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- (90%) US accelerated inflation

- (75%) US marked increase in military-industrial complex spending, perhaps $800B/y

- (70%) US hollows-out functional regulators necessary for safety, growth, and industry

- (65%) US recession spring-summer 2025

- (50%) US major cyberattack crippling infrastructure

- (45%) US austerity cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security

Most of this is the president elect's manifesto.

I don’t see cuts to Medicare or SS. Medicaid will be gutted though.

Also skeptical of a 2025 recession. Likelihood increases by a lot in 2026 though.

What happens in response to a crippling cyber attack? Who does the government pay to fix it? Palantir?

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