Tools to Enlighten
OPINION and ANALYSIS The 2025 election results are in and Democrats resoundingly won elections around the country. Clearly the general feeling is that Trump’s policies are not working. What now? There’s such a mess. The fear here is that the mess is so big that fixing everything may take decades if not longer, We have Read More …
ANALYSIS AND OPINION it’s simply amazing, but here’s a huge issue that isn’t being discussed. And it affects everyone’s financial security in a big way. Importantly it also questions whether Trump’s deportation policy is a good idea. It even suggests that not only is his present policy a bad idea but also that it also Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] We apologize if this page seems to go in several directions at once. This page was originally posted in April 13, 2025, just as President Trump has implemented a revolutionary system of astronomically high tariffs applicable to U.S. imports. Originally it dealt with tariffs, the need to raise wages to overcome inflation Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Are tariffs a good idea? Here are some basics: Below are some rough notes taken from the short video for this post: Free trade policies are designed to increase the trade of goods and services between countries. Tariff’s which are really taxes on imports make the prices of the goods that are Read More …