Is Trump what Brutus feared—a hatched tyrant growing mischievous—or is he a hero about to save us? I see the latter: a President wielding power for a massive deleveraging supported by a pro-growth economy. He survived assassination, “hatched,” and now leads with a plan to stop America’s economic bleeding. He’s not a tyrant, he’s a hero.
America needs someone large and in charge who will do what is necessary to secure our borders, bring to heel the countries taking advantage of our goodwill, and who will put a tourniquet of powerful, decisive action on the American economic system which is gushing blood. The Utopian sword of the radical left has brutally slashed our sturdiest limb–our economy–and we elected Trump to stop that bleeding.
To better understand what he is doing, though, I would suggest watching Ray Dalio’s YouTube video “How The Economic Machine Works.” Dalio lays out the reality-based methods that any large economy utilizes to get through economic cycles by cutting, reducing, and growing income.
The Bleeding Economy
We are $36 trillion dollars in debt and rising. In 2000, our debt was what seems like now a paltry $5.6 trillion. That is a sixfold expansion from 2000 – 2025, with no end in sight. Compare that to the GDP which roughly grew about 2.8 times over the same period.
In addition to that, our federal budget deficit has been floating around $2 trillion dollars for the past 5 years, spiking at over $3 trillion during COVID. Our budget’s $2T shortfall is simply unsustainable, and it doesn’t matter if you are a democrat or a republican–it’s an economic reality.
To visualize this, let’s follow the same ratios and say that in the year 2000 a family earned $40,000 and owed $22,000. That is a manageable budget. But if we were to calculate it out with similar income and debt patterns as the US economy until 2025, this same family would have an income of $100,000, and a debt load of over $141,460. Their debt has become 141% of income (which is what has happened to the US economy), and which is impossible to escape without drastic moves in order to balance their budget.
Trump’s Tourniquet
If you had a chance to watch the video, Dalio explains that there are typically four ways the government tries to get the bleeding under control.
- Cut Spending.
- Reduce Debt.
- Redistribute Wealth.
- Print Money.
Trump is tightening the tourniquet on spending, while also reducing debt and regulations. He is simultaneously working on getting factories built because the US needs to become productive again. The Biden administration, on the other hand, relied on steps 3 and 4, which involves increasing the liquid money in our economy (that of printed bills, but also cash, checking, savings, etc., called M2), to “raise” the income of the federal government. But when those methods become the primary way to “make” money to pay for our bills, debt, and the pet projects of the bureaucracy, it leads to inflation.
Which brings us to the Trump team seeking to bring about a big, beautiful deleveraging and growth plan. None better. Probably the best in all of history–as Trump might say.
Rising Productivity
Right now Trump is not stitching wounds—he’s twisting a tourniquet on a gushing $2T deficit, buying time for our economy to get to the hospital so we can heal, but the most important feature of Trump’s strategy is to grow our economy. We need new blood infused into our weak, anemic state.
But we also need to cut spending. We can grow our economy to be the best economy in the world by far, but if we don’t get spending under control we haven’t solved anything. That’s the purpose of DOGE and it’s probably why Elon is being hated on so much. I didn’t like it when I had to stop buying everything I wanted, and I even had my own version of internal democrats who liked to scream and protest as loudly as any of the ones on TV. But it had to be done and we have to grow up.
We need to pay our debts. Even the Lannisters understood that principle. The spending cuts can be used to spend down our existing debt so PLEASE don’t send the savings to us. Our leaders appear to be a little foggy about this. I’m pleading with Congress to take responsibility and to make cuts that will take into account what DOGE is discovering, and so please commit to reducing spending and pay down the debt. Top priority.
By the way, some on the Court need to reread Article II: ‘executive power’ and ‘faithful execution’ which allows Trump to control the spending of the executive branch. Myers (1926) and Free Enterprise (2010) back him—bureaucracy is his to trim. Jackson gutted banks, FDR reshaped agencies—history agrees. At $36T debt and $2T deficits, a bloated 2-million-strong federal machine demands cuts. It’s not overreach; it’s stopping the bleed Congress won’t.
We the people are also pleading with the Congress, to get back to doing a budget on time (Oct. 1), and to quit relying on these fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants spending resolutions. Our leg is gushing blood and you’re acting as if you could stop the bleeding by patting Old Faithful with some gauze. The American people voted for Trump to do what he’s doing, but you need to follow suit. Primaries are coming.
The redistribution of wealth idea is inadequate because even if all the billionaires in the world gave up their $15T combined value—mostly stocks, not cash—it would still be less than half of the $36T debt, and who then would invest in new businesses? Growth, not handouts, is the real lever, especially with a government that manages money like a seventh grader with mom and dad’s credit card.
Growth Economy. So the most important way that Trump is seeking to bring balance back to the American economy is through cutting spending, reducing debt, and growing the economy. Big companies are investing in our country, but it will nevertheless take time for them to get established, for tariffs to accomplish their goals, and for other ideas like the Gold Card to play out. In the mean time, We The People need to keep our focus on electing conscientious legislators who will not only apply a tourniquet if necessary, but will then be able to sew up the wound, prevent infection, and bring about healing. We definitely don’t need a bunch of petulant brats who cross their arms and pout.
The Hero We Need
We need a hero right now who has to be tough and decisive. We won’t always need such extreme measures, but for right now we are in a state of emergency and we need our leaders to be courageous, focused, and committed. We also need leaders who will guide us to a future where the same mistakes won’t be made. We’re all paying attention now.
Xifias Gladius
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