Donald Trump spent his first 100 days back in the Oval Office driving an economy that the world envied to the brink of crisis, risking America’s reputation as a financial safe haven and fostering fear among voters who’ve lost confidence in his leadership.
Americans were desperate for relief from high grocery prices and bought into Trump’s promise to make America affordable again in November 2024, partly out of nostalgia for the pre-pandemic economy of his first term.
But the president deliberately and singlehandedly adopted policies that are almost certain to spike prices even more; that could lead to shortages; and that have CEOs and small businesses dealing with chaos and the possibility of a recession.
What’s his plan, to attempt to bring back manufacturing?
There was a movie that came out one year before Reagan was elected. “Norma Rae” with Sally Field. It’s about organizing a Union in a small southern town where there’s one big employer.
A lot of US businesses relocated to the South after the Oil Crisis. Reagan and his people feared that those ignorant hillbillies would join Unions, so they moved manufacturing overseas.