By Douglas V. Gibbs
Jobs numbers are up – not for foreign illegal aliens, the net job gains this year have gone to Americans.
The United States, thanks to President Trump’s economic strategy regarding tariffs, has posted a budget surplus in June – higher than anticipated by the experts, but pretty much exactly what President Trump knew would happen. The surplus reported is $27 billion, after the experts claimed the result would be a $50 billion deficit. Historically, a June surplus is highly unusual. U.S. Customs Duties have topped $100 billion for the first time in history.
The One Big Beautiful Bill got rid of the taxation of certain firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934, and while the Democrats screamed the loss of that tax ($200 for purchasing silencers, short-barreled rifles and shotguns and any other weapon the NFA says is scary) will hurt federal revenue (that’s like saying that losing a couple of grains from the packet to make your Jello will ruin the final product), the reality is the elimination of the NFA tax is a major blow against gun control, and it may result in the total dismantling of the NFA in the long run.
Gas prices have dropped for the tenth week in a row, and egg prices have dropped significantly…in my own store at one point eggs were $9 per dozen, and now hover around $3 per dozen. Florida is also proving that free market and conservative economic policies work best by being the State with the strongest economy for the third straight year.
Nationally, inflation first hit zero in March, with the overall number dropping to 2.1percent. In fact, inflation is at a four-year low.
The mainstream media, of course, is still trying to convince you not to believe your own eyes.
If the economy keeps heading in the right direction, I think during the mid-terms we are going to see a historical switcheroo – usually the party out of power wins in mid-terms, but I have a feeling the election might head into the direction of the GOP…that is if Elon Musk’s new political party doesn’t screw it up.
— Political Pistachio Constitutional News and Commentary
