Democracy is at the bottom of most Americans wish lists, whether here or in Ukraine. At the top are prices. Do they care about Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein? Under the theory that the Epstein files are deep state stuff like Pizzagate yes, but not as much as crime. Call in the National Guard and ICE to get rid of illegal immigrants. Raise tariffs to keep out foreign products. Trump has been obsessed with Japan for decades. If Toyotas become too expensive 4x4s will surge. Trump's big beautiful bill kicks the can down the road as far as Medicaid cuts are concerned. Most Americans live in the now—a principle that is a rationale for both Zen and greed. But what’s going to happen when prices go up and the stock market tanks, when there's no one to harvest the crops and Modi, Putin and Xi Jinping conspire to make the dollar obsolete? What will happen when Ben Franklin adorns the Bitcoin?
read "_RT" by Francis Levy, The East Hampton Star
and here's ChatGPT on "_RT"
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