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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Lapsody   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: “Life was better under Trump”
Date: 11/26/24 3:43 PM
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Easing In is not the way Trump acts. He is more of "the bull in a china shop".

Naah, that's just his way of easing in. If he does any one of the following in his first three days, he's not easing in:

1. Signs an EO levying 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

2. Declares an emergency crisis and invokes any law with the emergency crisis that could lead to the military being called up,

4. Fires the AG and most of the top staff.

5. Stops all aid to Ukraine.

Any one of those is beyond bombastic rhetoric and the belligerent show, and will set the tone for his administration. As Albaby pointed out, Scorr Bessent is a huge indicator that he is not that bull in the china shop - at least on the economy. So he'll bargain with Mexico and Canada and make a deal he'll brag about, and compliment both. So for Trump, there's a lot of rhetoric and show, but what will happen shouldn't upset the apple cart.
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