Trump World -USA-2019
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This is How a Society Dies
America and Britain are Textbook Examples of a New, Gruesome Phenomeon: Rich Nations Self-Destructing Into Poor Failed States
When I ask my European friends to describe us — Americans, Brits, who I’ll call Anglo-Americans in this essay — they shake their heads gently. And over and over, three themes emerge. They say we’re a little thoughtless. They say we’re selfish and arrogant. And they say that we’re cruel and brutal.
I can’t help but think there’s more than a grain of truth. That they’re being kind. Anglo-American society is now the world’s preeminent example of willful self-destruction. It’s jaw-dropping folly and stupidity is breathtaking to the rest of the world.
The hard truth is this. America and Britain aren’t just collapsing by the day…they aren’t even just choosing to collapse by the day. They’re entering a death spiral, from which there’s probably no return. Yes, really. Simple economics dictate that, just like they did for the Soviet Union — and I’ll come to them.
And yet what’s even weirder and more grotesque than that is that…well…nobody much seems to have noticed. There’s a deafening silence from pundits and elites and columnists and politicians on the joint self-destruction of the Anglo-American world. Nobody seems to have noticed: the only two rich societies in the world with falling life expectancies, incomes, savings, happiness, trust — every single social indicator you can imagine — are America and Britain. It’s not one of history’s most improbable coincidences that America and Britain are collapsing in eerily similar ways, at precisely the same time. It’s a relationship. What connects the dots?
More: https://eand.co/this-is-how-a-society-dies-35bdc3c0b854
America and Britain are Textbook Examples of a New, Gruesome Phenomeon: Rich Nations Self-Destructing Into Poor Failed States
When I ask my European friends to describe us — Americans, Brits, who I’ll call Anglo-Americans in this essay — they shake their heads gently. And over and over, three themes emerge. They say we’re a little thoughtless. They say we’re selfish and arrogant. And they say that we’re cruel and brutal.
I can’t help but think there’s more than a grain of truth. That they’re being kind. Anglo-American society is now the world’s preeminent example of willful self-destruction. It’s jaw-dropping folly and stupidity is breathtaking to the rest of the world.
The hard truth is this. America and Britain aren’t just collapsing by the day…they aren’t even just choosing to collapse by the day. They’re entering a death spiral, from which there’s probably no return. Yes, really. Simple economics dictate that, just like they did for the Soviet Union — and I’ll come to them.
And yet what’s even weirder and more grotesque than that is that…well…nobody much seems to have noticed. There’s a deafening silence from pundits and elites and columnists and politicians on the joint self-destruction of the Anglo-American world. Nobody seems to have noticed: the only two rich societies in the world with falling life expectancies, incomes, savings, happiness, trust — every single social indicator you can imagine — are America and Britain. It’s not one of history’s most improbable coincidences that America and Britain are collapsing in eerily similar ways, at precisely the same time. It’s a relationship. What connects the dots?
More: https://eand.co/this-is-how-a-society-dies-35bdc3c0b854
Poor stupid Cliffy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he thinks that Britain is going backwards.................................
simply because people there GOT TIRED OF LIE-beral bullsh+t ...........................
and gave Bad Boris the mandate to CLEAN HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just what one would expect of those who put children in cages.
What an ugly bunch.
I find it completely baffling that this man and his family are defended by so many. It’s not as if any of this crap isn’t verified. They are thieves.
What an ugly bunch.
I find it completely baffling that this man and his family are defended by so many. It’s not as if any of this crap isn’t verified. They are thieves.
Just what one would expect of those who put children in cages.
What an ugly bunch.
I find it completely baffling that this man and his family are defended by so many. It’s not as if any of this crap isn’t verified. They are thieves.
Not so baffling to those who are able to think for themselves and don't get addicted to fake news! Common sense can be a great asset!
It is the economy and is always the economy . Inflation is low ,and wages are growing at a higher rate , last stats I saw .
it is also the TRumpian talking point. They ignore the obvious INTENT. & motive ........ and manipulate the info to fit their narrative.
Trump is a vry effective con man........has been all his life and has managed to "seduce" a segment of people who willingly drank his Trump-aide. The totally ignore all his ongoing legal issues, his personality disorder that makes him tweet like a crazy person........and get revenge on anyone that insults him.......Just what one would expect of those who put children in cages.
What an ugly bunch.
I find it completely baffling that this man and his family are defended by so many. It’s not as if any of this crap isn’t verified. They are thieves.
Which POTUS in history has had that many lawyers working for him and defending his many legal battles??
How many other POTUS in history were hell bent on destroying anyone that insults / disagrees with him??and does so on a very public forum like Twitter. His sadistic conduct is to a pathological degree.
and yet....... so many support him. Has society changed so much ?? Have values changed or been discarded to the degree that all this is acceptable. If sadistic cruelty and bullying is acceptable to his supporters ..........there may be no corrective avenues .
Oh, really?
Economists decades in the past onoticed that when unemployment dropped, working-class wages rose, as companies are forced to offer higher wages to attract workers. Unemployment has been falling since the 2008 recession.
Interesting:
"over the past five years, wages for low-wage workers rose 13 percent in states that raised their minimum wages, compared with 8.4 percent in states that did not."
But minimum wages are only part of the story. Ernie Tedeschi, an economist at Evercore ISI, estimates that the minimum-wage increases account for a quarter to a third of low-wage workers’ gains over the past three years. The rest is most likely a result of a tightening labor market that is forcing employers to raise pay even for workers at the bottom of the earnings ladder."
Read more here, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/business/economy/wage-growth-economy.html
So you want to attribute it all to Trump? Then you aren't worth discussing it with.
And you confirm my point . Tightening labour markets , meaning more people working , and rising wages .