TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart NAFTA was not perfect. However, this free trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico was critical in establishing economic security for all of North America. Tariffs were eliminated. All three nations were allowed to set prices for their commodities without interference. It was very successful until George W. Bush placed our nation in two unwinnable wars, and allowed Wall Street to avoid oversight and nearly bankrupt our nation. This agreement was voided by Trump in 2017. In 2025, and although he was advised not to place tariffs on nearly every nation in the world, Trump is playing the role of a schoolyard bully and threatening all nations, including our closest allies and neighbors, with outrageous tariffs unless they agree to his demands. On September 18, 2025, Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and Mexican President, Claudia Scheinbaum, met in Alberta, Canada to finalize negotiations designed to bypass involvement by America’s failed and...

There is no gentle or kind way to offer you the truth: our government is fucked up, and I’m afraid many of the problems are irreparable. Musk and Trump have no understanding about how the American economy functions. If we move right to the core of the problem, the one group to blame for the destruction of America is the mainstream media. The once respected Fourth Estate has failed its purpose. Every journalist appearing on the boob tube is a coward and a liar by omission. Not a single “news service” is doing the right thing, calling Musk and Trump what they are: Nazis. Their fascist agenda is contained in Project 2025. Trump lied, claiming that he knew nothing about it although every word, every idea, comes from his speeches at his infamous hate rallies. It is an undeniable fact that Trump nor Musk know absolutely nothing about economics at any level. Right-wing extremists exist because millions of American voters chose ignorance and believe their lies. For example: when the stock mark...