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Tag Archives: Trump

Trump Tariffs Penguins, Video Edition

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Tony Lima

Trump Tariffs Penguins, Video Edition. Including a long segment at the end with a response from the true Emperor Penguin. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged featured, Navarro, penguins, tariff, Trump
Market reaction Trump’s proposed tax cuts

Trump’s Proposed Tax Cuts

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Tony Lima

Higher inflation, higher interest rates coming soon. And don’t get me started on the debt. Economic disaster looming.P Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues | Tagged debt, featured, inflation, interest rates, tax cuts, Trump
Who Is Peter Navarro

Who Is Peter Navarro?

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Tony Lima

In other words, Mr. Navarro is unqualified to advise on economic issues. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues | Tagged Donald Trump, featured, Navarro, Peter Navarro, presidential election 2016, Trump

Frontrunning Trump’s Tweets Insider Trading in Action

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Tony Lima

Toyota’s stock price hit its low for the day at 1:14 pm, the exact time of Mr. Trump’s tweet. The drop started two full minutes earlier. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues | Tagged frontrunning, insider trading, Toyota, Trump

Trump on the New Air Force One

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Tony Lima

[Update December 6 17:45 GMT -8: Add to the following these facts. The cost estimate, $3.2 billion, was produced by the Government Accounting Office. It covers two of the airplanes.  Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Politics | Tagged Boeing, election, featured, Trump, union

A Plea to My Fellow Economists

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Tony Lima

There are many excellent economists in the U.S. Some may be invited to serve in the Trump administration. If you are asked, please say “Yes.” Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged economic advisers, featured, Fullerton, Hall, Jones, Mulligan, Neumark, Trump

Donald Trump and the Mexican Peso

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Tony Lima

One of the more entertaining aspects of this year’s presidential campaign has been the relationship between Donald Trump’s poll ratings and the exchange rate between the Mexican peso and the Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economist "humor" | Tagged Donald Trump, exchange rate, featured, Mexican peso, peso, Trump
Clinton and Trump at the First Debate Clinton on Trump Taxes

Clinton on Trump Taxes

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Tony Lima

She alleges (probably correctly) that he pays no federal income tax. But she criticizes his tax proposals claiming in part that those proposals will benefit his family. How can someone who pays no taxes benefit from a tax cut for the rich? He can’t. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues | Tagged Clinton, featured, taxes, Trump

Donald Trump in Sex Research

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Tony Lima

This research shows that Donald Trump’s attractiveness to women is about the same as Roseanne Barr’s appeal to men. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues | Tagged Bergner, Conley, featured, sex research, Trump

Economist Thoughts

TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his customers. — Ambrose Bierce

“Everybody knows that once something is declared a right, the laws of supply and demand are automatically repealed.” – Ben Shapiro, podcast, September 4, 2018

Websites I Like and Use

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  • Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • California Pension Tracker

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  • Berkley’s Natural Gas Ban Will Cost Consumers August 4, 2026
    Congratulations, Berkeley residents. Not only do you get to pay more for your electric stove, you also contribute to greater greenhouse gas emissions. Continue Reading →
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    It’s the ultimate NIMBYism to adopt a plan that will increase overall statewide emissions, continue to outsource a major part of greenhouse gas emissions to another city, and reduce your city’s GHG emissions by a trivial amount. Continue Reading →
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  • Ryan Bourne on the Minimum Wage July 15, 2026
    Periodically, some politician decides that we need a shiny new minimum wage. Yes, their proposals always move in the same direction: higher. Continue Reading →
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    Zerohedge was the first report of this I saw. The 30 year Treasury bond auction June 10 was as close as we’ve come to a failed auction. Continue Reading →
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