Althouse: Trump live, now, at Davos.

January 21, 2026

Trump live, now, at Davos.

A quote (re drug prices): "You've been SCREWING us for 30 YEARS!!!"

101 comments:

Achilles said...: I checked in and the first thing I heard was Trump talking about corporations buying houses and how individuals don't get depreciation on their house but a corporation buying an investment house does.

He understands the problem at least.; 1/21/26, 8:30 AM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Has anybody ever kept track of how many digressions Trump takes in official speeches like this here in Davos? Campaign speeches don't count.

One more thing to bet on.; 1/21/26, 8:31 AM
Kakistocracy said...: This should be wild. Trump's press conference last night was a long, rambling, incoherent mess, even by his standards. He riffed on his usual concerns -- windmills, little fish in California, peace prize -- but also spent time looking at mugshots and muttering away to himself.

He's clearly sundowning at a rapid pace. There will be no place to hide in front of the world's media. Stay tuned.; 1/21/26, 8:35 AM
Beasts of England said...: ’You've been SCREWING us for 30 YEARS!!!’

I’m suprised that he’s addressing those globalist midwits, but I’m pleased that he’s delivering a dose of reality.; 1/21/26, 8:37 AM
Humperdink said...: Trump is giving his greatest speech ever. Sure some points are over the top, but that’s Trump. No holds barred! I am loving it. His ability to mock friends and enemies is worthy of SNL.; 1/21/26, 8:39 AM
RideSpaceMountain said...: That youtube still makes him look jaundiced...and it's been way longer than 30.; 1/21/26, 8:39 AM
Kakistocracy said...: "There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place. And they are losers. One thing I've noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses, and the worse that country is doing. I haven't been able to find any wind farms in China." ~ Donald Trump

China leads the world in wind energy by a significant margin, particularly in terms of installed (cumulative) capacity, which is the standard primary metric for global leadership in this sector.

"China as by far the world’s largest wind power market" ~ World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) Half-year Report 2025; 1/21/26, 8:43 AM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: The only other politician I remember ever addressing the regularly, business as usual, asymmetric nature of trade deals was Inspector Ross Perot.

Trump is truly an American treasure. He will be appreciated after he's gone. 'Perhaps even more than Reagan'; I can hear Trump say.; 1/21/26, 8:48 AM
Kakistocracy said...: 🌮 It’s TACO time 🌮

Trump Says U.S. Won’t Use Force to Acquire Greenland ~
WSJ

There will be “negotiations” after which there will be an announcement that the US will put another base or two in Greenland, something it can already do (going down from 17 bases during the Cold War).

Trump will herald it as another “great achievement”.; 1/21/26, 8:50 AM
Dogma and Pony Show said...: Yes, Trump digresses, but this is how he commands everyone's attention. He speaks and people tune in. Even Kak can't help but to tune in. His ilk claim to prefer "presidential" leadership in the tradition of Biden, Kerry, and Hillary, but none of us here would EVER stop what we were doing to listen to those stooges.; 1/21/26, 8:57 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: none of us here would EVER stop what we were doing to listen to those stooges.

Hell no we wouldn't; 1/21/26, 8:59 AM
Kakistocracy said...: Only jet lag could explain such a meandering, incoherent and contradictory speech full of unjustified allegations and plain inaccuracies.

Wonder what explains that the same happened yesterday...; 1/21/26, 8:59 AM
Achilles said...: Kakistocracy said...

China leads the world in wind energy by a significant margin, particularly in terms of installed (cumulative) capacity, which is the standard primary metric for global leadership in this sector.

That is like winning a medal in the Special Olympics.

The future of terrestrial power is nuclear.

Wind mills are a misapplication of capital and only countries with stupid corrupt leaders invest in it. Only retards think this is something to be proud of.; 1/21/26, 9:00 AM
Howard (not that Howard) said...: Don't be an idiot, Kak. He was never going to "attack Greenland."; 1/21/26, 9:01 AM
Clyde said...: The speech was vintage Trump, covering his usual points, a bit unfocused and long, and spending too much time relitigating the past. Just as Trump lives rent-free in the heads of those suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, so the election cheats and Sleepy Joe live rent-free in Trump's head. It's been a year, so he needs to let go of obsessing with the past and keep his eye on the future. You can't watch the road ahead of you if you're constantly looking in the rearview mirror.; 1/21/26, 9:02 AM
Achilles said...: Kakistocracy said...

