‘TRUMP’S CONFLICTING BUSINESS POLICIES SOW ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY!” wails the one-reliable Wall Street Journal. That’s the opening graph. Scott Ott recalls that long-lost, wholly-imaginary era where economics were as certain as gravity. “Economic certainty, if it ever existed,” says Scott, “is called ‘Communism.’” Preach it, brother!
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When Scott was “summing up” I couldn’t help but think of all the sham/high profit boondoggles that existed/exist in places like “Solyndra” and the massive solar facility in the Mohave desert that went belly-up after the government monies spigot turned off. Those businesses exist b/o the presidency and are massively financially rewarding, even though crooked and evil. Scott seems to think that well-run business models are moral or something, bless his heart.
I guess it would make a difference if POTUS had an ‘economic certainty’ crystal ball…
If you summarize our DEI, CRT, trans, blm, instant gratification, and soullessness culture as Satan, one can easily conclude there isn’t any Virtue in that movement. Years ago you all rightfully said we needed to return to the virtuous society we once were. We all tried to do just that via the Tea Parties in 2008-12, a 2010 House, a Trump 45, but the Left’s go-to savior was and continues to be the legal system with its automatic delays. While regulators are the initial line of attack on our economic freedom, the courts have been the killer, primarily through excessive… Read more »
Steve Green… “WSJ is not what it used to be” – Amen brother (same goes for ESPN)
I don’t often hear Scott go off on a rant, but this one was overdue for him. Good stuff, Scott, and steel on target.
Far too many of these so-called business leaders look inside their long-term plans and scuttle to which way the political winds are blowing.
Stay the course, business leaders.
To Bill’s point, regulatory compliance costs are significant cost of doing business. I build IT systems, often mission critical, for large companies. Many times, they operate in the EU and the US and are subject to each’s regulatory requirements. Depending on the industry I’m working with, there can also be 50 state regulatory requirements too. Approximately, 25% of my time is spent understanding what the specific regulatory requirements are, so I can build the systems to comply with them. The systems can cost enormous sums monthly. So, while watching any President minute by minute is a fruitless exercise, still the… Read more »