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John Philpin
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Time to start pronouncing it DOG-E

"But Stiglitz suggested the only way the president’s policies would positively contribute to that goal was by running the US into the ground. “The inflation from the tariffs is going in the wrong way, and the only thing that is going in the right way for Bessent is his efforts to crater the economy,” he said."

"“In supporting Trump’s economic policies, Bessent is helping to get the yield curve down by crashing the US economy – not a good policy, I would say.”"

🔗 Trump policies make US ‘scary place to invest’ and risk stagflation, says Stiglitz https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/17/joseph-stiglitz-economist-donald-trump-policies-tariffs-stagflation-risk-us-investment

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A couple o’ quotes via John Naughton …

"If it’s sent by ship, it’s cargo. If sent by road, it’s shipment."

💬 Dave Allen

"We stand at a crossroads. One path leads to despair, the other to destruction. Let’s hope we make the right choice."

💬 Woody Allen

"Can We Please Stop Calling These People Populists? – Trumpism is not a working-class revolt against the elites. All I see is one section of the educated elite going after another section of the educated elite."

💬 David Brooks

Dear David - of course we can - **just as soon as you stop calling those other people ‘Elites’ **.. they are not.

They just happen to have a lot of money and so feel entitled to be treated differently to the rest of us.

"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see."

💬 Schopenhauer

(via John. Naughton)

I kinda get it. BUT. If we can’t see it .. how do we know?

🖇️ Should We Cry For Argentina?

… my latest newsletter if you are interested. A bit different to my usual newsletter themes. https://substack.philpin.com/p/should-we-cry-for-argentina

"A bully is a felony waiting to happen."

💬 Dexter p>

"“She knows it’s someone on the inside … “"

Isn’t it always?

🔗📸 Well. Who knew? - and ‘just’ down the road apparently. https://californiathroughmylens.com/blythe-intaglios/