🌮 It’s TACO time 🌮

Do you even read the words you post?

Explain Venezuela.

You really are just a stupid person.; 1/21/26, 9:03 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Well it ain't "rear view mirror" until Congress passes the SAVE act for voter ID. Best keep mentioning it until the problem is corrected.; 1/21/26, 9:04 AM
Clyde said...: Sadly, the current Republican Congress seems pretty worthless. As far as I can tell, they've barely done anything to back up Trump's bold actions with legislation. You may see the next Democrat come in and do like Spanberger is doing in Virginia in reversing everything good that Youngkin did.; 1/21/26, 9:08 AM
Jamie said...: I love the TACO thing. It's as if no one on the left has ever negotiated anything.

"Here is my only position! Got it? So you can anticipate that I will not move one centimeter off this position! And that means you won't need to contemplate moving one centimeter off your position! Status quo, baby!"; 1/21/26, 9:08 AM
Bob Boyd said...: Explain Venezuela.

And Iran before that.; 1/21/26, 9:08 AM
Kakistocracy said...: I look forward to Achilles *not* sane-washing this sad rambling monologue. Maybe?; 1/21/26, 9:09 AM
narciso said...: Yes possums roll over to have their bellies rubbed; 1/21/26, 9:11 AM
Kakistocracy said...: I love when he does this—especially on the world stage.
Most people rarely hear Trump speak at length, so they don’t remember—or truly grasp—just how incoherent he can be.; 1/21/26, 9:15 AM
Achilles said...: Kakistocracy said...

I look forward to Achilles *not* sane-washing this sad rambling monologue. Maybe?

He is telling your globalist rulers to go fuck a goat.

We know why you get mad about tariffs but want higher taxes on Americans.

The funny part is you don't know why you are mad at tariffs but you want higher taxes on Americans.

It is because you are a fucking idiot.; 1/21/26, 9:16 AM
Kai Akker said...: Many, many things to correct since we assumed the Big Papi role following WWII. Conditions got sufficiently out of whack and finally we are trying to unwhack them. More power to DJT.

It is hard not to see what a bad position he may have found himself in politically, vis a vis markets, however. When Reagan first won, there had been a 14-year bear market that still had a year and a half to go as Fed Chairman Volcker and he agreed to finish off the inflation once and for all. From August 1982 on, markets were moving rapidly higher and waving the all-clear flag. Rates came down gradually over time and things got good and then kept getting better.

But Trump has come in on top of a 16-year bull market, since the lows of the Supposedly Great Financial Recession. He has enjoyed a year of stocks topping. When that ends, which happened either last week, or possibly after one more quick short rally in the days immediately ahead, per the charts, the ensuing financial and wealth contraction is going to apply a vise in painful measure.; 1/21/26, 9:19 AM
wendybar said...: Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
1h
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Scott Bessent just PUMMELED Gavin Newsom in Davos

"He's here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros!" 🔥

"I think it's very, very ironic that Newsom — who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ben — may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris!"

BOOM!

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2013968999285973210?s=20; 1/21/26, 9:21 AM
Kakistocracy said...: US Pending-Home Sales Plunge by Most Since Start of Pandemic ~ Bloomberg

Looking at the 30yr yield you're not getting a cheaper mortgage. The shortest path to lower rates is a balanced budget, predictable economy, stable growth, strong alliances, and generally peaceful geopoliticals.

We have none of that with this administration and they’ve turned to blaming The Fed because their base doesn’t know any better.; 1/21/26, 9:25 AM
rehajm said...: the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris!"

…that one stung. Ya know lefties it isn’t hard to but Mankiw’s book and do Ec10 on your own over a weekend…; 1/21/26, 9:38 AM
Mr. T. said...: I look forward to Kak/Richsockpuppet/paidActbluetroll to *not* Epsteinwash all the UK Labour and EU socialists attending...

