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Beau of The Fifth Column

Let's talk about Trump’s economy and your debt...

Beau of The Fifth Column

Beau of The Fifth Column

Society & Culture

4.8965 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Let's talk about Trump’s economy and your debt...

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there, internet people, it's bell again.

0:05.0

So today, we're going to talk about Trump's economy and your debt.

0:11.0

We haven't done a deep dive into the underlying health of the economy lately,

0:16.0

and one of you had a conversation over Thanksgiving that led to a message.

0:21.7

And it's probably time to check on things so nobody's caught unaware.

0:27.1

Here's the message.

0:29.2

Bell, I have a Thanksgiving dinner question that isn't about debate.

0:34.3

My brother, who describes himself as a non-Maga Republican, was talking about the shape of

0:40.3

the economy. He said it wasn't great. He kept talking about a bifurcated economy and said that

0:48.0

while the stock markets were doing well, the underlying economics aren't good. Of course, that made me think of you. I'm wondering if a

0:58.2

bifurcated economy means a k-shaped economy or any of the other terms you've used and what

1:06.1

everybody's individual debt has to do with it. He lost me at that point. Okay, so depending on usage,

1:15.6

bifurcated economy could mean a case-shaped economy. It means the economy is splitting

1:22.0

where some sections do well while others do poorly. We know this as the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

1:30.3

But in this context, what he meant was probably closer to when we talk about the stock market being untethered from reality.

1:40.3

What he's probably looking at is the stock market performing like we're in a raging economy,

1:47.4

while ignoring various bright red warning signs coming from what he's calling debt.

1:53.8

But he's probably talking about delinquency.

1:58.4

As an example, subprime auto loan delinquency rates are ridiculously high. These are

2:05.7

loans that are more than 60 days past due. By ridiculously high, I mean the highest in more than 30

2:13.5

years. That's a bad sign. Perhaps more telling is U.S. credit card delinquencies of more than 90

2:22.2

days. Reports show that being more than 12% in the third quarter of 2025. We haven't seen

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