“Lenin is supposed to have said that when it came time to hang them, the ‘capitalists will sell us the rope.’ These capitalists are deluding themselves if they imagine that another Trump term in office will be good for them. Yes, Trump is a ‘businessman,’ but more in the style of Tony Soprano than Andrew Carnegie.”
“What these Trump backers seem not to appreciate is that their riches are only possible because the United States is a stable, democratic country. If we cease to be stable—and perceived as such by investors around the world—our national debt, already among the highest in the world, would become a potentially crushing burden.”
“What these Trump backers seem not to appreciate is that their riches are only possible because the United States is a stable, democratic country. If we cease to be stable—and perceived as such by investors around the world—our national debt, already among the highest in the world, would become a potentially crushing burden.”