I also look forward to Kak/Richsockpuppet/paidActbluetro *not* straying from the thread topic when called out and corrected on his misinformation hackery for once...; 1/21/26, 9:41 AM
Ficta said...: Awesome! They *have* been screwing us for 30 years. The US pays the full R&D cost for new drugs and the rest of the developed world pays the marginal rate. It's ludicrous. I don't mind defacto subsidizing some drugs for sub Saharan Africa, but not for friggin' France.; 1/21/26, 9:41 AM
wildswan said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 1/21/26, 9:48 AM
wildswan said...: I listened to the Greenland part and at the end I understood exactly why Trump wants Greenland - in the 21st century it is strategically necessary just as it was during World War II. And during World War II we had to defend it ourselves because Denmark succumbed to the Nazis in six hours. And we have been defending it ever since because the NATO allies have not been contributing their share to the costs of that defence. Yet Russia is still on the attack as we can see in the Ukraine. And Denmark, for example, said they were going to put $200,000,00 into defending Greenland in 2019 but they have not actually put even 1% of that amount in. The only thing that makes sense is for Greenland to belong to the country defending it, that's us.

And we are going to get it and we won't need force. If you look at a few of our recent military operations, it's obvious we could take it any time but we going to not use force and keep on not using force, till they give it to us. That bit is somewhat mysterious, but I take it to mean we will have a snowball fight with the forces flown in to oppose us, all 27 of them or whatever. I'm sure Delta and the Seals could manage that, or better yet, the kitchen crews from the Alaskan bases. Why shouldn't they have a battle ribbon from Operation Iceball? Or maybe we'll just land a boat, put up a flag, and tell the Danes to come take it down. While we go about our business actually defending ourselves, but Europe also.

It's interesting that Europe has sent more troops to defend Greenland from the US than to defend the Ukraine from Russia. Why is that?; 1/21/26, 9:52 AM
Beasts of England said...: ’I think it's very, very ironic that Newsom — who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ben — may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris!’

No lies detected.; 1/21/26, 9:56 AM
Spiros said...: Trump's drug price policies seem to be forcing European healthcare systems to pay more for drugs (or risk losing access to new treatments altogether). But it is a slow process. Many of the contracts European health sectors negotiated with drug companies are very long. And European countries are fighting tooth and nail to keep prices low because their budgets are stretched (those pesky migrants!!!!). So the American-European price gap is only gradually disappearing. But Americans are taking the right steps to end a sickening injustice. Eventually, we will get to a point where Europeans are paying their fair share and drug prices are equalized. This is an exciting development.; 1/21/26, 9:56 AM
Mary Beth said...: rambling, incoherent mess

Your inability to comprehend something doesn't tell me much about anyone else's ability to comprehend it. I don't know if your lack of comprehension is willful or innate, and it doesn't really matter.; 1/21/26, 10:04 AM
RideSpaceMountain said...: "Sparkle Beach Ben"

That's gold. That's the kind of irreverent backhand that works coming from a gay dude.; 1/21/26, 10:28 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "Sparkle Beach Ben"

Know your cultural references: It's Sparkle Beach Ken.; 1/21/26, 10:34 AM
Howard said...: Ken: the spokesmodel for simps everywhere; 1/21/26, 10:52 AM
Aaron said...: "Looking at the 30yr yield you're not getting a cheaper mortgage. The shortest path to lower rates is a balanced budget, predictable economy, stable growth"

Was Biden offering this?

No.

Trump has the deficit down to 5.5%.

We could reduce that. It would require more cuts. Maybe to Minnesota child care phantasms.

Are Democrats for that? Are they ready to cut their fundraisers?; 1/21/26, 10:53 AM
Howard said...: We all know that the only reason Donald wants the US to purchase Greenland is so he can rename it Trumpland.; 1/21/26, 10:54 AM
Howard said...: He could have spiced up his speech if he referred to the main Swiss export as the cuckoo clock instead of Rolex. H/T Harry Lime; 1/21/26, 10:57 AM
Ronald J. Ward said...: Bob Boyd said...
Explain Venezuela.

Please choose the correct answer;

A) Epstein files
B) Oil
C) Affordability
D) All of the above; 1/21/26, 11:00 AM
Kevin said...: We all know that the only reason Donald wants the US to purchase Greenland is so he can rename it Trumpland.

Once again you miss the mark. When Greenland becomes part of the US, all the maps will be out of date. Then they can be printed and redistributed with the Gulf of America properly labeled.

Because if you think Trump is going to get all new maps for the Executive Branch with Gulf of Mexico shown, I have thousands of charging stations built by the Biden Administration to sell you.; 1/21/26, 11:16 AM
Kevin said...: Trumpland will be used to describe all the Canadian provinces that secede and become part of the US. You know, like Northeast, Midwest, Trumpland...; 1/21/26, 11:17 AM
Ronald J. Ward said...: “The situation in Minnesota reminds us that the West cannot mass-import foreign cultures which have failed to ever build a successful society of their own.

