There’s part of me that thinks all this is intentional. 2008 showed the rich that how much they could profit off a worldwide crisis. And he has perfectly manufactured one for seemingly no reason.
Economic crises are never an accident. They’re either imposed onto countries through embargoes, or they’re induced from the inside by people who have something to gain from a crumbling civilization. It’s not like people don’t see the Ai bubble is a bubble. Yet those with all the wealth still double down on it. To build a house, you first have to destroy the one that was there. Like their plans for Gaza, but applied to the entire world economy as a whole.
As much as I agree with the sentiment that the companies are willing to profit off of a crisis wether manufactured or organic, I have a hard time seeing non-orange buffoons changing his mind. Talk sure, but domestic companies wouldn’t want to miss out on the external opportunities. Let alone the external pressure that would be put on the multinational companies to keep the fuel flowing. Republicans aren’t going to win the election making this happen this late, given how long the tail is in diesel pricing. It’ll take months to bring it down even if they flipped the switch now. It also ignores sourcing and more of the complexity of the entire industry.
It’s hard to imagine anyone more incompetent than Trump.
https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/news/2026/09/22/a-diesel-export-ban-would-wreak-havoc-at-home-and-abroad-heres-why
There’s part of me that thinks all this is intentional. 2008 showed the rich that how much they could profit off a worldwide crisis. And he has perfectly manufactured one for seemingly no reason.
Economic crises are never an accident. They’re either imposed onto countries through embargoes, or they’re induced from the inside by people who have something to gain from a crumbling civilization. It’s not like people don’t see the Ai bubble is a bubble. Yet those with all the wealth still double down on it. To build a house, you first have to destroy the one that was there. Like their plans for Gaza, but applied to the entire world economy as a whole.
I mean the reason has been obvious since his first presidency. He’s unwilling to let go of power. He will use any tool to keep it.
Same with money.
As much as I agree with the sentiment that the companies are willing to profit off of a crisis wether manufactured or organic, I have a hard time seeing non-orange buffoons changing his mind. Talk sure, but domestic companies wouldn’t want to miss out on the external opportunities. Let alone the external pressure that would be put on the multinational companies to keep the fuel flowing. Republicans aren’t going to win the election making this happen this late, given how long the tail is in diesel pricing. It’ll take months to bring it down even if they flipped the switch now. It also ignores sourcing and more of the complexity of the entire industry.