THE TRUMP ECONOMY WORKS, BUT NOT FOR THE LAZY

THE ECONOMY IS HUMMING, BUT LAZY ISN'T FEELING IT

By: Derek Varsalona

The Trump Economy is humming and improving, but not everyone is feeling it.  That is because we still have lazy people in society, mainly the poor, who want to sit around and collect welfare.  The fact is, there is a job right now for everyone who wants a job, and that is thanks to President Trump.

But to keep the economy humming and improving, President Trump needs to do one thing and one thing only.  Get the government out of the way and practice laissez-faire economic.  The best approach to keeping this economy moving along is for the government to get out of the way, and I mean totally out of the way, and let the free market chug along successfully.

President Trump has increased jobs by 345,000 since January.  But the job market can do better.  What we need to do is get the people on benefits working to maintain those benefits.  I support a program of welfare to work.  Look, I am disabled.  But I work as an assistant swim instructor.  I love my job and love working, the feeling of giving back to society.  The best way to do this is to make a welfare-to-work program in society.  Why a businessman like President Trump has not incorporated this is beyond me. My plan is to work for everyone to get benefits; one must either be employed or volunteer a few days a week.  Under this plan, everyone takes something from society, and everyone gives back to society.  And yes people collecting social security in retirement would have to volunteer a few days a week to collect social security unless they are incapacitated. 

President Trump is providing jobs for the needy.   In this economy, you do not want to work to find a job.  The best way to get this economy moving again at a record pace is to incorporate a welfare-to-work strategy.  Everyone gives a little and everyone takes a little.  As always, comments are accepted.

The economy works for the hard worker
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Source: President Donald Trump. " First 100 Days Economy." Whitehouse.gov, Washington, DC: April 29, 2025. http://www.whitehouse.gov/articles.2025/05/memo-first-100-days-economy."  

TRUMPLAND, THE LAND OF BROKEN PROMISES

TRUMPLAND: THE LAND OF BROKEN PROMISES

By: Derek Varsalona

President Trump promised to be a deal-maker.   With that, he has fallen short in many more ways than one.   

He promised to build the wall.  That is semi-true, there is some construction on the wall, but there is no wall as we speak on the southern border, and it is not finished.  But let us face it, President Trump is not only building the wall to defend his criticism of racism by people on the left, he is building the wall to stop the potential flood of Democratic voters into this nation.

President Trump promised to bring down prices. Still, inflation is very high. The prices have gone down, but not at the rate that people want to see. The only thing the people of America are feeling is pain and a lighter wallet with very little change in it.

He promised to bring down gas prices.  Those still remain too high.  The fact is, America is the largest exporter of oil and natural gas in the world right now.  Why are we exporting this oil?  We should be using this oil here at home to bring down gas prices.

President Trump promised to be a dealmaker.  He has broken that promise and the dealing with high tariffs and starting a trade war with other nations.

President Trump promised to end wars and not start any new wars.  He has started a war...he has started a trade war with the rest of the world.  Yes, I agree that there is a trade imbalance that needs to be fixed by President Trump.  But putting tariffs on the world has and will only increase prices, which it has.

The fact of the matter is that we have been billed an empty bag of goods and an empty bag of prices.  In this Trump economy, it is all people that suffer...except for President Donald Trump.  As always, comments are accepted.

Trumpland, the land of broken promises
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Pennsylvaniaindependent.com
November 12, 2024

Source: Calvin Woodward. "Promises Made, Promises Kept? Trump's Agenda Remains a Work in Progress." Washington, DC: Monday, April 28, 2025. https://apnews.com/article/trump-100-days-promises-inflation-tariffs-deportations-970c837dada26ad5f6baaa6019131cf5

PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW DEPORTING AMERICANS

TRUMP DEPORTS AMERICANS 

By: Derek Varsalona

Calling it cruel and unusual punishment.  President Trump has deported legal American children away from their families just because they do not have the same skin color as him.  This is just wrong on so many levels.

President Trump deported legal American children under his immigration act.  President  Trump is cracking down on illegal immigration.  Cracking down on illegal immigration is something I can support.  Let me ask you a question: if someone breaks into your house, would you invite them to dinner and dessert?  That is what you are essentially doing by giving illegal benefits.  

But cracking down on legal residents is wrong.  I never thought President Trump would do that.  It is racist and is disrespectful to Americans.  I can see next that President Trump might crack down on American citizens of other races or genders.  I think this crackdown is just because he is trying to deport Democratic voters.

American citizen children are being deported under this plan.  That resorts to kidnapping in my book.  To make matters worse, a child with cancer has been deported without medication.

Listen, I am all for deporting illegal citizens or arresting them and then deporting them.  But what I am not for is deporting legal American citizens.  That results in kidnapping, and kidnapping is what President Trump has done.  As always, comments are accepted.

President Trump Deports Americans
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Source: Rebecca Falconer. " Trump Officials Defend Deportation involving U.S. Citizen Children." AXois.com Washington,DC: Monday, April 28, 2025. https://www.axios.com/2025/04/27/trump-deportations-us-citizen-children-immigrants

THE NEW F WORD, FLORIDE GONE FROM DRINKING WATER IN FLORIDA

THE NEW  F WORD :  FLUORIDE GONE FROM WATER

By: Derek Varsalona

Wake up, America. There is a new F-word in town. Now, the Trump Administration, under the Direction of Robert Kennedy, Jr., is going to ban Fluoride in drinking water. I think this is bad, but it is a states' rights issue.

The states have the right to make their own decisions about what is best for their state.  I support Fluoride being in drinking water.  But the fact is, the states should have their own way of doing things that should not be handed down by the federal government.

In the farm bill in Florida, the word Fluoride is nowhere to be found in the text of the bill.  Fluoride is a cavity-fighting mineral.  Look for more people to develop cavities due to this tragedy.

