isn't that called Sage Wisdom from and elder?By the way, it doesn't help to have a woman come to the defense of (what may be perceived as) an old codger whenever challenged. We aren't in Kansas anymore Dorothy...or France....or South America...this is the real deal determining the future of the Republic. Constant complaining does NOTHING to get this nation back above water. Since all of us will most likely be feeding earthworms in the next 10-20 years, try to think of grandkids by recommending, pursuing and doing the right things for the rest of your days--and ripping down is not one of them.
What few seem to understand is that we are positively LIVING the oft-repeated cliche of an "Existential Threat to Our Existence."
Unlike the dimocrats who live in continual fear of pretty much everything and freak out when there is a cloudy day, the THREAT to our Freedom and Way of Life is here, now - and it is real...
Keep saying it SE... I appreciate it very much and have to believe others do as well !
Keep putting the truth out their...maybe a light will flip on in someone's head.?or perhaps not, willfull ignorance really rankles me too, I just expect so much more from BB. Quite puzzling/consternation indeed. : /
Love your take on most things Bill but your obvious dislike of Donald Trump comes through too often. It’s almost as though you bought in to the media lies about him. Thought you’d be better than that:
Remember it is His point of view. If I write a comment it usually shows one side or the other. Just as Your comment has shown. Or is it just Me?
Hi Don -
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Bonner takes it a step further (as does our "media") and makes statements that are either provably false, and/or he ignores any of the positive things that Trump has accomplished. In Bill's petty world, Trump gets credit for precisely nothing, and he never will under any circumstances.
Big difference in presentation between having an opinion and willfully deflecting/obscuring to weakly try and justify an irrational, constant negativity when it comes to anything Trump-related. It will be interesting to see how many people stick around when things begin to change for the better this year and Bill either ignores them or tells us to disbelieve the evidence of our own eyes and ears...
Yep , proof will be in the pudding. Some will gloat and others will eat crow. I look forward to the day or days ahead.
And he’s a coward ta boot….never answering any criticisms. Com’on Bill! Be a man
The point I hear Bill Bonner making: Donald Trump is just like Biden and all the other actors on the ballot stage. They are all fakes, and the job they are paid for is to fake us out.
If you think Mr. MAGA is anything other than an actor, go to youtube and look at his many interviews prior to his 2016 campaign, playing an entirely different celebrity part...for the money. Lots of money.
Then he played with a permanent smile, in 2016 and since a permanent vaudeville scowl.
Our president elect is no different than Biden, the Clintons, or the "legacy presstitutes", he's just reading from a different script at the moment - one that we like.
That's how it looks from the rock this frog is sitting on.
There’s a huge difference between Biden and Trump. Biden has always been in it for the money and history will probably expose him as one of our most corrupt politicians whereas Trump has never been in it for the money and history will show him to be one of the few politicians who lost money while in office. He doesn’t need it, he can’t be bought, he doesn’t care what people like you and Bonner say about him.
I sincerely hope you are right, Tom, and that I am wrong. But I am not betting money on it at this point in time. Are you?
We hope for a change, but it should be very entertaining
While generally (and perhaps) likely to be true, I'm not certain that you can lump Trump in as "no different" than the incomplete list of traitors you specified.
At the least, and giving the benefit of the doubt, Trump's relationship to those other individuals is at worst like sisters - similar, yet different in ways that really matter...
Donald Trump -- Jack Nicholson.
Both play honorable and despicable roles with equal aplomb.
Jack has left the stage, has no memory anymore!
Sudden onset dementia apparently!
Donald Trump -- Jack Nicholson. Both play honorable and despicable roles with equal aplomb.
It's about time we all acknowledge that he is not better than that.
Agreed
"If no one was at home in the White House, who was running the country?"
Their headquarters are in the City of London.
Maybe but remember obama set up his opposition HQ in expensive digs near the White House. Obama is not smart enough to run the show but he is a pretty shiny thing for the left to admire while the global elites give him orders.
Yes!!
Kevin:
Please explain???
With just a little bit of digging you'll get it.
