Are We Headed Toward a Recession?
with Ross Levine
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A couple weeks ago, you may have heard some chatter about rising interest rates on treasury bonds. If you haven’t invested in treasury bonds, the news might have blown right by you. But economist Ross Levine says that the treasury bond market affects everything. Rising interest rates (that is, falling prices) there, driven by economic uncertainty, could set off a full-blown recession. The question is, will the major source of that uncertainty—Trump—respond to the threat of recession?
Trump is now arresting mayors. Jack booted thugs in plain clothes are attacking United States citizens opposing people demand to see warrants justifying arrests.
Conservatives have no moral authority. The worse thing a Black child could do is mimic the degenerate behavior supported by so-called Conservatives.
Pretending that the debt is something we can ignore hasn’t been working so far.
There is no magic. I know that’s a bitter pill to swallow, but it’s true.
There. Is. No. Magic. Talk is like magic. Won’t fix the problem.
It’s gonna be tough, but so far Trump is the only one who has been willing to take a swing at it.
How many times does he have to day it. Parity. Not high tariffs on everybody forever. You do 2%, we do 2%. Parity