I support Fluoride being in drinking water.  But again, this comes down to states' rights issues, and the states should have the right to set their own policy separate from the federal government and FDA recommendations. And if you don't like that idea, then don't move to Florida.  As always, comments are accepted.

Fluoride Gone from drinking water
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FEbruary 21, 2025

Source: Erik Edwards. " When the F-Word is Fluoride. Florida may be next to ban minerals from Water Supplies." NBCNews.com Tallahassee: Saturday, April 26, 2025. 

TRUMP SHOULD NOT TALK TO CHINA

AMERICA SHOULD NOT BE TRADING WITH CHINA

By: Derek Varsalona

America is going to win the trade war. I have confidence in that.  But the one country that President Trump should not be trading with is China.  China needs to be punished for bringing Covid into the world.  In my book, China has not be dealt with harshly and has been given a free pass for giving Covid to the rest of the world. 

President Trump has recently signed or agreed to, in some cases, hundreds of trade deals between the United States and other nations.  But the one country that America should not be dealing with is China.  The fact is we have not punished China for COVID.  Now, it is time for China to pay for COVID, and President Trump is bowing down to China and not standing up for America. 

China's Emperor Xi Jinping called and spoke with President Trump.  First off, President Xi is not a President; he is a dictator.  The fact is that the Chinese elected him President for life.  That is not a President, that is an Emperor.  Presidents are elected and not appointed for life.  

China has yet to pay justly for COVID-19.  If I were President Trump, I would yes take the call, but use a harsh tone.  I would tell President Xi that you are sticking to America's terms, and we are not negotiating the terms of the agreement.  The fact is that you need to pay for bringing COVID into the world, which was developed by the Chinese government in a Wuhan Lab.

President Trump is not standing up to China.  That is embracing. Because of this, President Donald Trump is becoming a weak leader.  As always, comments are accepted.

TRump should not talk to China
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Bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025

Source: Ben Berkowitz. " Trump Insist China Called, and Trade Deals are Weeks Away. Axois.com Washington, DC/Beijing: Friday, April 25, 2025. https://www.axios.com/2025/04/25/trump-time-interview-china-trade-war-tariffs-xi

PRESIDENT TRUMP EMBRACES AI

PRESIDENT TRUMP PROVES HE IS THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT

By: Derek Varsalona

President Trump proved he is a man of the people.  

Just this past week,  President Trump opened the public comments on the Science and Technology portion of his website.  There have been over 10,000 comments on AI  alone in that section.

I am not fearful of AI.  It is the wave of the future, and we must embrace AI, not shy away from it.  Look, we can use AI to our benefit or to our disruption in America.  AI is here and it is here to stay.  If people do not embrace AI, then AI will take control of their daily lives.

We already have AI cars, with self-driving cars.  I would not be surprised if one day the Libertarian Party puts up an AI bot for President or other political office.  I would embrace that idea.  The government and the public would do more harm if they did not embrace Artificial Intelligence.

The fact is that AI is here to stay. You can embrace it or you can revolt against it and become extinct. AS always, comments are accepted.

President Trump Embraces AI
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Stephens 
October 7, 2019
datagovhub.elliot.gmu.edu

Source: President Donald Trump.  "American Public Submits Over 10,000 Comments on White House AI Action Plan." Whitehouse.gov, Washington, DC: Thursday, April 24, 2025. 

TRUMP DISSES AMERICA SOFTENS TONE ON CHINA

TRUMP SOFTENS TONE ON CHINA

By: Derek Varsalona

America is no longer the world's strongest country.  China has surpassed America as the world's strongest country ever since COVID-19.  For one country, China, made the world afraid of the coronavirus, which was manufactured in a Wuhan Laboratory.  They made the world so afraid that Americans gave up their civil liberties in exchange for safety.  You have neither liberty nor safety when you give up your liberties for safety.

Now, President Trump is bowing down and caving into the ugly head of the Chinese Dragon.  China claims that its doors are wide open to talking about trade.  Americans should not be taking to China after COVID.  After what China has done to America and the rest of the world, mind you, with COVID is unforgivable.

What China is doing is making America its slave.  Since when did the world's richest country, America, bow down at the altar of any country?  Bowing down to China to respect China's demands after COVID is disrespectful to America. 

China claims that its doors are wide open to trade talks with America.  But is this truly an open door, or is it a trap door for President Trump and the American economy to fall into?  I say it is a trap door. 

President Trump has softened his tone on China.  I thought he was smarter than that.  President Trump has fallen through the trap door of China.  He has fallen into the hellhole.  With China making the demands now, China becomes the world's most powerful country, and it has been since COVID.  Think about it, if China can make people fearful of a little virus that is no different than the common flu in most cases, with the COVID-19 virus, they got America bowing down to them lock, stock, and barrel.

President Trump has weakened his stance on China.  That is great for China but bad for America.  President Trump is now a weak leader.  This is now the way to fight a trade war, that is, if you want to win the trade war.  But as of right now, President Trump and America have conceded the Trade War to China.

What happened to the America I used to know that would speak softly and carry a big stick?  It is nowhere to be seen globally, with President Trump softening his tone on China.  

Now, there are fears of a recession.  You know who is going to bring that to fruition?  It is the big evil  brothers of President Trump and China.  Today,  we made a deal with the devil, we made a deal with the dragon when we were supposed to slay the dragon and the devil by cutting off their head.  America is not a second class nation and China is the most powerful nation in the world.  As always comments accepted. 

Source: Shane Croucher. " China Responds to Trump's Softening Tone on Tariffs." Newsweek.com, Washington, DC: Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Trump Softens Tone on China
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June 18, 2020
Erin Scharff