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> I guess that technically isn't the sky falling Right that is exactly my point. It's totally plausible that we might waste some food or money. By "sky is fall
by losvedir 8y ago
> I guess that technically isn't the sky falling
Right that is exactly my point. It's totally plausible that we might waste some food or money. By "sky is falling" I mean things like these wink-wink-nudge-nudge articles that Trump is ready for WW3 [0] and is able to use nukes whenever he wants [1], or that 1,000 economists imply tariffs can lead to another Great Depression [2].
It's that latter tenor that I'm getting from cstross's post. I don't doubt that mildly bad things can happen as a result of Brexit. I just am skeptical it will be more than your usual recession, say.
[0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/book-party/wp/2016/11/22/trumps-national-security-adviser-is-ready-to-fight-another-world-war/?utm_term=.1f549ec9fdac https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/book-party/wp/2016/11/22...
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/12/01/no-one-can-stop-president-trump-from-using-nuclear-weapons-thats-by-design/?utm_term=.b3237f5b1960 https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/12/01/...
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/03/donald-trump-trade-economists-warning-great-depression https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/03/donald-trump...
- maxerickson 8y agoThe article about nukes is true and doesn't have any connection to tariffs? I guess a fun game for you to play would be to write down the positive outcomes you expect and the worst case scenarios you expect. Then if you are wrong you can eat your keyboard or something. And if you are right then you are right.