I mean, we’re taking people from Somalia, and Somalia is a failed — it’s not a nation. Got no government, got no police, got no military, got no nothing. And then we have this fake congressperson, who they just reported is worth $30 million, Ilhan Omar, talking about, ’The Constitution provides me,’” Trump went on, affecting a voice for the Minnesota Democrat, who is herself a Somali immigrant.

“She comes from a country that’s not a country, and she’s telling us how to run America,” Trump said. “Not going to get away with it much longer, let me tell you.”; 1/21/26, 11:18 AM
TeaBagHag said...: Listen to Dementia Donnie slur together disjointed slop on the world stage.
Even the most mouth breathing MAGAt , knows in his dumbfuck, fascist heart that The Pedo Cheeto is unraveling at a fast rate but they can’t ever admit it or the cognitive dissonance would destroy them.; 1/21/26, 11:19 AM
Howard said...: There's a case to be made that the Venezuelan kidnapping and demonstration of a total shutdown of air defense and communication systems what's the primarily send a message to Iran. Because of nuclear, States like Pakistan India China USSR and North Korea need not worry.; 1/21/26, 11:39 AM
Howard said...: Yeah listen to dementia Donnie getting into the Weeds on the housing crisis talking about how important it is to lower costs for first time buyers while at the same time not eroding the wealth that people have tied up in there personal real estate. That's a sticky wicket, isn't it?; 1/21/26, 11:40 AM
n.n said...: Trump unchained.; 1/21/26, 11:42 AM
Howard said...: The underestimation of Donald Trump's mental capacity has been hugely and wildly successful as a tactic deployed by democrats. Keep going to that well boys, one day you will hit a gusher, no doubt. Don't listen to the naysayers that you keep throwing good money after bad because the fallacy of sunk costs is a fallacy, right?; 1/21/26, 11:43 AM
TeaBagHag said...: The overestimation of Donald Trump's mental capacity has been hugely and wildly successful as a tactic deployed by MAGAts. The Apprentice on NBC was instrumental in convincing low intelligence Americans that Donnie was a genius.
Keep going to that well boys, one day you will hit a gusher, no doubt. Don't listen to the naysayers that you keep throwing good money after bad because the fallacy of sunk costs is a fallacy, right?; 1/21/26, 12:15 PM
Readering said...: I hope they were listening in Iceland.; 1/21/26, 12:23 PM
planetgeo said...: Kak, Ronald J Ward, Tea Bag Hag...three more years, babeee!; 1/21/26, 12:38 PM
Beasts of England said...: That’s a great quote at 11:18 am, Ronald - thanks!!; 1/21/26, 12:42 PM
Ronald J. Ward said...: I thought you’d like it Beast because as by definition, it reeks with racism and undermines the constitution when it comes to elected officials.

I didn’t think you’d like the way it further exposed the fact that fraud has nothing to do with it but, you may have missed that part.; 1/21/26, 12:49 PM
planetgeo said...: It's hard to stay serious on some of these threads with the random, projectile spittle spraying from Kak and his Kakolytes, but seriously, how can you not like Trump telling it like it really is in Davos? Regardless of his style. No, particularly because of his style. Everyone can understand it and everyone can plainly see how pathetically impotent the supposed global elite are in the face of the simple, unvarnished truth.; 1/21/26, 12:56 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’…it reeks with racism and undermines the constitution when it comes to elected officials.’

I didn’t know Somalia was a race. Interesting. And could you state specifically how it undermines our Constitution, re: elected officials?

Time will tell about fraud, but it seems a to be genuine concern.; 1/21/26, 12:58 PM
Mason G said...: "in the face of the simple, unvarnished truth."

Hearing that sure seems to upset leftists.; 1/21/26, 1:00 PM
Smilin' Jack said...: "You've been SCREWING us for 30 YEARS!!!"

No, our own pharmaceutical industry has been screwing us for 30 years. Unfortunately, we can’t blame the French for everything.; 1/21/26, 1:09 PM
john mosby said...: Is it the mixing board, or was the audience dead silent for the speech? I haven't heard any laughs, gasps, or anything. They applauded him at the beginning, so the audience must be miked. CC, JSM; 1/21/26, 1:17 PM
Humperdink said...: Kakistocracy said...

