Trump’s greed and need to line his own pockets. He will wreck entire economic sectors to add another billion (in bribe money) to his accounts.
Rich benefactors wanting more. They stay rich regardless of what the economy does, and have a ton of liquid. If it crashes, they can buy so much more of it up for themselves.
Foreign actors looking to upset US hegemony. They don’t have to go to war, they don’t have to fight economic battles…just incentivize the right people to do the wrong things at home in the US, and we destroy ourselves. It’s cheap and easy for them.
Tank everything so the rich can consolidate their power.
We know billionaires, they’ll bitch and moan when their profits haven’t increased as much as they increased last year. They wouldn’t support Trump for his own gains or to appease a foreign agency for any amount of downturn. But to spend money on changing the rules and consolidating power, well, they haven’t spent billions lobbying the government for fun.
Before putting Trump into the Oval Office, Brexit was hailed as Putins biggest victory over the west. We are losing left and right to his manipulations and all our governments stick their fingers into their ears.
Foreign actors looking to upset US hegemony. They don’t have to go to war, they don’t have to fight economic battles…just incentivize the right people to do the wrong things at home in the US, and we destroy ourselves. It’s cheap and easy for them.
Meme about China is “do nothing, win”. They do not have significant diminishment influence operations in US. There is more of a natural disgust with our oppression.
There are three primary factors at play here.
Trump’s greed and need to line his own pockets. He will wreck entire economic sectors to add another billion (in bribe money) to his accounts.
Rich benefactors wanting more. They stay rich regardless of what the economy does, and have a ton of liquid. If it crashes, they can buy so much more of it up for themselves.
Foreign actors looking to upset US hegemony. They don’t have to go to war, they don’t have to fight economic battles…just incentivize the right people to do the wrong things at home in the US, and we destroy ourselves. It’s cheap and easy for them.
It’s #2, first and foremost.
Tank everything so the rich can consolidate their power.
We know billionaires, they’ll bitch and moan when their profits haven’t increased as much as they increased last year. They wouldn’t support Trump for his own gains or to appease a foreign agency for any amount of downturn. But to spend money on changing the rules and consolidating power, well, they haven’t spent billions lobbying the government for fun.
This was my take, at least with the soybean thing. Family farms go belly up. Big AG is there to buy up the land for pennies.
JD Vance is an investor in a startup that does precisely that. - Acre Trader
Before putting Trump into the Oval Office, Brexit was hailed as Putins biggest victory over the west. We are losing left and right to his manipulations and all our governments stick their fingers into their ears.
Meme about China is “do nothing, win”. They do not have significant diminishment influence operations in US. There is more of a natural disgust with our oppression.