What Type Of President Trump We Would Get?

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The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States will take place on Friday, January 20, 2017. Because he is unlike any other President the country has had, there are lots of uncertainties regarding the policies that would be implemented by him. His administration may turn out to be one the most of the unpredictable.

There is plenty of uncertainty about what type of  President he would be in terms of economic policies. The following chart from ING shows the four possible positions he could take:

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Source:  Have markets become too excited about Trump? ING

A “Home Trump” would be the ideal choice for equity investors  and the general population alike.

The US Welfare State In One Giant Chart

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The US spends billions of dollars each year in welfare programs to poor people. Though it is the richest country in the world millions of Americans depend on the state for survival. According to the House Ways & Means Committee can astonishing $1 Trillion was spent on 80+ programs through various agencies and departments. The bureaucracy that has been built to spend this money is huge and inefficient as shown in the chart below:

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Source: House Ways & Means Committee

Hat Tip: In One Image, Everything You Need to Know about the Washington-Created Welfare State, International Liberty

Which Stock Market Has Crashed By 99.82% ?

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One of the worst stock markets in recent history is equity market of the Mediterranean island country of Cyprus. The Dow Jones Total Stock Market Cyprus Index peaked at 1605.9 in November, 2007. It closed the year 2016 at just 2.95. That is an astonishing plunge of 99.82%.

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Source: Google Finance

Though Cyprus is not a major equity market in the world by any means, it just shows the severity of crashes that can occur. Basically anyone that invested at the peak in 2007 lost almost all of their money. Or to put it another way, someone that invested 10,000 Euros at its peak would now have 18.0 Euros in their account.

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