Ha! So very true. It used to take a backhoe to get even a murky glimpse of this part of our Reality - now you can view almost all of the ancient and current scumbaggery in full-color, 4K with just a garden spade and a few minutes searching.
Ain't the interwebs grand?
How's about something more useful than this kind of comment. We have too much crap going on between the government and the medical ongoing crap to be able to spend time searching when you could just put something directly.
Sorry Bill, but you do not know what the Administration plans to do about the economy.. All we have heard is that the DOGE committee plans to reduce spending by $2 Trillion dollars. It seems to me achieving this would have a measurable affect on inflation, debt and economic productivity. This is not the time to announce their failure.
Pancho:
Bill has a very negative view of the new administration. He does not believe that the Trump administration can do anything. He believes we are doomed. He doesn’t understand Trump and his way of negotiating. AP
AP: Does anybody understand Trump? I don’t think even Trump understands.
But you understood Dementia Joe’s ramblings and Kamelface Harris’ word salads perfectly, right?
CHALLENGE to ALL: Name your 3 best current MAGA-faithful investments. (Excluding campaign contributions.)
You'll find mine in Tom Dyson's most recent update.
I believe and pray for really making America great again (not MAGA),
...but are you actually betting your current investments TODAY on President MAGA's proposed agenda?
Does your portfolio demonstrate your faith that the $2 trillion reduction will actually happen - and make things better for working people over the next year? 2 years? 4 years?
Great thought provoker, Jonathan. Thanks ---
Seems like Energy and Ammunition Manufacturers might take it in the shorts if Trump & Co. is significantly successful, eh? Drill Baby Drill and Peace +Stability means dropping prices for both staples mentioned...
PS - the outlier is the MIC. We all know they gwan get their scratch, War or Peace. They didn't spend all that money buying Congresscritters for nothing, y'know...
Argentina's military brought Peron into power. Coups later the people voted Jaview Milei into the presidency. He flies himself over to Davos to mock the WEF, but even he is courting the military of his own nation.
Why?
I suspect that President MAGA has to do the same or an armed coup d'etat is likely to bring Peronism to the good old we-eat-our-young USA.
Are you all ready for THAT Big Loss?
Do any of us here hope for that? Maybe 1 or 2...
Have we been warned? Yes indeed.
Have we been given advice and action steps designed to protect our families, friends, and communities as much as is possible? Yes, I believe we have.
And then we criticize those who don't believe our favorite talking head is going to prevent the massive local, national, and global problems that we have voted in over the past century?
With all respect, friends, it makes my head spin.
Jonathan:”Nothing is impossible BUT our general population is equipped with many guns and ammunition to overthrow any government overreach militarily. AP
That's not what I was talking about at all, Abe.
To me (and in all I've read or felt from BPR), being ready and prepared is having stores of capital, food, fuel, music, and tools for peaceful production. Readiness for hard times means living debt-free in a peaceful, self-reliant community. Look at the BPR principals' varied examples. It means creating honorable friendships with noble, peaceful people in our families and communities - and with our loving Heavenly Father.
Jonathan
I couldn’t agree with you more.
AP
It saddens me that Bill has his own platform to spew and rant his myopic views. No doubt his IQ is up there bud his WQ (wisdom) is remedial at best. How about some critical thinking Bill? By all means tell us why you don’t like trump and the new administrations abilities. But a sensible, thoughtful person would at least acknowledge that there are some positives and potentials.
Not gonna happen on this stack...
Ah, for Bonner it is still 2024, December 33rd. As usual, there are some good points made, but only so he can try to get by with absurdities. He mentions Trump's comment about Haitians eating pets as if that's the only point he made in the debate. Well, okay, Trump makes some questionable comments. Wish he wouldn't do that, but it is what it is. Instead of some of his silly statements, I tend to focus on his substantial ones. If Trump double-downs and even triple-downs on his Haitian pet eating comment, how would that effect the country? Nada. But take Trump's appointment of Elon and Vivek to DOGE and that can make a big difference. Bonner deadpans this effort as just an efficiency move, cutting a little here and there. I say they use the word "efficiency" as a coverup not to alarm the Progressive Fascist Nihilist Left so much as to cause a backlash but are going to lead an effort to slash not only government waste, but whole programs, as well as deregulate the economy. That will make a huge difference. We'll have to wait and see what they actually do.
