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Mackinac's avatar

If I was Trump I would do exactly as he is doing. I would get a budget which allows himself money to work with. If he was to move into austerity immediately his support would collapse.the non-savers are simply too large a component of American society. They would not support him for very long if the economy and their jobs turned south. Then after I exposed the corruption and the causes and removed the DOJ stalwarts, through the Supreme Court, I would have two years and Congressional support to make the dire changes of austerity and a tiny window to make those changes work, like Milei has. Once society has been shown all the corruption, the lying main stream media, the healthy changes to a drug infested society and they have seen the assassinations of conservatives globally and the direction of left wing globalists Then society will be ready to accept the punishment of hard money to correct the obvious problems forced upon society by left wing leadership. They will see the left wingers as war mongers and economic incompetents and assassins that would provide a clear view of what society would be in for with their self centered, incomplete understanding of reality, like climate change and covid vaccines, given their self righteousness and elite mistakes in their understanding of society. Yes, society is not that insightful but it needs decent leadership that sees the good, rightful and God centered leadership something that has been poorly lacking for decades, until Trump.

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Cartero Atómico's avatar

Please don't mention the Warped Speed experimental mRNA vaccines. Donnie still thinks they were one of the greatest achievements in history. As far as war mongering both sides of the aisle vote for massive "war" spending and every war that comes down the pike.

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Egypt Solomon's avatar

Let’s quit calling these failures “Administrations,”. That word’s too polite, too bureaucratic, too much like they’re handing out library cards instead of cyanide pills.

Nah, these are gangs. Straight-up Bloods and Crips with better pensions. Red ties, blue ties, same body count, same racket, same colors spray-painted on the casket. You thought Tupac and Biggie was bad? America’s headlining the world’s first bipartisan drive-by democracy. And it doesn’t end with bullets, it ends with stagflation, debt ceilings, and bathroom wars.

So they promised us guns and butter Bill, now all we got is bullets in our wallets and margarine that tastes like ass and despair. Trump ain’t no savior, his plan is basically the Atkins Diet for economies: cut taxes, binge tariffs, and pray your arteries don’t explode. Either way, butter melts, guns jam, and the only thing growing is the deficit and the worms feeding on it.

But don’t worry, folks, Sir Elon Musk, the only genius left breathing without embalming fluid is hovering out there like a one-man Third Party, waiting to beam us up before America’s last act looks like a Vegas Elvis impersonator reading Revelations on a karaoke mic. Until then, enjoy the feud, Bloods, Crips, Dems, Repubs, same gang, same hustle, different flavor of apocalypse.

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Jimm Roberts's avatar

Egypt - I commend your articulate albeit depressing explanation that there is no exit from an inevitable collapse. I hope someone emerges to abate it.

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Abe Porter's avatar

I am SO surprised. I actually agree and liked BB’s comments. He gave some very good information. My hope is that Donald Trump will eventually focus on reducing the deficit. This does not mean reducing the increase in borrowing but actually owing less. Time will tell

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kenneth dame's avatar

Thanks, Bill. All we can ask for as your readers is that you are being unbiased in your writings. As a Trump voter (with no viable alternative being offered), I am and have been aware of Republican and Democratic shortcomings. That's why I have been into gold/silver (as I could afford) for years. However, what comes to mind now (in this environment) is that old saying, first they came for the Jews and then they came for the Christians. For you youngsters, I hope and pray I'm wrong.

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Cartero Atómico's avatar

Is this poem what you were referring to:

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me. Martin Niemöller

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kenneth dame's avatar

Yes, it is and there have been many condenste versions used over the years. Sorry but my memory deteriates with this ancient brain and body.

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Cartero Atómico's avatar

Don't worry. I had to look it up myself. Only so much info we can retain in this "Information Age". Especially with so much "useless information, supposed to fire my imagination" as Mick Jagger once sang.

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Don Hrehirchek's avatar

I am with on that ancient brain part. Guess it comes with the territory of being an elder! LOL.

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working stiff's avatar

Well, well, well! Good ole BBB finally admits the bullshit we had to live through during the Bidum years. But in typical BBB fashion, he has to, he must, cannot let it go without tying it back to Mr. Trump, the big man, the taco or anything else this self directed wind bag has for our President.

Does he face the same head winds? Of course, however, the man has been in ELECTED office less than 10 months….and during those 10 months positive changes have occurred. BBB makes no mention of those, in fact every prose he post is like chicken little.

Give it a break BBB, and give the President a chance to in-act corrections.

I say again, where the F are your solutions, I mean other than max safty mode, buy gold and grab your ankles? Where are your tangible solutions to adjust the sails and take advantage of those head winds.

Yes, as I thought, you have nothing other than continuing to bitch that your failed party, the Dems are lost and leaderless.

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Steven King's avatar

The problem with wealth is one tends to squander it, whether personally or institutionally. Trump nor any member of Congress has shown the ability to grow wealth. Historically, Trump has been a consumer of wealth not a creator. Now our national piggy bank is nearly empty, fear is the order of the day. We've bullied our friends and invigorated our adversaries in the name of our own prosperity. Where will it end... isolationism, naturally.

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Gary Hauck's avatar

To this point, I don't recall Bill EVER failing to use perfect grammar.

And in his articles, Bill nearly always gives me something to think about.

For once, I can return the favor.

Bill wrote, "And if a murder was committed by a member of a..."

The sentence requires subjunctive mode, not indicative mode.

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James ( Jim) Marshall's avatar

Dan, based on Charlies chart, we have a long way to go before considering selling any of our gold. (Only maybe half of what's in a visible account)

I would love to see a repeat of history before I check out of this life.

Jim Marshall

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