Actually, we are currently devaluing the USD to attract foreign investment into the US. If you actually look at the 2025 FSOC report (Financial Stability Oversight Council) Report, This is the first time in almost 60 years that the American worker and its needs are being put before that of the Gigantic Corporations. Nothing Trump is doing will pay off during his Presidency. Other Presidents will take credit for his achievements. Everyone is saying prices are not coming down fast enough. Do you remember all the fires at food processing plants? How we closed a lot of them during the pandemic and never reopened them? The numbers of flocks and herds that were culled during that time period? Those farms went out of business. You can not just rebuild them. Plants can take upwards of five years to build once you break ground. Herds needing rebuilt can take a generation. So in short, Wages have climbed, but they are about to come down some and prices are going to go back up. For long term stability to rebuild the US. I mean just look at silver and copper prices going through the roof. But the stock market crash that is coming mid April followed by the housing real estate market epic collapse right after will bring all this to a halt. I know you will blame Trump for it, I mean face it...That is the lefts M.O. no matter the topic. But this was set in motion around 2008, and is nothing more than the final collapse of the tech bubble. If you get a big cardboard box between now and then save it!

I appreciate your articulate, and thoughtful response. Your contributions are always welcome here!

One of these guys'll straighten it out

Minimum wage is a scam and never meant to be a living wage or supporting a family wage. It is retarded.

That only works if you get rid of all the illegals!

No, we have half our country buying, new designer clothes every season, while drinking $9 Starbucks drinks while posting pics on their brand new I Phone while having grubhub deliveries on a Payment Plan! The average old person is still working because they are financially illiterate!

From personal conversations they are working to pay for health insurance. Do you stumble across your country blindL

Healthcare is apart of it but there are programs for those people. No one looks into it. I had throat cancer 22 years ago and had to take off from the refinery. Even though I made good money and had insurance I went to their financial office and they absolved my debt. People just do not put in the effort. It sucks when you are sick. But it is still your responsibility and when you are sick that is the easiest one to not think about. How ever it is the most important. Even more important that getting healthy! Because what kind of life will you have if you survive and do not take care of your financial responsibility!

From my understanding the kind of life that you would have after quadruple by-pass surgery, and have to move into your kids rec-room. (If your kids can afford a house.)

No, I just filled out some paperwork and it was done in 5 days. I mean that was in the early 2000s Obama care screwed up the insurance industry and gave them the keys to the kingdom. That is why we are here! Remember getting fined thousands of dollars a year by the government if you couldn't afford insurance? The democrats really screwed over everyone on that one. But it was really that idled dote McCain that was the deciding vote! Screwed over the entire country because he didn't like the President over calling him names! A real patriot right there! Putting his country second to his petty little feelings!

Donald Trump isn’t qualified to tie John Mcain’s boot laces. He showed the backbone sadly lacking in the Republican Party, and to have him insulted by your craven, draft dodging, insolent narcissist, as your president. What from his pathetic followers is worthy of any reasonable person’s consideration. I suppose you believe the election was stolen?

First term mistake
he was unstoppable in 2019
That's why we needed the Scamdemic

Is that why you have senior citizens working entry level jobs well into their seventies?

No that is because noone showed them how to manage their money, like saving and investing as well as the dangers of getting in debt. That is why we have senior citizens doing entry level jobs. It has nothing to do with minimum wage.