READING THE TEA LEAVES 12B

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE READING THE TEA LEAVES 12B I hope that I am wrong, for the sake of my children and grandchildren, for the sake of each and every American, for the sake of every person in the world really. I hope that my fears are unfounded , I hope that what I believe could happen, what I believe is about to happen, that I am wrong, wrong, very wrong. Even though all my knowledge, education and experience tells me different. I know that the government needs to cut spending, that we need to cut the deficit, that there is corruption in the system at all levels, but what we may be about to do is what is akin to "killing the host to kill the cancer". Individually, many actions being considered or taken, maybe beneficial in the long run. But a number of actions being "promoted" may have an such an adverse reaction for which the public, the country and the economy are not ready. It is my sincere hope that the wiser/saner/cooler minds will take the lead and stop certain individuals or groups from destroying the country in short order. Simply ( for starters), economy is interconnected, therefore also interdependent. Whether it is your paycheck, my social security or someone else's unemployment check, we all buy goods and services. If your paycheck is gone or my social security reduced, Walmart will lose income, as will the phone company, the cable company, the gas station around the corner and the restaurant in town. Not to mention the car lot, the insurance company, the pharmacy and so on. Our economy is in fact 68% of the GDP, try to cut 25% of that, or fifty, heck even 10 percent, things don't look that bright suddenly. For all of us hoping that the "next guy gets it", maybe getting it ourselves. Whether one owns a barber shop, construction company, lawn care business it matters not. A shock to the economy will be shared by all of us. Here is hoping I am wrong. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 03 FEBRUARY 2025