TJ Walker argues that renaming geographic features like the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is political theater that doesn't affect mortgage rates, car payments, or grocery bills. He says many Americans use political outrage as a substitute for actual financial planning.
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When he renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, remember that? People argued about it for a month. There were headlines, lawsuits, maps, school debates. Lake America barely created a ripple, and it is a lake. I understand the emotional appeal for some Trump supporters. I love it when he does things like this. It makes liberals angry. It annoys Foreigners and Canada. It upsets the liberal media. Fine, but angering strangers is not an economic policy. You cannot live inside an owned liberal. You cannot drive a triggered Canadian to work. And when a hamburger costs too much, the cashier will not accept 3 Gulf of America memes and a photograph of a crying MSNBC host. For a lot of Americans, owning the Libs is now the only homeownership program they can afford. That is the trick. Keep you staring at the renamed lake so you don't look at the mortgage rate, the car payment, the grocery bill, or your retirement plan, which is develop a close personal relationship with a wealthy nephew. Ultimize.