“China leads the world in wind energy by a significant margin, particularly in terms of installed (cumulative) capacity, which is the standard primary metric for global leadership in this sector”

One thing you can count lefties and that is China is 100% honest in their output numbers. Largest windfarm operator? Don’t make me laugh. Especially since they have been labeled as world’s largest polluter.; 1/21/26, 1:19 PM
john mosby said...: n.n.: "Trump unchained."

You say, I cannot get there from here, baby
Then I don't care where I'm goin'
Here's to your thin red line
Mmm, I'm stepping over
Thought you'd never miss me 'til I got a fat city address
Non-stop talker, what a rocker
Blue-eyed murder in a size five dress
Change, nothin' stays the same
Unchained, and ya hit the ground runnin'
(Come on Trump, give us a break)
Hey-hey-hey-hey! One break, comin' up!
Change, ain't nothin' stays the same
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground runnin'
&c

CC, JSM; 1/21/26, 1:21 PM
Humperdink said...: Nothing China tells the world is true. In fact, it has been reported that Alejandro “the border is closed” Mayorkas has been hired as their spokesdupe.; 1/21/26, 1:22 PM
Ronald J. Ward said...: Beast at 12:58, when Trump says, “She comes from a country that’s not a country, and she’s telling us how to run America,” Trump said. “Not going to get away with it much longer, let me tell you.” if he means not much longer in the sense she‘ll lose reelection, I stand corrected. But his word salad is often hard to decipher.

Somalia isn’t a race, but portraying an entire people as civilizational failures and denying a citizen’s legitimacy because of her origin is textbook racism.; 1/21/26, 1:50 PM
cubanbob said...: Kak wants a balanced budget. He wants a 22% national VAT and a high income tax rate starting at a relatively low income coupled with massive austerity cuts to entitlement programs and aid to state and local government. Say it ain't so Kak!; 1/21/26, 1:53 PM
cubanbob said...: I am Trumper but sometimes he shoots his mouth off a bit too far. Greenland is an unforced error. Should have quietly bribed the Danes instead. Hundred plus year lease and a taste of any extraction revenues and let the Danes handle the welfare system for the Greenlanders.; 1/21/26, 1:55 PM
Jaq said...: I have to admit, Mark Carney gave a pretty good speech.

"We knew it was a lie, we gaslighted you anyway, we did it for economic benefits of going along with the lie..."

OK, that's a paraphrase.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Pg4rNz8b_fU?si=OYSrSfFaC6a8CBgK

This is a moment we are having here on Planet Earth.; 1/21/26, 1:57 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Trump says framework of 'future deal' on Greenland reached after NATO talks as tariffs put on hold ~ Fox News

How many Scaramucci's was this Greenland tariff capitulation? Appears Trump really didn't have the cards.

Now that Trump has ruled out using force to acquire Greenland, walking back from the ledge, which would not have been approved by Congress anyway, we can move on from this Trumpian misadventure for the most part. Congress would never approve money to buy Greenland either. Besides, why pay for what you can a bizarre and misguided vanity project.; 1/21/26, 2:02 PM
Jaq said...: Canada still all in on Ukraine though, let's see how that works out for him.; 1/21/26, 2:03 PM
Humperdink said...: Trump is right …. let the Euroweenies deal with Ukraine.; 1/21/26, 2:11 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: "I am Trumper but sometimes he shoots his mouth off a bit too far. Greenland is an unforced error."

Weirdly, neither Trump nor anyone else seems to care. I guess if he makes enough "Unforced errors", the MSM will turn against him.; 1/21/26, 3:39 PM
Rustygrommet said...: "Because of nuclear, States like Pakistan India China USSR and North Korea need not worry."

I'd only worry if China sold me air defense systems.; 1/21/26, 3:44 PM
Rustygrommet said...: “China leads the world in wind energy by a significant margin, particularly in terms of installed (cumulative) capacity, which is the standard primary metric for global leadership in this sector”

I think that you believe anything coming out of China by the CCP tells everyone just how mentally challenged you are.; 1/21/26, 3:51 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’Somalia isn’t a race, but portraying an entire people as civilizational failures and denying a citizen’s legitimacy because of her origin is textbook racism.’

