E.J. Antoni

Anyone who has had too much to drink and woke up the next day and had to deal with a headache knows exactly what this feels like. And so the solution is not to say, hey, I felt better when I was drinking, so I should go back to alcohol, right? And yes, the detox is a painful period. But look, the sins of the past always catch up to you, be they moral or monetary.

What we're dealing with today is the result of all the runaway government spending and debt and other profligacies that we've had for several years now. So it will be painful to undo all of that mess, but that's the only way you get to long-term economic health.

What we're dealing with today is the result of all the runaway government spending and debt and other profligacies that we've had for several years now. So it will be painful to undo all of that mess, but that's the only way you get to long-term economic health.

Well, I would love to know by what metric he is using to determine that this is the greatest economy ever. I mean, look at inflation, for example. He is handing President Trump an economy with a higher inflation rate than it ever was at any point during Trump's first term. So this idea that somehow the economy is firing on all cylinders, I'm sorry, I just don't see the evidence for that.

Well, I would love to know by what metric he is using to determine that this is the greatest economy ever. I mean, look at inflation, for example. He is handing President Trump an economy with a higher inflation rate than it ever was at any point during Trump's first term. So this idea that somehow the economy is firing on all cylinders, I'm sorry, I just don't see the evidence for that.

You know, there are fewer... native-born Americans with jobs today than there were in 2019, five years ago before the pandemic. Again, by what metric are we using to say that the economy is better now than it ever has been before? What's better now than it ever has been before is government employment. The number of people employed by the government, over 23 million.

You know, there are fewer... native-born Americans with jobs today than there were in 2019, five years ago before the pandemic. Again, by what metric are we using to say that the economy is better now than it ever has been before? What's better now than it ever has been before is government employment. The number of people employed by the government, over 23 million.

Government is growing at an exponential rate. We're going to spend about $1.4 trillion to finance the debt in the year ahead. I mean, that's the only metric I can see that shows the economy really growing at a brisk pace.

Government is growing at an exponential rate. We're going to spend about $1.4 trillion to finance the debt in the year ahead. I mean, that's the only metric I can see that shows the economy really growing at a brisk pace.

Sure, there have been some native-born Americans, for example, that have found work over the last several years. But on net, meaning if you consider the number of Americans who have also lost jobs, that exceeds the gains. So the number there is negative. That means that all of the net job creation we have seen over the last five years is has gone to foreign-born workers.

Sure, there have been some native-born Americans, for example, that have found work over the last several years. But on net, meaning if you consider the number of Americans who have also lost jobs, that exceeds the gains. So the number there is negative. That means that all of the net job creation we have seen over the last five years is has gone to foreign-born workers.

So what's really sad is that the Biden administration has effectively turned the American labor market into a kind of temp agency for foreigners and for government bureaucrats, because we've seen a disproportionate amount of job growth in the government sector. We've seen the economy actually lose full-time jobs, not gain them. So we're gaining only part-time jobs.

So what's really sad is that the Biden administration has effectively turned the American labor market into a kind of temp agency for foreigners and for government bureaucrats, because we've seen a disproportionate amount of job growth in the government sector. We've seen the economy actually lose full-time jobs, not gain them. So we're gaining only part-time jobs.

And again, if you look at the demographics, the only people who are gaining jobs on net are foreign-born workers.

And again, if you look at the demographics, the only people who are gaining jobs on net are foreign-born workers.

The latest on inflation, unfortunately, is that it is re-accelerating. And some of that has to do with the fact that the Biden administration continues to spend money we don't have. The Federal Reserve, in an act that I think is election interference, they took their foot off the brake and stomped back on the gas by cutting interest rates right before the election.

The latest on inflation, unfortunately, is that it is re-accelerating. And some of that has to do with the fact that the Biden administration continues to spend money we don't have. The Federal Reserve, in an act that I think is election interference, they took their foot off the brake and stomped back on the gas by cutting interest rates right before the election.

These are all things that are going to contribute to higher prices. And we're only feeling some of the effect right now. Most of that inflationary impulse, though, is really going to play itself out in 2025. And frankly, I think they're handing Trump a bit of a ticking time bomb. when it comes to inflation.

These are all things that are going to contribute to higher prices. And we're only feeling some of the effect right now. Most of that inflationary impulse, though, is really going to play itself out in 2025. And frankly, I think they're handing Trump a bit of a ticking time bomb. when it comes to inflation.

And, you know, we have this notion that's fueled by the media and by Federal Reserve officials that we've been trending towards this target inflation rate of 2% per year. But that's simply not true. We haven't been trending there. We've been trending to about 3%. And we actually arrived there quite some time ago, and we have been stuck there at about 3%.