Bill:
WOW. You started your comments on a good and sound interpretation of 2024. Then you started raving and ranting about the new administration. Your name calling is not acceptable. Why not give these ‘clowns’ a chance to see if things can improve in 2025. You talk as if all in the new administration are incompetent. Stop the nonsense and see what happens. As you know the Democratic Party is now doing everything in their power to make it an unsuccessful administration with no regard for the American people; they will fail. AP
Abe writes that Bill Bonner talks "as if all in the new administration are incompetent."
Not incompetent, Abe. They are just reliving what he lived a half century ago (as Bill and BPR have pointed out numerous times.)
He tried, with a very capable team in Washington DC (as I understand), to do what Mr. Trump says he is trying to do today. The National Taxpayers organization faced a far smaller, more republican government, and was soundly defeated.
As you say, we will see what happens this time around.
I agree with you that we will all be better off if you MAGA believers are right in the short term.
But whether Mr. Trump and his appointed leadership are speaking and acting from his heart or not, I'm betting that the next few - I hope - years are going to be very hard for hundreds of millions of Americans, Canadians, & Mexicans. Maybe billions of others.
I want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. So do you, I think.
Then join our Big America-First Tent. Here you are allowed to vocally and vehemently DISAGREE with the "leadership" (including Substack authors) and you won't be obligated to 𝙪𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 support degenerate and/or destructive policies...
Hard to believe you can never find anything positive to say about Trump. At best he is slightly better than Biden. wow!! Are you that blind? It must be wonderful to have all the answers and yet be so humble. ha!
BS - Bill is spot-on. I get it - you don't see it because you just can't understand. Hard to believe so many are so blinded. Wow!
But I am glad you subscribe to Bill. Thank You.
What's good to say about a convicted criminal now our president who wants to emulate Putin by snatching Canada, Greenland and Mexico; make most goods more expensive worldwide with tariffs and ensuing unemployment and by driving out the entry level workers who wash the dishes, change the sheets, and mow the lawns? Better he secure the border first then reduce the cost of the Federal government.
Yawn. Snort.
Keep going Jimbo - hysterical ignorance is working out so well for you guys.
Next...
SE: They seem to be working better for your side.
You, Dorothy are a pitiful idiot with blinders so thick your head bobs.
DJW: And you are an idiot for believing everything you don’t know about your hero, Trump. Wake up! Hopefully, he will do a better job this time. One can only hope!
"And you are an idiot for believing everything you don’t know about your hero, Trump."
Um - wut? I'm starting to see how/why you are so very lost, Dottie...
This is funny!!
I forgot to mention: If the deep state wanted you to be charged and convicted of a felony, you would be broke and in jail! Donald and Bill have enough to fight them. Consider yourself lucky.
I agree
I'm still trying to figure out why anyone trusts Elon and Vivek to cut federal spending. Vivek made a fortune pumping and dumping another failed Alzheimer drug Intepirdine. Medicare is costing us a fortune because of overpriced drugs and treatment. Then we have the great Elon, formerly an enemy of MAGA with his billions in contracts with the MIC and billions made off the Climate Change scam. Elon loves EV subsidies, brain chips, brain chips for everyone and Carbon Tax Credits. Couldn't Trump have used someone like Ron Paul to cut federal spending?
Bill, as a Canadian I'm offended that you forgot to mention Trump's suggestion for Canada to become a 51st state. It might be the only way for us to get rid of Trudeau.
You have my sympathy. But Canada seems to be so far left that I certainly would not want to add them as the 51st state. Might tip the USA into permanent Democrat control.
Charlie, I'm a Canadian, too. This country is already one of the Almost-United States. Our voting public are not a whit better than those down south.
Eating our young, year after year, with huge debt.
~ Vancouver and Toronto were reported in 2024 to be the 2 highest housing cost-to-earnings ratio on the planet.
~ I read, last year again, that the Canadian national debt-to-GDP was near the highest in the world.
Of course, Twain was right about the newspapers (and internet) lack of credibility, but that's what they are saying.