The annual per capita GDP in Somalia is $1,200, or as I call it: a normal Wednesday. Civilizational failure is a fair assessment.

He questions her legitimacy as a citizen because there are issues about how she gained her citizenship. You can learn more about that at PowerLine.

And you didn’t address how his comment undermines our Constitution, but I’m all ears if you have something…; 1/21/26, 3:56 PM
Ronald J. Ward said...: I think I did address that Beast, in my first sentence above. I’m not sure what he meant by him soon silencing her and I’m not aware of any credible charges against her.

You’re polishing the racial turd here. Research “ Somalia Trump Low IQ Racism”. Or, wait for PowerLine to tell you about it.; 1/21/26, 4:15 PM
Chuckercanuck Alive Again said...: Trump makes Cicero look like a total idiot. Best speech in history.
Low-IQ Somalis is probably the most powerful line in all of speechmaking.
Its amazing how he makes low-energy look so good. Jeb Buh never could.
And its amazing how he makes error-full rambling look good in a way Biden must envy so bad.
And man, did he really give Carney a lashing! It is so so smart of him to call attention to Carney's speech. Way to diminish Carney and Canada - that gang of limp-dicked wimps. USA! USA! USA!; 1/21/26, 4:22 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’You’re polishing the racial turd here.’

So you can’t refute the economic data from Somalia and you’re unwilling to learn, re: the genesis of her citizenship, so you resort to the banal charge of racism? Very on brand.; 1/21/26, 4:43 PM
TeaBagHag said...: Chuckercannuck AA,
It’s not that he makes having dementia look good, he has a well trained cult in a an insulated information bubble. Reasonable people can see that he’s slipping away in rapid fashion.

When Dementia Donnie detiriorates far enough to deficate on stage, MAGAts will form lines with bowls and spoons, thanking him for the chocolate pudding.; 1/21/26, 4:45 PM
buwaya said...: Drug price follies -
My primary drug, for heart failure, is Novartis Entresto, generically Sacubril-Valsartan, 100mg.
In the US this would cost Medicare $700-800 a month. It is an essential drug for this condition in the US as well.
It costs me in Spain @200 Euro monthly, and I am NOT covered by the Spanish medical plan (Sistema Nacional de Salud SNS), because I have never paid into it, we have private medical insurance, mostly net of drugs.
Entresto is a Swiss (Novartis) product.
The portion of medical R&D that costs major money in the US consists mainly of extensive trials and process obtaining FDA approval plus general CYA vs US liability risks.; 1/21/26, 4:47 PM
Ronald J. Ward said...: You’re doing quite poorly here Beast, even by your standards. By definition, racism is a belief of superiority over another race or ethnic group. Trump expressed exactly that, on more than one occasion.; 1/21/26, 4:49 PM
buwaya said...: There are many reasons for excessively high costs of drugs in the US. A big one is that the US FDA will not accept foreign drug trials or foreign nation approvals to permit US sales. Thus it forces redundant trials and approval processes to permit drugs in the US market. Hence US sales of drugs have to amortize costs of largely US-only "R&D".; 1/21/26, 4:55 PM
buwaya said...: Thus US drug prices are mainly the result of excessive US regulatory burdens plus excessive US legal risk.; 1/21/26, 4:58 PM
Immanuel Rant said...: planetgeo said...
Kak, Ronald J Ward, Tea Bag Hag...three more years, babeee!

__________________

Just wait until his third term!; 1/21/26, 4:59 PM
Jaq said...: "Trump expressed exactly that, on more than one occasion."

I am sure then that you will have no trouble supplying the quotes, un-doctored and in context. Or is this another one of your "It's true because everybody I believe says so" claims?; 1/21/26, 5:02 PM
buwaya said...: If you want lower US drug prices, try rein in the FDA and limit medical/drug liability.
This is an essential part of controlling the Federal budget btw, so it is in fact very important.
Imagine the resulting political warfare.; 1/21/26, 5:04 PM
Ronald J. Ward said...: Immanuel Rant said...
planetgeo said...
Kak, Ronald J Ward, Tea Bag Hag...three more years, babeee!

Well, actually we could see a sea change in about 10 months.; 1/21/26, 5:04 PM
buwaya said...: Both the FDA process-bloat and US legal risk are the result of the hypertrophied US legal system. That is just one result of millions of lawyers looking for income. Lawyers, simply by existing, are thus the cause of chronic economic sabotage. Lawyers are your primary internal enemies. They are also, as a class, the main supporters of the Democratic party.; 1/21/26, 5:15 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’You’re doing quite poorly here Beast, even by your standards. By definition, racism is a belief of superiority over another race or ethnic group. Trump expressed exactly that, on more than one occasion.’

