Re: Swan Eaters: Rasputin Was A Jerk

n Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:36:43 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

On 4/29/2025 10:58 AM, Paul S Person wrote:

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It is hard to be sure, but actual monetary savings appear to be ...
unimpressive, as they are not much more than what they cost to
achieve. Or so those who have sorted out the reality from the
propaganda appear to be saying. A thorough forensic audit will be
needed at some point.
 
Goebbels and Streicher would be proud of him.

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The USA Treasury is getting ready to refinance $7 trillion in USA tbills
over the next couple of months from 2% to 4 - 5% interest rate.  Enjoy
your inflation.

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1)  A treasury bill has a maturity date between 4 weeks and 52 weeks.
   The interest rate is fixed for the term of the bill, therefore
   they won't all be "refinancing" in the next couple of months.  The
   current tbill rate is 4.2%, which is down from 5.25% a year ago.
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   TBill rates historically have averaged just under 3%.
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2)  TBills make up 25% of the total debt, the rest is in bonds and notes.
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3)  100% of the coming inflation is due to tariffs and their knock-on effects.
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4)  Higher Tbill rates are good for those who hold them.
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5)  Your irrational devotion to the orange clown is pathetic, inflation
   and the national debt will be far worse at the end of his term than
   they are today as he completely tanks the economy.

I don't see how this shows devotion to Trump who, after all, as POTUSA
and Signer of Executive Orders is responsible for anything the
government does.

As to tariffs, Trump is apparently opposed to actually letting
consumers know how much of what they are paying is being paid to the
Federal Government -- ie, is in fact a tax under another name. He may
have intimidated Amazon (for now), but I don't think treating
consumers like mushrooms will work for long.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"