I was educated in Canada, so I understand where you are coming from, but (with respect) suggesting that an American so-called president should solve Canada's problems is typical Canadian spitting-into-the-wind, you-pay-my-bills democracy, AKA socialism, AKA mobocracy.
Otherwise we are really nice people. I sincerely wish you a wonderful 2025 and beyond.
AND, Bill, you have become a MISFIT in the U.S.A. As I stated in an earlier post, you need to find a small Country, to go be a DICTATOR and make "ALL" wonderful, because you have all the answers for human actions-----bad or good.
RALPH W.
Kinda harsh.
Your penchant for ad hominem attacks detract from any semblance for useful thought.
Hi Frank -
Bonner wasn't always this way. It has become apparent it is a personal thing with him when it comes to Trump. Don't know or care what it was that started Bill's petty dive into overwhelming jealousy. I DO know I'm not gonna hang around reading childish, dishonest bullshit for another year...
It has become extremely tiresome.
This is a good place to keep your mind sharp. His barbs are on purpose. Nothing in this country will affect him personnally so he can paint with whatever brush he chooses. He is just having fun. A major difference between DJT and Bill is Bill isn't responsible for fixing this. So hang in there. Maybe Bill will see the value of the dems bringing in the Hillery / Harris team. That'll be fun to read.
Stick around SE. I always enjoy your comments and this stack is always bringing out the best comments from all the readers. BB is just a pot stirer. No idea if he even believes what he writes or if it’s just about instigating thoughts and comments. The best man one and really the only one who has any chance of making a difference in our country.
Good riddance
You'll miss me when I'm gone, Patrick. There are only about a dozen of us here that consistently remind you about current Reality. You'd be quite lost without us...
Hope you stay! There is some humor in reading the musings of a demented mind.
Glad I am able to provide you some entertainment. I'll take "demented" as a compliment - I guess...
SE - my apologies. I wrote that "too fast" without thinking. As I said, I hope you stay... but neglected to add "because I value your comments" (I thought that was understood). The "demented mind" was a reference to Bonner, not you, and that YOU should see some humor in Bonner's demented mind musings. I obviously took too much for granted in that quick comment and I can see how you interpreted it the way you did.
I understood the “demented” reference to be directed at BB, not you SE. Happy New Year!
Exactly, but I worded it poorly.
All good, John. I kinda figured that based on your usual posts - which are excellent IMO...
This is a good place to keep your mind sharp. His barbs are on purpose. Nothing in this country will affect him personally, so he can paint with whatever brush he chooses. He is just having fun. A major difference between DJT and Bill is Bill isn't responsible for fixing this. So hang in there. Maybe Bill will see the value of the dems bringing in the Hillery / Harris team. That'll be fun to read.
Hallelujah!
Well said Frank...we'll said !
Looking forward to another year of excitement and intrigue! Good health and prescient vision to the team at Bonner Private Research!
Yep - Praise the Lord, and Pass the Ammunition. Ol' Bill gets everyone going. Frankly, I like his take on things. He cruises nicely between a stoic and a cynic - pointing out reality as it stares the World in the face. Voltaire had it right - "Once said of religion - Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." Unfortunately, that is the world we inhabit today!
The WEF has claimed it will develop a "new religion" which will be compiled from all the current religions using AI.
Should be an interesting process, I would have thought that to be a near impossible task given the contradictions which would arise.
Cheer up Bill at least Trump will give you plenty to write about.
Yeah, Bill is a helluva writer, if Trump had lost, where would our Ahab throw his harpoon?
Trump has promised reductions in the size and power of the federal government, but even if he actually means to try I can't believe that the "Deep State" would allow him to have much, if any success. 60 or even more years have gone into building this power and control for the "elites", and no matter what it takes I cannot even imagine them giving it up.
They surely WILL NOT give up anything. Their illegally-seized power and criminal authority must be 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡 from them. Investigate, Charge, Prosecute and Punish - over and over as there are plenty of domestic enemies and traitors hiding in plain sight. It is our ONLY option if we want to save even a semblance of America.
Squishy time is over - we are in for a fight that they will likely try to turn violent as our "media" feigns non-stop outrage and slings tired insults like "Racist" and "Right Wing." Prepare for that and don't be shocked or deterred when it begins happening...
