BRIEF: Chainsaw austerity

Big thought, small step, deep breath — for March 13, 2025

Mar 13, 2025

∙ Paid

BIG THOUGHT.

Austerity in America?

You may wonder why an incoming presidential administration would be willing to trash an economy that only months ago was the “envy of the world.” But that’s where we are, in a trade war against our allies, a stock market in steep decline, and a recession on the horizon. And for what, exactly?

Treasury Secretary Scott Bess…

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