Subject: Re: Can the Wealthy & Well Off Drive the US Econom
Honestly, reading that stuff is leaving me thinking, why would these guys get out of bed in the morning? Useless people.

This is where it is at. Our economy is on the verge of grinding to a halt.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/1...

Still, the economic muscle-flexing could backfire for Beijing, which has spent years condemning the American export controls that it now says it is copying. By showing its willingness to weaponize rare earths — limiting access to only those countries that it favors — China risks looking like the irresponsible hegemon that it often accuses the United States of being.

“China’s walking a fine line here between strengthening its position in U.S.-China trade negotiations and scaring the rest of the world about its export control intentions,” said Neil Thomas, a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis.