Today the market hiccupped—call it a sneeze, really. Not a crash, not a correction, just a reminder that yes, stocks can go down. For bargain hunters like myself, it was a delightful little moment of chaos. I fired up my watchlist, popped some popcorn (mentally), and leaned back to see if anything worth grabbing rolled by on sale. Now let me say upfront: I don’t disagree with the President’s logic on tariffs. Raise revenue without raising income taxes? Genius. Increase demand for American manufacturing? Good luck—but again, I get it. These aren’t easy moves to pull off in a global economy where “Made in America” costs more than your neighbor's BMW lease. A Little Rant on Fairness The President keeps saying we’re getting ripped off. I don’t think he’s wrong—at least not based on the way he tells it. “They charge more than we do!” he yells, probably at a teleprompter that gave up halfway through his sentence. But let’s think about it: tariffs aren’t charged to China or India...
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