content: Fuck you, your dog and the broom up your ass. So... I know people that actually deal with industrial companies. Like, they deal with their products and sell items to them.  Costs have been going up, and have been. There are minor complaints about the price hikes, but no one has closed out or gone out of business locally to me for the tariffs. NO ONE. Isolationism is an issue, but when we're the biggest consumer of goods in the world, the customer has it's say. "Vote with your money!" - right? Even Canada BUYS Maple Syrup from us. That's slowly changing with a few nation states, but it has not made any type of major impact on markets. There is no hurting other than minor price rises now. It may change but we're still ok. On top of that, certain items like steel have so much garbage in them in China that the price is actually pretty high compared to what they should be. People that buy steel have complained all over that you have to literally watch the tested steel get loaded and sealed into trucks so things don't change. Again, certain "cheap" options have price issues.  The stock market has been in a "crash" scenario for years. I have avoided my 401k allotments for many years because I've thought about that situation for...years (yup, I "lost" a huge amount of money by trying to be safe). ZeroHedge has been talking about it since Obama has been in office and just now the MSM is talking about the same thing. Funny thing, property prices and listings are just now starting to have issues. It was predicted about two years ago that this summer would be "the end" of good property pricing. Huh. Imagine that? As soon as the game stops, people will scream at Trump for it even though people have been talking about it for years. NOTHING for the economy happens overnight. I fully expect the market to start failing, but when it does it'll be because Quantitative Easing, NOT Trump. Devaluing currency will ALWAYS overtake feelings over the long-term. We can all feel better and take quick advantage of issues, but it'll all come down to trending. Venezuela didn't tank overnight, their policies pushed them into a decline over many years.  Wanna know why Obama pushed Student Loans so hard? Cause the bastard knew the debt is unforgivable and makes the person a debt slave. I've known 50 year olds who died of cancer still owning student loan debt. Guaranteed income.  Again, go fuck yourself.