Mark J. Kohler

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Finding Peak with Ryan Hanley · Mark J Kohler's EXPERT Analysis Of Trump's Tax Cuts Plan · 17 Feb 2025 podcast

If you're a business owner or a real estate investor, man, that tax bill has some sweet provisions in it. Okay. Let's say he's going to propose this again, which he is up at the Hill right now. His team is talking with GOP leaders. They're crafting a bill. It's going to be a monster. I'll be breaking it down back here with you, Ryan, when it comes out, man. Yeah, yeah. But it's going to be sweet.

Okay. How in the hell this gets to the payment? How is he going to pay for it? He's already got so much of the corporate revenue back on shore. How is he going to pay for it? Well, he said, this is super cool. We're going to use tariffs. and we're gonna use Doge. it's kind of like we all have a house. We all have a household. And what are we spending our money on?

I spend way too much money on DoorDash. I mean, I should not spend as much as I do on DoorDash. I think it's the coolest app ever. In two or three minutes, I can get whatever the hell I want. I'm like, I'll pay the 10 bucks. That saves me an hour. I don't want to drive over there. I love it. But it is way too bad on my budget. It is not good. It is inefficient.

Now, no one's... I'm not ripping off anybody, but there's some inefficiency there. So... If we can create some efficiency in the government, and so that's how these USAID issues really play out. Because if we can find billions of dollars over here that's being wasted or spent in areas we don't want it, and we can turn around and pay for a tax cut, for not taxing Social Security?

Because it's going to cost us. There's a couple billion dollars a year that comes in on tax revenue by taxing Social Security. So if we say we're not going to tax it, we got to make up for that $200 billion. So how do we do it? Well, we're going to tariff a country that has an unequal trade balance with us. And we're also, and I love this was in his proposal, and I'm going to give a tax cut to U.S.

made product. So yeah, you might go to Walmart and your favorite razor just doubled in price because it was made in China. But then the shave club, theirs just went down 20%. Well, maybe we start buying U.S. made, benefit those companies. And if the country out there wants to push their crap in our country and they won't take our goods, then we're going to tax it.

And we're going to take that revenue and give it back to Main Street America. That's the plan. Now, whether you like Trump or not, and there's a lot of disinformation out there that our tariffs are bad. By the way, I was just in Davos at the World Economic Forum three weeks ago. We can talk about that. But the countries that are worried about this are the ones that are upside down with us.

Germany, they don't take our cars, but they're going to push their Mercedes and BMWs on us. And so we're like, what? okay, let's make this a little fair here. The countries that have an equal trade balance with us, they're not worried. They're like, that's cool. We're not on Trump's radar. And so, and we're going to use that revenue to help our economy. Anyway. That's how it's supposed to happen.

We'll see how it goes.

Well, here's a great question. Here's what I'd offer to your listeners. And please hear me out here. Let's take the NFL for a moment. Let's say Jalen hurts. You're like, don't really. Let's just hypothetically say you're like, I really don't like him as a quarterback. And I took you to the Super Bowl. Cool.

But early in the season, he was getting a lot of heat and a lot of heat for the way he'd run the ball or not or pass the ball or not. I mean, Stephen A. Smith beat the crap out of it. I just love that. I love that guy. OK, so but you're an Eagles fan. And you're like, you know what? I'm going to get behind Jalen because holy crap, he's all we got. He is our quarterback.

So I mean, I love the guy, but he might pull it off for us. And he did. All right. So here's my offer to all of you out there. Yeah. Trump style. It can be a little abrasive. He may not have the personal lifestyle choices that you would like or whatever the case. And there's a lot of accurate information and misinformation out there. You go find a politician that's live a squeaky clean life.

But besides J.D. Vance and good luck. So I mean, so go out there and find that perfect politician. You know what? Why don't we find a politician that's going to go kick ass for us? May not like him. And you may have not voted for him, but guess what? He's your quarterback now. And you know what? So here's what I'd offer to those listening. There is a lot of rhetoric out there.

There's a lot of people afraid of what he's uncovering. He's going in there kicking ass, and it was like too big to rig. He's like, hey, the majority of the country said, all right, Trump, go for it. Many people voted for him. They're like, I don't really like the guy, but I love his message. He didn't blow up the country before, so let's get behind him.

And I think we just all need to take a chill pill. Let's just give him the shot. And he's not doing anything now that he didn't campaign on. There's been no big surprise, except he's just doing what he said. So if Elizabeth Warren is freaking out, maybe because... She's worried about something or someone's telling her to be worried about something.

So I would just offer people, worry about your own economy. Worry about your own entity, your own bookkeeping. What's your market mix? What's your sales mix? What are you doing this year to expand and grow? The economy is looking so good. Real estate markets are starting to climb again. I just bought two parcels of real estate in the last three months. I'm in crypto. I'm doing small business.

I'm hiring employees. I'm like... Game on, you know, let's get behind our quarterback. And so I just think that's what I'd offer people is getting caught up in all the rhetoric isn't healthy. It's not worth it. I want to watch the news. I want to see this train crash. USAID train wrecks coming, but, but watch it for fun and just, Be patient.

I really, really believe it's going to be a hell of a ride. And we're all going to come out on the back end of this blown away of how stronger our country is going to be, whether you're a Democrat or not. It's OK. Just let's win the Super Bowl. How about we do that? Let's get behind your quarterback.

They were playing YMCA in the crowd and chanting USA. I'm like, where are we? It was, like, freaking awesome.

Oh, you bet. Thanks for asking. And it was kind of unexpected about four or five months ago, one of the houses that sponsors some of the presentations and panels and events asked me to come speak and represent small business. And but can you do that, Mark, and come on your own dime?

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