“So we said to him that we will meet his targets. But by a date that will be after he’s dead. And yes, he bought it”

As we struggle against the far right “small government” agenda and rising inequality it is worth considering the relationship between bigger government and happiness.

In a nutshell. The complexities of the impact of these tariffs are so great it’s not possible to predict the exact outcome. We just know it will be very bad.

Let’s ask Jeff Bezos what a free market is. I believe a condition is that there is strong competition between firms, not an oligopoly in most markets, to achieve the results that benefit society overall. After that let’s ask how markets provide for people who can’t work because they are too old.

My diagram shows how a tariff actually works (exporters could cut margins, but studies show it’s very rare). Exporters sell less but the pain is mainly on American citizens. So don’t place counter-tariffs, just say ‘your loss’ and start buying the goods of the countries Trump is trying to bully.

A lot of people claiming the move to renewables will raise domestic energy costs. The data simply does not support that.

Jimmy Carter is a model for how politics should be practiced. It’s about caring for people, working in their best interests, not protecting and enriching vested interests. Perhaps his death will lead to a widespread exposure to his example. #jimmycarter