Trump’s proposed “golden visa” program could potentially attract 5 million people paying $1 million each, generating $5 trillion, but would need to ensure they aren’t taxed on worldwide income to be compelling.
Restarting coal, nuclear, and oil plants, expanding critical minerals production, and reducing regulations could revitalize American industry, with small modular reactors (SMRs) being key to cheap, abundant energy.
Trump’s proposed 10-to-1 regulation rollback is considered a fantastic idea for unshackling the economy, but making English the official language is deemed unnecessary and could lead to more laws and regulations.
Legalizing drugs is presented as the only solution to the drug problem, as demand will always exist and cartels will supply it; waging war on cartels is considered ultra dangerous and dumb.
The criminal justice system should focus on making the victim whole through damages assessed for the crime, with the perpetrator paying off the debt, rather than punishing through the death penalty.
The US should have never given up the Panama Canal, which was legally acquired and built by the US in the early 1900s, despite the US Congress giving it away in a 1977 treaty for just $1.
Trump’s aim to take Greenland is questioned, as it’s considered vastly less valuable than Alaska, costs Denmark $5 billion per year to maintain, and could potentially become a prosperous independent country.
The US government is described as a dangerous predator sitting on top of America, different from the people, and should focus on defending against violence domestically and militarily, and providing a court system.
Doug Casey believes the chances of collecting Social Security in its current form by 1983 are lower than taking a tourist trip to Mars, calling it a time bomb waiting to go off for years.
Tariffs on aluminum, copper, and steel are seen as hindering the building of competitive industries around value-added manufacturing; the solution proposed is cutting regulations and letting the economy sort itself out.
Reshoring US shipbuilding is hindered by powerful unions backed by the government and uneconomic regulations like the Jones Act, which require US vessels and sailors for shipments between US ports.
Fact-checking shows many of Trump’s claims are false or exaggerated, according to the Washington Post, particularly regarding inheriting an economic catastrophe and tackling Biden’s inflation nightmare.
