by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper:
So far, in his second presidency, Donald Trump has made massive changes that have made a positive difference for Americans. The folks in North Carolina are finally (four months after Helene hit) getting the financial aid and physical assistance they need to rebuild. Armies of dump trucks, road work everywhere, and the sound of hammers hitting nails are widespread, bringing a new life to the devastated area.
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He has upended many a federal agency, bringing in new leadership, forcing remote workers to return to the office, and changing policies. The confirmation hearings going on in Congress right now have one thing in common: none of the candidates are scoffing about “conspiracy theories” because most of those theories have turned out to be true. In fact, in the past, the nominees have faced the same kind of biased treatment from society that the rest of us regular conservatives and libertarians faced.
While I don’t agree with every single thing the new President has implemented (and I never expected to), I feel mostly positive about the direction our nation is going now.
However, one thing that is going to cause us some pain is the new economic policies. Let’s dive into it.
How will new economic policies affect us?
First of all, this book is excellent. It very clearly debunks economic myths, explains how our market has been artificially damaged, and discusses what it will take to fix it.
Between the tariffs and DOGE, things are changing dramatically. But this is one thing that will get worse before it gets better. We can all expect some financial pain over the next few months. However, this is not without precedent, so I know things will improve in a few months.
Tariffs on Canadian oil and Mexican produce in particular, will show up as higher prices at the gas pump and on the grocery store shelves. There’s no possible way around it. Grocery stores don’t have enough mark-up room to absorb these greater costs and neither do gas stations.
We can expect to see higher gasoline prices until we get our own oil production back on track. Things like fresh fruit, summer vegetables in winter, and our beloved avocados are going to cost quite a bit more for a while.
These are growing pains. I don’t believe these expenses will be permanent. We have the resources to produce our own oil and produce, but up until now it’s just been cheaper to get that stuff from other countries.
I think that after around 6 months, we will see prices dropping, once we’ve reestablished our domestic supply chain.
We have a recent example of changes like this.
In Argentina, President Javier Milei has also made radical financial changes and they were tough for folks, particularly in the first few months.
“The changes our country needs are drastic,” Mr Milei said shortly after being elected. “There is no room for gradualism.” (source)
The BBC reports:
In his initial package of measures, he devalued Argentina’s currency, the peso, by 50%, slashed state subsidies for fuel, and cut the number of government ministries by half.
The quick reduction in public spending has helped Argentina swing from a fiscal deficit – the difference between the government’s spending and income – of 2tn pesos ($120bn; £93bn) in December of last year to a surplus of 264.9bn pesos in April.
Argentina also reported a surplus in January, February and March, marking the first time it had achieved this monthly target since 2012.
It took about six months for Argentina to begin seeing a positive response to the dramatic changes.
After the initial shock, inflation has begun to decrease.
However, Mr Milei, who describes himself as a libertarian, has made cutting inflation his main priority, telling the BBC last year that it was “the most regressive tax that most afflicts people”.
Inflation has slowed – in April the month-on-month rate fell to 8.8%, the first time since October that it was not in double figures. This inflation measure is closely followed in countries like Argentina that have long had high inflation.
This hasn’t been without some pain, however. Consumer spending is down dramatically. Folks are still facing decreased wealth and high prices. Poverty rates have risen.
Milei has years and years of financial mismanagement to repair, and the fact he doesn’t have a majority in the Argentinian congress has slowed down his ability to make changes.
The point here is that drastic changes are painful, but eventually, they work. Going on a diet is also painful, but when you’ve lost 50 pounds, that pain disappears, and you see improved health.
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