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When the Invisible Hand is Throttled

When the Invisible Hand is Throttled

By Calvin P. Tran

Trump, a Curious Tale — when the ego becomes a macroeconomic risk

In American economic history, 15 percent is not an ordinary number.
It appears after collapse —
a deep contraction,
then a reflexive rebound.

A survival instinct.

But in Mr. Trump’s vocabulary, 15 percent is not the consequence of crisis.
It is the product of will. [1]

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