let's make a deal

I don't have any money in the stock market and what is happening right now is the very reason that I don't.  Well, besides the fact that I don't have the extra income to buy in.  However, I feel the pain of so many Americans who are looking to retire and can't because of the turmoil caused by Trump's tariffs. From what I have seen at congressional hearings, everybody is upset.  There is a way for this to be normalized if Congress steps in and takes away his total power over trade decisions.  Will that happen?  I don't have a clue but I hope so.  Trump tells us all to "stay cool."  Those were his exact words.  Right, dude.  On top of ripping up the constitution in a matter of two months, he has managed to screw up the global economy.  Even Jamie Dimon says that a recession will happen.  The losers in all of this are the American consumers who are already beginning go pay more for goods and services.  Small businesses are about to go under.  Farmers will have no where to sell their crops.  Tourism will tank.  And we the little people will not be able to afford Trump's favorite word "groceries."  I already can't afford much because I am living on Social Security.  I am also not able to work my part time job because I am flooded in here on Samaria Bend Rd.  Time will tell when the rivers allow us here to get out and on with day to day business.  

The one upside to being trapped is that I have slept very well.  When you can't plan or go anywhere there is nothing much to do but rest and "go with the flow" literally.  The Forked Deer hit crest yesterday and is very slowly dropping but not enough for safe passage.  The rest depends on what the rivers upstream do, like the Ohio and Mississippi.  Around 40 people have been evacuated from this flood and some of them are staying at the Family Life Center at Dyersburg FUMC hosted by the Red Cross.  Bogota is under mandatory evacuation.  In past years I had friends that I could stay with when this happened.  Things have changed since then to where I don't feel comfortable imposing on them.

I am not a trade expert by any means but I feel that what is happening now is going to lead to disaster.  Trump sees it as a game like The Apprentice where he can control things. In addition to "You're fired!"  it is "I know what the hell I'm doing." Which is pretty questionable at this point.  Slowly but surely folks in Congress are seeing this and many are worried about mid terms.  What do they say to their constituents when it all goes to hell in a handbasket?  While it would be nice if they did the next right thing for moral reasons, I will embrace their fears of being primaried.  

Lauren has been sharing soothing music with me from her home base in Jackson to get me through the flood.  And she reassures me daily that we will be okay, in spite of it.  Keep the faith friends ^j^