Summary
Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz warned that Trump’s policies risk causing stagflation—high inflation, rising unemployment, and slow growth—by cutting public spending and imposing tariffs.
In an interview with The Guardian, he said these measures make the U.S. a risky place to invest, as tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China are expected to raise prices and hurt the global economy.
Economists like Paul Krugman share his concerns. Many Trump voters will be “brutally scammed,” he warned.
I am praying everything crashes and burns. It feels like 50% of the country won’t learn otherwise. Yes, I will suffer short term, but it will be worth the short term suffering if everybody can be elevated long term. We need everything to be reduced to ashes so something new can be born.