| JUNE 1, 2025 -- When I was a kid in the 60’s going around the neighborhood, you either went through the woods or walked. Walking was the method we used the most. So, by walking we would kick cans down the road. It taught us skills of aim and length of kick. Id’ start out at 5 feet, then 10 feet and then 20 feet. After that I usually lost the can in the weeds or got to our destination. This memory reminds me of today’s Congress and the Presidency. They haven’t passed a budget so they kick the can with continuing resolutions to avoid a shut-down of the government.
On April 2, the President announced his grand tariff plan to equal trade, reduce our taxes, and make money to offset the nation’s debt. After the announcement, the stock market took a deep dive as reported in the last article. Nations responded by levying taxes on the United States. Stocks continued to fall and prices rose and some shortages began because cargo container ships stopped sailing to the United States. Week after week we watch with no movement in the tariff war.
China retaliated with higher tariffs to the U.S. and stated that China has been around for 5,000 years and would not be pushed by a country of 250 years. No deals were made, businesses are waiting to see the next move. Major stores are saying with no deal, there will be empty shelves. Toy manufacturers noted there will be limited toys for Christmas. After the President’s 100 day celebration, the television lit up with 90 deals, 100 deals, 200 deals are in the works. Victory!
In the First Degree, the Overseer instructs us to have a pencil, knife and note pad. To observe the weather, rain, field condition, weeds or insects, for the record of this year and planning for the next season. If we looked and listened to the events in April, we would see a pattern. First, an announcement of new deals being negotiated or in the works, then before the weekend came, bad news came and stocks took a hit. Over the weekend, wheeling and dealing was happening in back rooms and a deal was announced, but also hints were sent out to invest! Monday’s stocks were at a low and BOOM, a deal was made, deal done, and stocks shot to the moon. “Winner, winner chicken dinner!” Then the next day, oops, the deal fell through and stocks fell back to Monday’s lows. We see this happen time and time again, four times since the tariffs were announced. Who profits for these events? Billionaires of course, promise kept.
From the beginning of this Presidency, his goal was to fix the economy through tariffs. President McKinley did them and we had the Gilded Age where the rich got richer on the backs of the poor and laborers. Let’s not forget the rest of Mr. McKinley’s term. He was assassinated in Buffalo, NY and Teddy Roosevelt became President, correcting the course that brought down the recession McKinley’s tariffs brought to the U.S. We have seen this picture before and the path we are on is full of obstacles, rough and uneven, environed with dangers, and lead you to know what where.
With me you find ease and comfort. While others are racking the mind and body in seeking something new and better, we can secure enjoyment without mental or physical exertion. We need to see that the rich get richer and all the programs that the poor and needy require have been stripped away to make way for the tax cuts for the rich. By the way, many of our legislators are in the rich group. So the questions has been, do they represent the needs of their constituents, or do they represent their own wealth? In time we all look into our hearts and ask, are you better off than you were one year ago?
Many storms have hit the U.S. with tornadoes, flash flooding, wildland fires, hail and lightning strikes, earthquakes and volcano noises off the coast of Oregon. Wow! The states are responsible for disaster response. Good luck with that. We are back to neighbor helping neighbors. So where is all the stored supplies that are in FEMA warehouses? Do the states get them?
The health department and FDA have moved to remove fluoride from drinking water, which strengthen children’s teeth. Yet they are removing fluoride from the stores, making it difficult for parents who want to give their children fluoride.
All the events of no free speech, no day in court, and the violation of Constitutional rights, which we are witnessing in this government. The questions is where are all the Libertarians, Federalists, anti- government supporters?
We have a new Postmaster General, former CEO of FedEx and Waste Management, maybe he will get control of the disaster of the Postal System DeJoy left. Hey, he may reduce the junk mail I get, because he knows how to take out the trash.
Happy Father’s Day!
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