I don’t know much about macroeconomics, but this was called an exchange. Supposedly we bought $20 billion dollars worth of pesos with dollars, which made the pesos worth more than we paid for them. Bessent said it didn’t cost us anything and won’t. They have a special fund for doing these exchanges, so I guess it’s not that unusual.
When I first heard about this, a week or more ago, it was said that it would be towards industries critical to our national defense and security. Could be anything from mining, to pharmaceuticals, to tech.
What about the people who had their land and liberty taken by these ‘indigenous’ guys? Columbus accomplished quite a feat, crossing the Atlantic Ocean like he did. Those indigenous were mostly just born here. Do we need to celebrate that - well, Happy Birthday.
“Oregon will spend more in its current budget period on free health care for immigrants regardless of legal status than on state police by $500 million or more, according to state officials and budget documents.”
https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2025/10/13/oregon-now-spends-more-on-program-offering-free-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants-than-state-police/