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The Fire Hose of Chaos: Corruption

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The Fire Hose of Chaos: Corruption

 

by Peter Zeihan on April 28, 2025

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The Trump administration has introduced a level of chaos that can only result in one thing: corruption. I’m not talking about starting a cryptocurrency or manipulating the stock market, this is deeper.

Trump’s arbitrary tariff policies are destabilizing the US economy and eroding the rule of law. The ever-changing nature of these policies makes it impossible for importers to plan for or comply with. And in a broken system, corruption is bound to seep in. And since the US relies on self-reporting tariff obligations and has very few guide rails in place, businesses will likely turn to bribery to keep their goods flowing smoothly.

This is reminiscent of 1990s Russia, or even what happened in Argentina, which aren’t the best examples to be compared to…

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