Interesting that you are unable or unwilling to address any of my points, yet you claim I’m doing poorly. Facts aren’t racist, as much as you’d like it to be true, and claims of racism are ad hominem; a logical fallacy.; 1/21/26, 5:16 PM
buwaya said...: Racism can be completely rational, if it is nuanced. Melanin alone does not make a man inferior. Tamils are very high performers in many fields, in spite of the fact that most are darker than US blacks. However one can quite easily make ethnic-national distinctions to select, for instance, optimal criteria for immigration. You have enough data to do this.
The recent blanket restrictions on visas by national origin are a crude attempt in this direction, using less-relevant metrics IMHO, but so be it.; 1/21/26, 5:28 PM
Ronald J. Ward said...: Come on now Beast, you’re doing the deflective strawman dance.

There’s nothing you’ve thrown at me that I didn’t address or more correctly, took the bait on.

And true, facts don’t equate to racism in that respect but you just can’t spin your way out of documented statements that are inarguably by definition racists. Instead of addressing that argument head on, that’s exactly what you’re trying to do, quite poorly which to your credit, is your only path.; 1/21/26, 5:33 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’Racism can be completely rational, if it is nuanced. Melanin alone does not make a man inferior.’

True. Japan has an exceptional culture and is an economically successful, high-trust civilization. I’d live there. I wouldn’t live in Somalia.; 1/21/26, 5:34 PM
Mason G said...: "I wouldn’t live in Somalia."

Ron wouldn't either. But he's not racist.; 1/21/26, 5:38 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’Instead of addressing that argument head on, that’s exactly what you’re trying to do, quite poorly which to your credit, is your only path.’

Pure projection, Ronald. I stand by my arguments, and a reasonable person with intellectual integrity can discern their validity. Have a nice evening.; 1/21/26, 5:39 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’Ron wouldn't either. But he's not racist.’

Of course he wouldn’t live there. Thankfully his virtue shields him from criticism and absolves him from any such scurrilous charge. And, apparently, sequential thought, which is clearly racist and a vestige of white supremacy.; 1/21/26, 5:46 PM
buwaya said...: Slagging Somalis in statements MAY be construed as racist, but given the underlying facts, are also completely rational.
BTW Somalia was placed under a visa ban this month, for good reasons.; 1/21/26, 5:46 PM
Ronald J. Ward said...: We’re not arguing whether Somalia is poor Beast, we’re arguing whether poverty makes an American citizen less legitimate.

That’s the argument you keep avoiding.

And I wish you a good evening as well.; 1/21/26, 5:56 PM
buwaya said...: Surprisingly, Egypt is not under the visa ban. It is after all the birthplace of the Muslim Brotherhood and for a very long time was its ideological center.
Given that, Egypt is also a source of talented people that make good immigrants. And it is highly influential in the Middle East.

An Egyptian - Fatma Said - she is of fellah (peasant) heritage but her family is politically influential in Egypt. And she speaks excellent Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNe4qtcmQnQ; 1/21/26, 6:00 PM
buwaya said...: The performance of immigrant groups, by origin, should be a metric to judge them. Somalis vs Filipinos for instance.
And there are hundreds of thousands of American citizens, mostly retirees, residing comfortably in the Philippines in spite of its poverty.; 1/21/26, 6:08 PM
Mason G said...: "The performance of immigrant groups, by origin, should be a metric to judge them."

Especially when you're bringing them in by the villageload and settling them all in one place, because doing so ensures they're going to re-create whatever sort of society their shithole culture produced back home.; 1/21/26, 8:22 PM
buwaya said...: I recommend a tour of Daly City CA.; 1/21/26, 9:27 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’…we’re arguing whether poverty makes an American citizen less legitimate.’

Do what? I’m not avoiding anything, as that’s the first time you’ve made such an assertion, re: poverty. You’ve been focused on race and racism for half a dozen comments.

And why would you claim that we’re arguing an absurdity, re: whether poverty makes an American citizen less legitimate? Of course it can’t and of course it doesn’t. Wow.; 1/22/26, 12:31 AM