Monday, October 6, 2025

Politics and Protectionism


Trump’s immigration crackdown to knock $240bn off US economic growth
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/06/trump-immigration-crackdown-240bn-off-us-economic-growth/
Impact of mass deportations on population size to hit spending and threaten labor shortages.

The Coming Trump Tariff Bailout
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-coming-trump-tariff-bailout-007d6858  
You knew it was coming. As President Trump’s tariffs damage farmers and businesses across the U.S., the victims are besieging the Administration for relief. The long lines at the Commerce and Agriculture departments are the latest proof of self-destructive tariff folly.