@lazarux512 Within the US #RedStates have economic policies which siphon more from the safety net than in #BlueStates. It creates more human misery in #RedStates. It causes lower wealth and higher metrics in human misery.

#RedStates will suffer more than #BlueStates in this #NewNihilism brought by the #TrumpMuskGOPClusterFuck that's how we know we are winning in this #RaceToTheBottom https://youtu.be/VjxE2RTevMQ?feature=shared

@KimSJ

#TrumpeanTradeWars #TrumpTariffs
#EconomicPolicy
#CEUM

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... withhold just critical goods reduces the pain on non-#US consumers and suppliers....

In fact, that strategy can be enhanced, targeting #MAGA donors, voters, and #RedStates.
A good example to follow for #Canada, for instance, is the critical #Fertilizer ingredient for (#US) #farmers, #potash, as we analyzed a few days ago:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/114281081687968392

Like in the 1930's, these (even higher) tariffs will, IMO, usher...

@broadwaybabyto In this #NewNihilism I think it's excellent that the pandemic is not over mostly because #RedStates are where the most vaccine conspiracy theorists and deniers live and work. There will be #Wreckage and #Chaos. As long as there is more #Wreckage, #Chaos, #Death, and #Destruction in #RedStates compared to #BlueStates #WeAreWinning.

@RulesBuster @georgetakei Moreover, #Evolution is not #Moral nor always in a #PositiveDirection. #Evolution is conditioned on #Survival. TBH I am very hopeful that your scenario about #SocialSecurity cheques stopping will cause #Chaos and #Damage. In this #NewNihilism #RedStates will suffer more than #BlueStates. As long as the #Wreckage is greater in #RedStates is greater. #WeAreWinning.

@inthehands I think I agree with you. I was on the bleeding edge of #InformationWareHousing #TeraData #Oracle #Cobol #Cscripts when Merck vertically integrated with Medco which became #ExpressScripts. Layer on #Y2K and #AnthraxEnvelopes. The question is what is the cost for the damage in human lives compared to the cost of code. With the #NewNihilism there will be #Wreckage if #RedStates are wrecked more than #BlueStates #WeAreWinning.

Now! Let's add #TrumpTariffs to the #TrumpMuskGOPClusterFuck. There is not an #Economist of any stripe who #beLIEves #Tariffs are a good idea. #TheUSDeservesToBurn. But #RedStates deserve to Burn more than #BlueStates

This gentleman is correct! Let's add some gutz to his assertions. There will be more #Damage #Wreckage and #Chaos in #RedStates compared to #BlueStates #WeAreWinning!!!!

And finally, new data from Nameberry says people in red states are giving their kids the classic Jewish name Cohen (sometimes with the spelling Kohen). Our @CultureDesk featured this Forward story by Benyamin Cohen and Mira Fox, who are trying to figure out why. Theories include that people are naming their children after the directing duo the Coen brothers, or that it’s a co-opting by Christians of Jewish traditions. Says Benyamin: “I think it’s clever to give pets human names. We have chickens and each one is named after an NPR broadcaster. We have Terry Gross, Yuki Noguchi, Nina Totenberg and so on. We’re actually on our third Melissa Block. The first two, alas, are in chicken heaven now.” Mira replies: “And they all, of course, have your last name.” Benyamin: “Yes, yes. We call them the Co-Hens. I wonder what Nameberry would think of that.”

https://forward.com/culture/707893/kohen-mira-baby-name-popularity/