What's President Trump's economic plan in a nutshell?
TRUMP: “April 2nd is Liberation Day in America!!! For DECADES we have been ripped off and abused by every nation in the World, both friend and foe. Now it is finally time for the Good Ol’ USA to get some of that MONEY, and RESPECT, BACK. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!”
SUNDANCE: “President Trump’s strategy to reduce inflation starts with reducing energy prices by increasing supply and reducing obstacles. Energy prices, like gasoline, are already dropping, and this will lower the cost of everyday items, especially food.
Food prices will decrease in two stages: first, a small drop from cheaper farming costs after the first harvest, and then a bigger drop after the second harvest due to even lower farm expenses. By Thanksgiving 2025, cheaper energy and home-cooked food prices will help bring down inflation a lot.
Starting April 2, 2025, new tariffs will affect durable goods (like appliances or cars). At first, some prices will go up and others will go down, depending on how much of the product is made in the U.S. Goods made mostly in the U.S. will get cheaper, and over time, this will outweigh the price increases from imported parts, leading to lower overall prices for these goods.
President Trump’s economic plan, called "MAGAnomics," goes beyond just goods. It also involves fixing the damage done to the dollar’s value by past presidents and building a new economic partnership with Russia after the Ukraine conflict ends. This partnership will focus on trade but also help with global issues, like in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Trump plans to lift U.S. sanctions on Russia, which will weaken a rival group of countries (BRICS+) and make the dollar stronger. A stronger dollar gives Trump more power to solve conflicts and reduces the impact of tariffs because imports cost fewer dollars.
However, the EU has its own sanctions on Russia, pushed by Obama and Biden, and Trump will need to convince the EU to drop them too. He might use new tariffs on EU goods or U.S. support in NATO as leverage to get the EU to agree.
This strategy aims to avoid a military conflict with China by using economic power instead. For example, a stronger dollar and better Russia ties puts pressure on China without fighting. The EU, especially France, might resist because they want to rely less on the U.S., but Trump could use NATO involvement to push them into line. Overall, this plan is about making the U.S. economy stronger and more influential using smart trade and dollar policies.”
So, while it often appears that all the things going on right now in the world are disconnected - they are not - it’s all part of Trump’s plan to reduce inflation, restore America’s greatness, bring world peace and protect our people.
Due to Trump's tariffs, AUDI is considering moving production to North America from Europe & China. See how this works?
Mercedes-Benz is also planning to boost U.S. production for the same reason.
In the past, Europe made cars in Europe and Asia (using foreign workers) and expected to sell their cars into the HUGE American market for free. At the same time, they would NOT allow American auto makers to sell cars in Europe - or if they did, they charged them huge tariffs. In addition, the EU expected us to pretend they weren’t stiffing us on tariffs and NATO payments - and continue to defend them in endless wars.
NO MORE. Either make your cars here with American workers, level the tariff playing field for American cars in your country, or you can forget it!
Due to Trump’s tariffs, the Fed and the swamp are pretending that the economic devastation of the last 50 years that THEY created themselves was because of the tariffs Trump imposed in the last month. They are trying to turn him into Herbert Hoover to cover up their own failed policies.
Jerome Powell of the Fed said that he still intends to drop interest rates another half point before the end of the year, but the Fed decided yesterday to hold rates "steady" for now at 4.25-4.5%. Why? Because Trump wants him to lower rates and because the Fed doesn't want to help Trump's plan succeed - IMHO.
Instead, the Fed RAISED inflation predictions in order to give themselves an excuse to not cut rates now, since lower rates tend to heat up the economy (think lower mortgage rates and borrowing rates) further and would help Trump. Trump believes that the tariffs won’t hit that hard and that lower rates will keep the economy humming.
In Trump's first term - his tariffs did NOT increase inflation. Look at this chart - Trump lowered inflation while Obama-Biden increased it!
You can see how the Fed manipulates interest rates under the guise of warding off a recession or hyper-inflation. I contend that they REALLY manipulate interest rates in a way that benefits themselves and the swamp. Lower Fed interest rates typically translate into lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, indirectly affecting the price of everything from mortgages to car loans.
Why does the Fed think that tariffs would increase inflation this time under Trump when they didn’t last time? The Feds are trying to make it difficult for Trump to succeed, especially since Trump’s team has a plan to phase tariffs in gradually. Notice how they kept rates low for Obama to help him juice the economy - and raised rates to try to stop Biden’s hyper-inflation - but now won’t lower them fast enough to help Trump’s tariff plan succeed. The math doesn’t lie.
High interest rates don’t just effect the American taxpayer, they also increase the interest we must pay on national debt. When the government issues new Treasury securities to cover deficits or refinance maturing debt, higher interest rates mean it has to offer higher yields to attract buyers. This directly increases the interest payments the government must make on that new debt.
A significant portion of the national debt is in short-term securities (e.g., Treasury bills) that roll over frequently. As these mature and are refinanced at higher rates, the interest costs rise. Long-term securities (e.g., 10-year or 30-year bonds) lock in rates, so they’re unaffected until they mature and are refinanced.
The U.S. national debt is over $34 trillion as of early 2025. Even a small increase in average interest rates can add billions to annual interest payments. For example, if rates rise by 1% on $10 trillion of debt that’s refinanced, that’s an extra $100 billion per year in interest.
Historically, low rates (like those from 2008–2015 under Obama) kept interest payments manageable despite rising debt. But with the Fed hiking rates again to combat Biden’s inflation, and their unwillingless to not reducing them fast enough in 2025 to help Trump’s plan, our interest payments on the national debt will soon reach $1 trillion - up from $475 billion in 2022.
This is called debt slavery - and it is the goal of the FEDERAL RESERVE. This is what President Trump is trying to stop. This is why we must END the FED’s ability to manipulate us for profit.
In other words, the Fed doesn't know what it's doing and Trump does. Until COVID hit, consumer confidence under President Trump in his first term (and with his tariffs) was the highest - and under Biden it dropped to the lowest. I have learned that consumer confidence is the NUMBER ONE driver for future performance.
If it hasn’t become clear to you now - there are many factions and organizations in America who think they should run the country - instead of We the People and our elected representatives - including the INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, THE JUDICIAL BRANCH AND THE FED. They are embedded everywhere and they are all doing the bidding of the NWO.
To understand how Trump plans to overcome this, read my 7-part series on his plan to Save America. It will help you see the bigger picture. It will help you understand that he can’t just wave a magic wand and fix things today. I learned a great deal by researching and writing it - I guarantee you will too.
Saving America: Part One (A Team of Rivals)
People are wondering why all of a sudden President Trump has reached out to liberals and wealthy tech donors like Elon, RFK Jr., Bill Ackman, Peter Thiel, David Sacks, Larry Ellison, Sam Altman & Marc Andreessen to form a Team of Rivals like Lincoln did.
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