Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Trump, the Fed, and fixing the economy for the average person.

The signs of how bad Trump's economic policies have been for the economy are almost endless.

From Trump sending the stock market into correction, to the dramatic

ups and downs in the markets as Trump's unpredictable tariff schemes get implemented and withdrawn,

to the bond market freakouts, to the negative GDP for last quarter, to layoffs and freezes,

to sector downturns, to disagreement on Capitol Hill

within his own party over whether to actually enact his policies via legislation.

The evidence that Trump's economic policies are not working and are in fact hurting is ample.

But if you're one of those people trying to talk

to people about it, you've probably run into trouble trying to break down how these things

impact the average person. Most people understand how interest rates impact them. From cars to

homes to their employment, interest rates matter.

Even those who don't grasp that have heard Trump rant about how interest rates are too high.

The Federal Reserve sets the rates that impact all other rates. So the question is, why hasn't

the Fed lowered interest rates? If you follow the economy,

you already know. But for those who don't, this quote might help. Quote, if on the back end of this

thing, either we don't put the tariffs in, or they reach some deals that allow us to avoid doing that.

We could go back to what we were prior to April 2nd.

If you have stable full employment and inflation going to target, rates can come down.

Rates go down when the tariffs go away. Pretty simple. So who's the quote from?

Austin Gouldsby, the current president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of

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