And that would be me. Peter Doocey asked Caroline Leavitt that exact question - what about the retirees retirement accounts and lowering cd rates - she tried to brush it off and switched to “this is for future generations”. Of course, had she said “this is going to hammer the retirees but help the future generations” - it would not have gone over quite as well.
The declining market is not a “purchasing opportunity” for me as so many say. Many retirees - me included - do not have a pile of cash just laying around awaiting the right investment opportunity. If I did have any “extra” money - I would horde it to be used in these unknown times, in the event prices start escalating on products we actually need - like food
In addition, I believe Trump uses a very poor choice of words when he describes tariff generated money with “trillions of dollars coming into the country”. That money is not coming into the country - it is already here - to be paid by US companies and US consumers. Maybe he meant to say “coming into the government” and not “the country.” I guess he didnt want to suffer the outfall if he told the truth.