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INVESTMENT INSIGHTS
The Disruption in the
U.S. Status Quo
It’s for Your Benefit Too
BY RJ PALANO
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or those of you viewing us from the outside,
yes, Washington, D.C.—the entire country, in
fact—is a different place today than it was just a
few short months ago. Donald Trump, 45th President
of the United States, is fulfilling the promises that got
him elected. He’s draining the swamp in our nation’s
capital, and the effects of this long-overdue shakeup
are being felt from coast to coast.
As you would expect, liberal America doesn’t like
it. Our mainstream media, controlled by the liberals,
is portraying the situation as dire, the nation’s mood
as somber and Trump himself as a conniving ‘king in
waiting’. But nothing could be further from the truth,
let me tell you.
Things are different. You can feel it on the streets;
those of us who love capitalism have hope again.
The bad decisions of the previous administration are
systematically being undone and righted, and that’s
good news for profit-seekers both inside and outside
the U.S.
It’s about time we had someone who understands
business—and how to succeed—running the country
and steering it back to its place as a global leader in
commerce, education and politics. Any foreign investor
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who’s smart will recognize the momentum is just
beginning and will catch this wave on the front end.
OK, so Trump is a no-nonsense guy, who says what’s
on his mind and sometimes tweets those unfiltered
thoughts to the world at all hours, making even his
staunchest supporters cringe. He’s definitely breaking
the mold at every turn. But here’s the thing: it’s not
‘business as usual’ in U.S. politics anymore.
Trump is president precisely because our citizens
don’t want things done “the way they’ve always been
done.” Trump doesn’t have the political baggage that
every other politician carries into office. He doesn’t
owe any favors, and he didn’t need this job. (By the
way, he’s taking a $1 per year salary.)
He ran for office because he loves this country, and he
knows the foundation of capitalism is crumbling. Let
the chips fall where they may, because he is going to do
everything in his power to undo what his predecessor
screwed up—from entitlements to business-unfriendly
tax rules and everything in between.
America was out of control across the board,
domestically and globally. The business sector is
breathing a huge sigh of relief that Hillary Clinton
wasn’t able to sustain the choke-hold those bad
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