SPQR<p>The three worst presidents in US history (Herbert Hoover, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump) were all hailed for their business background and skills. Time to retire the trope that businessmen know anything about running nation states.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collapse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macroeconomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macroeconomics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vandals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vandals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihilism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nihilism</span></a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/04/trump-tariffs-reason-advisers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/04/trump-tariffs-reason-advisers/</span></a></p>