“You’re a money guy, right?”
“That’s right, pleb.”
“Hey, that’s uncalled for.”
“Can you explain to me what a dividend is?”
“Well… not exactly.”
“Then I stand by my comment, pleb.”
“Whatever. What I can’t figure is, you money guys, don’t you think Fed independence is a good thing?”
“Absolutely. We can’t have politicians messing with our money.”
“And you think it is important that we produce consistent and accurate economic data about jobs, unemployment, and GDP?”
“Of course. America is the gold standard for economic data. USA! USA!”
“So, Trump fired the nonpartisan head of the BLS, he’s constantly insulted the head of the Fed, and he fired a Federal Reserve governor on specious grounds and with no legal authority to do so. Yet the markets, one of the few barometers that seems to influence Trump, these markets have barely reacted to such obvious threats to our long-term economic stability. You know these dangerous actions will undermine trust in our nation’s data and the Fed and will ultimately damage our economy and our position as a stable economic leader in the world. So why are you not reacting appropriately to Trump’s actions, so that we can reverse some of his bad decisions or at least minimize future damage?”
“… Me want money now.”