Should you fulfill your pledge to leave BPR if big Bill doesn't stop his misguided rantings, I hope you, SE, start your own substack and allow us to know where you are (minus Dorothy). God bless you, my friend.
Penny: He will need all the blessings he can get. SE is so full of himself and he has convinced others he always knows what the facts are. Do your own fact checking…you might be surprised at what you find. Not to worry..I wouldn’t read his independent blog. Goood luck to those who do.
And this ^ is why you shouldn't leave, my friend.
Sr. Pres. Milei did the easiest and by far most effective thing right out of the gate: he fired 30,000 government workers. And he has continued to fire, demote, and severely reduce the pay of more thousands of overpaid enemies of the working classes.
Please do it, Pres. Trump - right out of the gate!
Yup - government "workers" are the low-hanging fruit with regard to Productivity, Conscientiousness and, I would say, Intelligence. Your numbers got me thinking, so I took a shallow dive:
To date, the best I could find is that President Milei has fired approximately 70,000 off the government payroll. Prior to him taking office there were approximately 3.5 million government "workers", in a Country with a total population of 47.2 million.
Contrast that with the US - 3.1 million government "workers" in a Country with a population of nearly 350 million.
Enlightening - and proof that Argentina + Socialism was truly, truly a complete scam for the citizens that actually produce. Lopping 20% - 30% of our government "workers" can only have good results. Let 'em cry, then learn to Coal. Unfortunately, most of the fired "staff" will likely go straight onto the welfare rolls - except for the ones that currently have a full-time job in the private sector while still collecting a government "paycheck" for a "job" they are not required to show up for. Most of those will probably continue being someone other than the taxpayer's problem.
All this coming from the charlatan, rube, corrupt and stupid orange man with his two grifter sidekicks, right Bill?
Haitians allegedly eating the pets of the people of Springfield, Ohio”.
Maybe not. But maybe. They were eating cats in Canton, 150 miles away.
https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-woman-jailed-eating-cat-springfield-haitian-claims-1994783
Just because it wasn’t recorded, does mean it didn’t occur.
"...Donald Trump and his merry band of misfits..." Bill, it seems you like to finger paint with a very fat thumb. If the proposed cabinet choices are so "MISFIT", who the hell would you replace them with? In most sports, players and coaches both know that it is always easier to destroy with the defense than build up toward the goal with the offense. Given your propensity to run away from America's perceived problems, you are neither a worthy coach and most definitely, not a team player.
GP: Why don’t you just wait and see what happens before you start pointing fingers at Bill. He has the right to his opinions, as do you. Maybe Bill has read and watched Trump and his many problems over many years. His evaluation of Trump as a honest person and past president obviously is different than yours.
Even old men should be held accountable for their criticisms and willing to provide their reasoned alternatives. After all, isn't that called Sage Wisdom from and elder?By the way, it doesn't help to have a woman come to the defense of (what may be perceived as) an old codger whenever challenged. We aren't in Kansas anymore Dorothy...or France....or South America...this is the real deal determining the future of the Republic. Constant complaining does NOTHING to get this nation back above water. Since all of us will most likely be feeding earthworms in the next 10-20 years, try to think of grandkids by recommending, pursuing and doing the right things for the rest of your days--and ripping down is not one of them.
Thank you for saying that, Mr. Pearson.
What few seem to understand is that we are positively LIVING the oft-repeated cliche of an "Existential Threat to Our Existence."
Unlike the dimocrats who live in continual fear of pretty much everything and freak out when there is a cloudy day, the THREAT to our Freedom and Way of Life is here, now - and it is real...
Keep saying it SE... I appreciate it very much and have to believe others do as well !
Keep putting the truth out their...maybe a light will flip on in someone's head.?or perhaps not, willfull ignorance really rankles me too, I just expect so much more from BB. Quite puzzling/consternation indeed. : /
So, great Dorothy, you're saying that everyone should shut up and let Bonner say what he wants without any pushback. Okay, you first.
Aww yes... I believe you may be approaching the truth of the matter.... we'll said GJP !