Krystal Ball

Absolutely. And these are the, you know, this is the direction the world is going. And if you look at China, they're investing massive amounts in technological development, both in terms of AI and their electric car industry. market is absolutely crushing us.

Absolutely. And these are the, you know, this is the direction the world is going. And if you look at China, they're investing massive amounts in technological development, both in terms of AI and their electric car industry. market is absolutely crushing us.

Like the only reason anyone buys American EVs at this point is because you cannot get a Chinese one because their product is so much better and cheaper.

Like the only reason anyone buys American EVs at this point is because you cannot get a Chinese one because their product is so much better and cheaper.

Like the only reason anyone buys American EVs at this point is because you cannot get a Chinese one because their product is so much better and cheaper.

Astounding. Yeah, that's exactly right. And so in any case, I mean, I think that is the kernel of the answer is you have to do some protectionist trade policy. You have to pair it with industrial policy. And then I think you need a much broader universalist. I think everyone should have health care.

Astounding. Yeah, that's exactly right. And so in any case, I mean, I think that is the kernel of the answer is you have to do some protectionist trade policy. You have to pair it with industrial policy. And then I think you need a much broader universalist. I think everyone should have health care.

Astounding. Yeah, that's exactly right. And so in any case, I mean, I think that is the kernel of the answer is you have to do some protectionist trade policy. You have to pair it with industrial policy. And then I think you need a much broader universalist. I think everyone should have health care.

And actually, that would be a great thing for business because right now businesses have to carry half of the cost of private health care. And it's a huge cost for them. It's part of why labor in the US is much more expensive than other part of why. So I think you need to have some of that precarity taken out of American society as well.

And actually, that would be a great thing for business because right now businesses have to carry half of the cost of private health care. And it's a huge cost for them. It's part of why labor in the US is much more expensive than other part of why. So I think you need to have some of that precarity taken out of American society as well.

And actually, that would be a great thing for business because right now businesses have to carry half of the cost of private health care. And it's a huge cost for them. It's part of why labor in the US is much more expensive than other part of why. So I think you need to have some of that precarity taken out of American society as well.

And I think you need to tax the rich more and use it to pay things for things like health care for everybody so that when people get sick, they can go to the doctor. That to me is the direction. And when I say that, I think Trump's agenda now is imperiling it is when he came in and released his insane random tariffs across the board on this one and 50 percent on Lesotho.

And I think you need to tax the rich more and use it to pay things for things like health care for everybody so that when people get sick, they can go to the doctor. That to me is the direction. And when I say that, I think Trump's agenda now is imperiling it is when he came in and released his insane random tariffs across the board on this one and 50 percent on Lesotho.

And I think you need to tax the rich more and use it to pay things for things like health care for everybody so that when people get sick, they can go to the doctor. That to me is the direction. And when I say that, I think Trump's agenda now is imperiling it is when he came in and released his insane random tariffs across the board on this one and 50 percent on Lesotho.

And we're going to, you know, tariff an island that only has penguins on it and China tariffs are going to be 145 percent.

And we're going to, you know, tariff an island that only has penguins on it and China tariffs are going to be 145 percent.

And we're going to, you know, tariff an island that only has penguins on it and China tariffs are going to be 145 percent.

you have you are very much in danger of killing any um view of protectionist trade policy any like acceptance of tariffs whatsoever and again i'm someone who supported his original tariffs i supported the biden expansion of those tariffs and industrial policy i'm starting to sound like some you know cnbc free trader because i'm so opposed to the way that he has done this and i think it is creating a huge backlash across the board

you have you are very much in danger of killing any um view of protectionist trade policy any like acceptance of tariffs whatsoever and again i'm someone who supported his original tariffs i supported the biden expansion of those tariffs and industrial policy i'm starting to sound like some you know cnbc free trader because i'm so opposed to the way that he has done this and i think it is creating a huge backlash across the board

you have you are very much in danger of killing any um view of protectionist trade policy any like acceptance of tariffs whatsoever and again i'm someone who supported his original tariffs i supported the biden expansion of those tariffs and industrial policy i'm starting to sound like some you know cnbc free trader because i'm so opposed to the way that he has done this and i think it is creating a huge backlash across the board