[FRIAM] ready for a bonfire?

[Marcus Daniels]

The numbers don't really add-up in that article (who would expect them to..) , but at the end of the day a populist isn't going to do things that make him unpopular.   So, I'd expect entitlement spending to stay high and military spending to be even higher.  It's all the rest of the stuff that which supports _civilization_ that can be expected to be destroyed.   Like the endowment for the arts & humanities, public broadcasting, climate & health research, economic development funding (esp. for minorities), and so on.    I expect a regime concerned with short term returns and a lot of meaningless (but destructive) drama to appeal to the most predatory and feral of his supporters.  

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I know it's offensive and disrespectful of me to feel this way, and especially to express it publicly.  But part of me is excited about the possibility of this happening ... not necessarily excited in a good way... more like an adrenaline+cortisol sort of way.  On the plus side, those who voted for him as an expression of frustration would definitely see the results of their actions.  Yes, it's too bad stupidity isn't painful.  But in this case, the stupidity of voting for Trump will be painful (and deadly).

Those of us who kindasorta get off on pain won't suffer as much as those who really dislike it.  Let's just hope (probably in vain) that those who voted for him recognize that they caused the pain and death.


On 01/19/2017 08:31 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> http://thehill.com/policy/finance/314991-trump-team-prepares-dramatic-
> cuts

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