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TexasTowelie

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Mon May 26, 2025, 10:43 PM Monday

Trump's New Plan for the Economy is Worse Than You Think - Paul Warburg



Donald Trump is pushing America the closest it's ever been to a centrally planned economy - where the president calls all the shots and makes economic choices on behalf of the entire nation. Unfortunately, this has terrible historical precedents - centrally planned economies almost never do well. In this video, I look at Trump's economy, including tariffs, interest rates, and his attempts to control the Federal Reserve, as well as his recent spats over Wal Mart and Apple, to show how much control he desires to have over America's economic future.
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