That roller coaster gif was very well placed. 🤣
I'll add another quote, this one from Shakespeare:
"All the world's a stage"
It's feeling very apt at this point in time. I'm just watching in curiosity to see what the outcome of all the theatrics will be, as at this point an audience is all we seem to be.
Implementing tariffs, as a means of addressing what he views as the unfair trade practices of other countries?
And there I was thinking that it was to encourage people to buy American produced goods by making imports more costly. I'm all for encouraging local commerce and reducing transport emissions, so if it does that then there might be an overall gain. I suspect it won't, however. All this talk of carbon reduction and most western countries are doing nothing to help support local production and business; more the opposite. As cost of living continues to get worse and it's getting cheaper to buy in online from China and more local businesses go under because locals can't afford to shop there.
It is nice to see my sense of humor made it across, @minismallholding. One of my favorite forms of comedy are those gifted with the ability to make very serious points, in a light-hearted way.
Yes, all I can do, along with anyone else who still has the freedom to choose, is do what I can to support this. Once taken for granted, how does one accurately, fully, and honestly characterize the erosion of this historic option over our lifetimes?
Yes, reality is challenging, to say the least. How did we get here? What is the cost going to be to truly change course? Do we agree on the new direction and what we are being told is the reason for heading off that way?
Back to the roller coaster ...
Thank you kindly for stopping by and sharing your perspective! 🤝