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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" 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: Gator1984 ✭  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: A Republic, If You Can Keep It...
Date: 06/29/24 8:02 PM
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The lie is it is a planted letter to sway the vote. Similar to the laptop expert letter. Neither of the letters are based on a serious review of the information at hand! They were orchestrated to sway the election outcome. Which ironically is what Trump has been convicted of via the Stormy Daniel's payments.

How could the Stormy' Daniels payment have a greater impact than the lying (no debate needed on this conclusion) "51 experts" on the Laptop. Which clearly if any of them had actually investigated before they responded they could not have come to the conclusion that it was Russia interference.

Where is the Nobel prize experts analysis and modeling that justifies their comments on inflation. Where is the work! This of course assumes that economists even without a grudge to challenge Trump have any real predictive powers, which I doubt. I enjoy listening to Larry Summers most weeks on Bloomberg Wall Street Week. I would certainly consider him an expert. But the facts are that he is as wrong on his interpretations of the data more than he is right. Economic forecasting is a very soft science and for 16 people to agree on such short notice clearly indicated that they are more interested in capping Trump at the knees than providing useful insight to America.

I would add the following"

How many of the 16 are worth $1 BB, if they are so insightful. Trump is.
How about $100 MM? Not likely. How about $25 MM, which trump may make in a good month.
To be frank, I am tired of self ascribed experts who live in a fake academia world claiming to have valuable insight.

By the way I am probably wealthier than any of them. Just good old fashioned blocking and tackling. No expert advice needed.

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