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To: Thibodeaux
Old people are afraid of inflation. Check.

Most old people are not in the workforce and do not need jobs. Check.

Old people could care less who or where or how something is made as long as it is cheap. Check.

The social ramifications of de industrializing the USA and idling huge swaths of the workforce will not affect them due to their life expectancy. Check.

Conclusion: There is a generational aspect to the tariff which favors the young worker over the old retiree.

89 posted on 01/26/2017 2:41:54 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

I’m old and welcome inflation that is coming even without tariffs

Proper investments are not hurt by changing interest to the mean


95 posted on 01/26/2017 2:48:13 PM PST by Thibodeaux (the long night is over)
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