tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205333.post2485140365178983092..comments2023-10-16T11:28:03.544+00:00Comments on Anomaly UK: More PredictionAnomaly UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04780148789321563441noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205333.post-26438400783639088722016-08-13T13:26:42.494+00:002016-08-13T13:26:42.494+00:00Oh, and Trump's own sharp practices are part o...Oh, and Trump's own sharp practices are part of his appeal: http://blog.jim.com/economics/trump-explains-crony-capitalism-to-the-masses/Anomaly UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780148789321563441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205333.post-77935426921056138312016-08-12T10:14:50.767+00:002016-08-12T10:14:50.767+00:00I'm sure his candidacy is not based on any kin...I'm sure his candidacy is not based on any kind of deep political principle--his revealed political beliefs are as middle-of-the-road as you can get, and not generally distinguishable from those of, say, Bill Clinton. The reasons for him standing are some combination of personal ambition and frustration with incompetence.<br /><br />But immigration has gone a bit weird the last 20 years--Trump's 90s-middle-of-the-road Bill Clinton position on immigration is now shocking, and is what has a large chunk of the population up in arms on one side or the other. I expect him to make some effort in that direction, though not necessarily to achieve anything. That said, it is possible that you are correct, that he only wants to enjoy being president and cash in.<br /><br />Mind wandering and this should probably be a new post, but the point of the support for Trump is that people are beginning to see the soap opera of party politics as the meaningless distraction it is. What matters about Trump is not what he thinks of policing, or trade, or even immigration, but that he is against the media and the media is against him. <br /><br />As to the effect on his own business, it is more a media business than a construction or property business these days, and will have far less need for cheap construction labourers or hotel maids than has historically been the case.Anomaly UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780148789321563441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205333.post-25007238431663329732016-08-10T06:43:55.998+00:002016-08-10T06:43:55.998+00:00A person who had business connections with Trump r...A person who had business connections with Trump recently expatiated on his business methods: he broke every term of the contract. So sue me. By contrast, a politician is not contractually bound to keep his promises, so we would be foolish to expect that he might do so.<br /><br />What says it all about Trump is his application for 78 (H-2B) visas for foreign workers. It is certainly beyond the realm of possibility that any politician with business connections, who purports to represent business, would be so contemptuous of market forces as to curtail immigration, an unfailing source of cheaper labour. It would render American business uncompetitive: it just wouldn’t happen.<br /><br />So what Trump is doing is making a lot of anti-migrant and anti-Mexican noises in order to get the votes of a lot of redneck bubbas. Should he be elected (at the moment it doesn’t seem likely that he will be) he will certainly not be moving against those who crossed the Rio Grande.<br />A Nonny Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824713232073772433noreply@blogger.com