Subj : Re: I watched the 'talk'
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Sun Mar 16 2025 02:18:00

RM>> It all does seem to be about making him look more powerful but you
  >> have to wonder if he will damage the USA's reputation in the world

MP>It most likely will.  We had a governor that inherited a small mess.  He,
  >similar to Trump, campained on cleaning up the mess and finding all the
  >"waste, fraud, and abuse."

Yes, and we've all been talking about possibilities and guesses abou
where we are heading and you've mentioned a few times about the drop
in the stock markets this is causing before it's really even started..

Mark Carney, our new replacement Prime Minister.. in the past they
have always visited the USA first thing to say hello and discuss
things. This time Carney's first trip is off to Europe..

Canada has ordered a large number of fighter jets from the USA and
the first 16 of them are contracted to the point where the order
can't be cancelled, but any more of them, we are looking for
somewhere else to buy them. And, like cars, we make them in Canada
too but will buy from the USA when there seems to be an advantage
but, thanks to Trump, a lot of $millions may be lost there too.

But back to looking at possibilities from Trump's antics..

I am far from rich but, like most retired people, I have funds
invested to augment my pension income, and in the last ONE month
the current situation has cost me an estimated $20,000 in the
combined drop in value and loss of the average usual profit.

That figure sounds like I pulled it out of a hat. The actual
number came out to $19,967.80, but that is an estimate so isn't
carved in stone. Some months are better than others but that drop
wiped out roughly 5 month's worth of my normal added income.

This has to be doing the same thing for millions of people in the
USA as well which makes me wonder why there hasn't been a much
bigger reaction down there than there seems to be so far.
As mentioned the other day, they estimate the tariffs will cost
1.9 million Americans their jobs, and my example shows what it
may be doing to retired people or those who rely on investments.

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