Alex Christoforou
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The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
Thank you- Alex, you made me laugh about all the mad stuff going on in the world, it helps me to not cry and or go crazy
Let’s be honest…the markets tanked long enough for Trump’s mates to buy a shedload of shares which had plummeted, so they could make a bigger shedload of money as they rose back up again. We are not stupid, Donnie. You manipulated the markets for benefit and scared competing countries into the bargain. You would probably call that a win-win but you should soft-pedal on the Mafia techniques now if you want to keep that devoted following of blue collar workers.
As to Chinese cards: A Taiwanese-Australian migrant I spoke to, said that in China, you get in the door on your face, and you pay on your eyeball. No cards. If you are an undesirable according to social credit, the door will scan your face and not open. Neither can you ride the high-speed train. When you pay, you pay with an iris scan, just like the US Army used in Afpak to screen for Taliban. My source runs a business near Brisbane, says petty crime is rampant there, but in China, all is well.
Let’s try to overcome “recency bias”. The big picture in the long view, is that, over a period of around 50 years, the US Government assisted US Corporations to offshore manufacturing & jobs (instituting trade polices such as WTO/NAFTA) to greatly profit the corporations, particularly from lower labor costs and lower finished goods prices for the US consumer. Now they’re making it out to be, particularly, China’s fault for the huge trade imbalance, & for capitalizing on it. Lordy!