“Tariffic”

As I start to write this on “Liberation Day”, the range of messy actions by the Trump/Musk regime swirled through my mind. The amount of American lives that are being upended is yet to be counted so we can only surmise the possible total. But it is hard to deny that a huge amount of people are being affected.

Yet, the worse is likely to come. For example, if you are a Vet trying to get services from the VA before any DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) induced reduction in force (RIF), you know it is already way too often an arduous process. If you have tried to connect with Social Security, you had to be prepared to practically camp out to get through to someone - before a RIF. The list goes on with drastic actions being sloppily done.

Now Trump’s almost fetish love for tariffs come into play upending supply chains and economies worldwide plus turning allies into adversaries. This includes breaking trade agreements such as Trump’s USMCA - a deal with our Canadian and Mexican neighbors he initiated and signed.