I saw a post where a British person was “dreaming” of a united Europe the UK could join.
It got me thinking.
What if there was some sort of international peace-promoting organization that every country belonged to, and it helped resolve disputes nonviolently, with the support of the whole world?
Countries would pay dues based not on population, but size of their economy. If your leader constantly brags that you have the greatest economy ever – you pay more dues. Fair enough.
I don’t know. Call me an old visionary. But doesn’t it seem like an idea worth trying?
Elon & Trump fall out – duh! Seeing Elon do his “I’m a Happy Billionaire” dance must infuriate the faux-riche Trump. Ask yourself – can two con artists work together, even for mutual benefit? Did Ponzi have a partner?
Inflation surpasses the Biden years. Tariffs on cheap Chinese imports will mean more expensive Mexican imports. Impact on US manufacturing = nil.
Stock market “readjusts” to about 25-30K (Dow), which would bring recent dividends into the 3% range typical of post-Reagan capitalism. Based on the current valuation (Dow = 44K), dividends average around 2%. So unless every Dow corporation increases its dividends by 50% next year, say hello to a 30K Dow. As for Nasdaq, the gutter is the limit.
Immigrant bashing will escalate, including attacks on legal workers – immigrant workers that this country urgently needs to fill many types of jobs. Don’t expect any actual impact on the flow of undocumented migrants – just a lot of suffering.
Chaos will abound in several cabinet-level departments, including Justice (especially the FBI), Health and Human Services, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
ObamaCare will come under immediate and concerted attack by a President who suffers from legacy-envy, and would do anything to destroy guaranteed health care. He failed by a single Senate vote in 2016. Get ready for a renewed effort. Look for a neo-libertarian claim that everyone should be free to choose whether or not to be insured.
Jerry Seinfeld was musing lately about the “death of comedy,” which he initially blamed – surprise! – on PC attitudes.
He backed off later, and admitted that a comedian’s job is to make us laugh at the world as it is, not as they wish it was.
Of course, the alleged Joe Rogans of the world think he was right in the first place. When they don’t get laughs, they blame us!
Internet Cats to the Rescue!
It’s not PCers that are killing standup comedy, folks. It’s internet cat videos.
Used to be that your cat would make you laugh now and then. Today, though, you can watch one cat after another busting your gut. When one video ends, youtube recommends ten more.
Who needs comedians?
No Future in Whining
There’s a deeper problem, though. When your entire schtick is predicated on whining about how mistreated you are – how long is your shelf life?
You might be funny, but once we hear your whines, it’s old news. You can’t milk whininess forever (unless your name is Woody Allen).
Bottom line – standup comedy as we have known it is dead.
Art forms have a lifespan. They don’t last forever. Who writes epic poetry today? Or swing songs?
President-For-Life candidate Phineas J. Pennystock today announced qualified support for an Oklahoma law which requires all schools to teach that, in accordance with scripture, the Earth is flat.
