SOUP LINES

We are deeply concerned about the economic implications of a second Trump administration implementing policies outlined in Project 2025. The warning signs are already flashing red, and if Trump's economic plans come to fruition, massive government layoffs, extreme tariffs, corporate uncertainty, and crony-driven policies could cause the U.S. to face the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Let’s break down why this is an inevitable disaster in the making.

1. The Immediate Economic Shock of Mass Government Layoffs

Trump’s stated plan, Project 2025, calls for the elimination of tens of thousands of federal workers, replacing them with ideological loyalists. This will trigger:

• Mass layoffs in the federal workforce, causing millions of people to lose income suddenly.
• Ripple affects private industry, especially defense, healthcare, and IT, dependent on federal contracts.
• Reduced consumer spending, leading to job losses in retail and real estate sectors.

2. Trump’s Tariffs Will Trigger a Cost Explosion

Trump’s proposal to impose 10% across-the-board tariffs on all imported goods and up to 60% tariffs on China is nothing short of economic suicide.

• Prices on consumer goods will skyrocket—from food to cars to electronics.
• American manufacturers will suffer because they rely on global supply chains.
• Retaliatory tariffs from China, Europe, and Mexico will crush U.S. exporters, especially agriculture and high-tech industries.
• Higher inflation will force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, crushing any hope for economic stability.

3. Corporate Layoffs Will Follow—Big Business Won’t Stay in the U.S.

With massive tariffs, corporate tax giveaways to billionaires, and global instability, companies will start downsizing or moving operations overseas. This is what happened in 1929:

• Stock market panic as investors see economic contraction ahead.
• Bank failures, leading to restricted lending for businesses and homeowners.
• Higher unemployment, especially for middle-class and blue-collar workers.

4. The Federal Reserve Will Be Helpless

During Trump’s last presidency, the national debt ballooned by $7.8 trillion, mostly from tax cuts for the rich. With Trump poised to cut taxes for billionaires again, there will be zero fiscal room to help when the economy collapses. The Federal Reserve:

• Will be forced to raise rates to combat tariff-driven inflation.
• There will be limited options to print money without worsening economic instability.
• Will watch as the recession turns into a full-blown depression.

5. Safety Nets Will Be Gutted, Leading to a Soup-Line Economy

The worst part? Trump’s Project 2025 explicitly calls for:

• Slashing Social Security and Medicare—harming the elderly and disabled.
• Eliminating unemployment benefits—leaving millions with no support.
• Ending food assistance programs—creating literal soup lines.
• Defunding education—keeping voters uninformed and easily manipulated.

6. The Final Nail: Theocratic Oligarchy Will Enrich the Few, Destroy the Many

At the heart of this collapse is the oligarchy disguised as populism:

• The top 1% will get richer through deregulation, stock buybacks, and government kickbacks.
• The middle and working class will collapse under crushing inflation, layoffs, and benefit cuts.
• Theocrats will weaponize faith to distract the suffering populace, blaming immigrants, minorities, and the "deep state."

We Are Sleepwalking into a Depression

The low-information voter bloc has enabled a con artist who has no grasp of economics, to lead us straight into the worst economic disaster of this century. We warned them. We saw Project 2025 for what it was. But now, the writing is on the wall:

We are heading for a soup-line economy engineered by a plutocratic, theocratic oligarchy, and it may be too late to stop it.

William James Spriggs