I was taught that the best defense is attack. That means not just calling out MAGAs as liars, but creating legislation that goes far far in the other direction. For example, not just calling for expansion of Social Security, but large expansion like Elizabeth Warren is doing to make up for the pension losses. I would add in medicare too, and talk about expanding it to cover people from birth to death. Don't call it universal health care, attack the idea that people should have to switch insurance programs when they are done working, and that their health care is tied to work. It should not be. It should follow you wherever you go. No new forms to fill out, just verify your information. Then, there is no need for medicaid, or private health insurance, but these companies can exist if they can provide for things that the medicare does not cover. Democrats need to be pushing the envelop now while Trump's policies are starting to sink in. How about saying," instead of tax breaks for billionaires, let us have health coverage for everyone. or better yet. "Let's have health care for everyone in one program, instead of tax breaks for billionaires." Who is drafting that legislation? How about tuition from from kindergarten through adult work training. Now is time to push those program. Who will do this? Whether work training is at a university, or a work training program for plumbing. These are the kinds of ideas that should be out there. Also, no sending anyone abroad to prison no matter what. ICE cannot go after citizens. Citizens are sovereign.
This is so right on, and thank you. I have been frustrated with the lack of timely and forthright responses to Republican lies about Democrats. When lies are not exposed they become absorbed into minds. A good example is Democrats and progressives being labeled as socialists and communists. Those labels should be immediately exposed as false by defining what socialism and communism actually are and that the labels are not correct. (Of course, it doesn't help that some progressives have labeled themselves as "democratic socialist".)
The United States spends more on healthcare, with poorer outcomes, than any comparable country. It is the only high income nation that does not guarantee healthcare.
After witnessing the absolutely chilling, hateful, openly threatening love fest between Trump (and his sycophantic serfs) and Bukele, I'm convinced the emergency is not how to communicate policy. We are all in peril from the vengeance of Trump and his chuckling abetters. I don't know how we fight this, but it's not with policy and it won't wait for some possible small relief from the midterms. Our very lives and freedoms are at risk.
Strategy? Truth? Hey, who needs that? Trump’s entire life has proven (to him alone) that lying works … and doing it loudly and confidently, works better. And fraud works best of all.
Sound stewardship of our economic promises creates the stable and strong foundation on which investors worldwide can count. Tip over the cauldron on the foundation, and uncertainty undermines that foundation.
This year may well be the beginning of another Great Depression, the fourth major economic crash in our North American history. Troublingly, every one of the prior three financial crises led to a major war. Thom Hartmann reminds me today that the U.S. embargoed oil and gasoline shipments to Japan on July 26, 1941. That “tariff” led to Japan’s striking Pearl Harbor on December 6, 1941.
Panics in 1772 and 1857 also led to wars. U.S. tariffs for no plausible reason have once again upended world economic stability. There is a capital flight to gold and other countries’ bonds.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren appeared on ABC’s This Week, saying: “There is no tariff policy. It's just all chaos and corruption. That's all we have going on. And how can you believe any of these guys?” If you were an investor in U.S. bonds, that market’s stability is gone. Your fiduciary responsibility cannot count on that market now, and you are bound to the tenet of protecting your investor. You have no option.
It has begun. The next Great Depression of 2025. Tourism has collapsed. Consumers are withdrawing from the retail market. Tesla stopping shipping Model S and Y to China. $600 billion in annual trade with China has stopped.
There is a flight from U.S. Treasury bonds. Think you had promised investors a guaranteed 3.5% return on long bonds but then the principal went down 2%. What can you do? People are selling to get out while they can. That is what I think fiduciaries must now do. Run for cover, and chaos is not sound cover.
I was taught that the best defense is attack. That means not just calling out MAGAs as liars, but creating legislation that goes far far in the other direction. For example, not just calling for expansion of Social Security, but large expansion like Elizabeth Warren is doing to make up for the pension losses. I would add in medicare too, and talk about expanding it to cover people from birth to death. Don't call it universal health care, attack the idea that people should have to switch insurance programs when they are done working, and that their health care is tied to work. It should not be. It should follow you wherever you go. No new forms to fill out, just verify your information. Then, there is no need for medicaid, or private health insurance, but these companies can exist if they can provide for things that the medicare does not cover. Democrats need to be pushing the envelop now while Trump's policies are starting to sink in. How about saying," instead of tax breaks for billionaires, let us have health coverage for everyone. or better yet. "Let's have health care for everyone in one program, instead of tax breaks for billionaires." Who is drafting that legislation? How about tuition from from kindergarten through adult work training. Now is time to push those program. Who will do this? Whether work training is at a university, or a work training program for plumbing. These are the kinds of ideas that should be out there. Also, no sending anyone abroad to prison no matter what. ICE cannot go after citizens. Citizens are sovereign.
Absolutely spot on
This is so right on, and thank you. I have been frustrated with the lack of timely and forthright responses to Republican lies about Democrats. When lies are not exposed they become absorbed into minds. A good example is Democrats and progressives being labeled as socialists and communists. Those labels should be immediately exposed as false by defining what socialism and communism actually are and that the labels are not correct. (Of course, it doesn't help that some progressives have labeled themselves as "democratic socialist".)
They clearly had high potential for unashamed, unrepentant, blatant lying. But they honed their skills at the foot of the master.
The United States spends more on healthcare, with poorer outcomes, than any comparable country. It is the only high income nation that does not guarantee healthcare.
After witnessing the absolutely chilling, hateful, openly threatening love fest between Trump (and his sycophantic serfs) and Bukele, I'm convinced the emergency is not how to communicate policy. We are all in peril from the vengeance of Trump and his chuckling abetters. I don't know how we fight this, but it's not with policy and it won't wait for some possible small relief from the midterms. Our very lives and freedoms are at risk.
It’s particularly difficult when they only talk (loudly) but never listen.
They hold all the power, no need or desire to listen to any dissent. Perilous times!
Perilous times indeed—keep a bag packed.
Strategy? Truth? Hey, who needs that? Trump’s entire life has proven (to him alone) that lying works … and doing it loudly and confidently, works better. And fraud works best of all.
Sound stewardship of our economic promises creates the stable and strong foundation on which investors worldwide can count. Tip over the cauldron on the foundation, and uncertainty undermines that foundation.
This year may well be the beginning of another Great Depression, the fourth major economic crash in our North American history. Troublingly, every one of the prior three financial crises led to a major war. Thom Hartmann reminds me today that the U.S. embargoed oil and gasoline shipments to Japan on July 26, 1941. That “tariff” led to Japan’s striking Pearl Harbor on December 6, 1941.
Panics in 1772 and 1857 also led to wars. U.S. tariffs for no plausible reason have once again upended world economic stability. There is a capital flight to gold and other countries’ bonds.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren appeared on ABC’s This Week, saying: “There is no tariff policy. It's just all chaos and corruption. That's all we have going on. And how can you believe any of these guys?” If you were an investor in U.S. bonds, that market’s stability is gone. Your fiduciary responsibility cannot count on that market now, and you are bound to the tenet of protecting your investor. You have no option.
It has begun. The next Great Depression of 2025. Tourism has collapsed. Consumers are withdrawing from the retail market. Tesla stopping shipping Model S and Y to China. $600 billion in annual trade with China has stopped.
There is a flight from U.S. Treasury bonds. Think you had promised investors a guaranteed 3.5% return on long bonds but then the principal went down 2%. What can you do? People are selling to get out while they can. That is what I think fiduciaries must now do. Run for cover, and chaos is not sound cover.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/running-for-cover?r=3m1bs
They are brainwashers; all cults have them.