Catherine Rampell

Well, I don't know. My 401k doesn't look great. Democracy doesn't look great. But I have my health.

That's what I'm supposed to tell myself, right?

That's what I'm supposed to tell myself, right?

That's what I'm supposed to tell myself, right?

Well, you're assuming colleges will still be around.

Well, you're assuming colleges will still be around.

Well, you're assuming colleges will still be around.

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She's not the only one. She was actually citing a study that looked at what Donald Trump's effect on the economy would be if he put in place his full agenda. And I also said last year, if he put in place his full agenda, yes, this would be devastating to the global economy. But we should not assume that's the base case, right? Because Donald Trump says a lot of things that he doesn't carry out

She's not the only one. She was actually citing a study that looked at what Donald Trump's effect on the economy would be if he put in place his full agenda. And I also said last year, if he put in place his full agenda, yes, this would be devastating to the global economy. But we should not assume that's the base case, right? Because Donald Trump says a lot of things that he doesn't carry out

She's not the only one. She was actually citing a study that looked at what Donald Trump's effect on the economy would be if he put in place his full agenda. And I also said last year, if he put in place his full agenda, yes, this would be devastating to the global economy. But we should not assume that's the base case, right? Because Donald Trump says a lot of things that he doesn't carry out

And so, you know, there's certainly a chance of Armageddon, but who knows what he's actually going to do. And then there were obviously people on Wall Street who were even, who were much more sanguine even than that, who like heard Armageddon. Donald Trump say again and again, I'm a tariff man. I'm going to put 10% tariffs on every product around the world.

And so, you know, there's certainly a chance of Armageddon, but who knows what he's actually going to do. And then there were obviously people on Wall Street who were even, who were much more sanguine even than that, who like heard Armageddon. Donald Trump say again and again, I'm a tariff man. I'm going to put 10% tariffs on every product around the world.

And so, you know, there's certainly a chance of Armageddon, but who knows what he's actually going to do. And then there were obviously people on Wall Street who were even, who were much more sanguine even than that, who like heard Armageddon. Donald Trump say again and again, I'm a tariff man. I'm going to put 10% tariffs on every product around the world.

But all they absorbed was, what was that, corporate tax cuts? And so markets were more joyful and euphoric even.

But all they absorbed was, what was that, corporate tax cuts? And so markets were more joyful and euphoric even.

But all they absorbed was, what was that, corporate tax cuts? And so markets were more joyful and euphoric even.

last year shortly after the election because they didn't think at all that you know they seem to think that there was zero probability that he would do the thing that he said he was going to do and they would only get the goodies essentially and now we're seeing people absorb the reality