Attention Economy


Thursday, February 20, 2025

The Balanced Trade Myth

Trump’s Myth of the Trade Deficit
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-myth-of-the-trade-deficit-growth-deregulation-tax-cuts-manufacturing-0478abaf
Economic growth depends on deregulation, tax cuts and the budget deficit, not on the balance of trade.

Trump’s Tariff War Is Being Fought to Lower Taxes for the Wealthy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/opinion/trump-tariffs-tax-cuts.html