Author: Lone Candle

Europe Caves to Trump on Tariffs

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Trump’s EU trade deal is only a win if a 15% tax on imports from Europe is a win. Things from Europe being more expensive, and importing companies making less money, are bad for the economy and the people in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6htfcWxknU

Will Gerrymandering End Democrats’ Hope of Taking Back the House in 2026? | Amanpour and Company

Posted on by Lone Candle

Gerrymandering is anti-democracy! Every state should use a neutral commission or algorithm and make it illegal to draw districts based on helping a party, person, or ideology win an election. Voters should choose their representatives; representatives should not choose their voters!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdCar0waOeI

Inside the Anti-Gringo Protests of Mexico City

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Mexicans protest Americans who move to Mexico City to save money and the increase in local prices this causes.

Fox News host doesn’t realize the difference between middle class or wealthy people moving to a country to save money and poor people moving to a country to survive and live a decent life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oti0eNxLxyQ

What if economics is wrong about scarcity?

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Existing economic theories are based on scarcity, but a lot of scarcity of key needs are imposed by powerful actors and are not an inherent part of the world. There’s enough food for everyone. There’s enough healthcare resources and home-builders to provide for everyone. But, these goods are based on profits and profits are best maximized not by providing for everyone, but by tailoring services to those with money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR2FcHoQLlU