AnotherThought

Regardless of public opinion, objectively, Trump will inherit a strong economy. Inflation is back down, wages are up, and job growth is good. Stock prices are strong. Rates are creeping back down. But, inflation did take a big bite. And those higher prices are unlikely to drop — and if they did the economic results would be catastrophic (See Japan’s lost decade). Inflation was the price for a soft landing and strong rebound from COVID. That wasn’t a guarantee— and a fair bit of the economic response occurred during both the Trump and Biden administrations. Compare the economic recovery coming out of both the housing recession and COVID. We were staring into the abyss on the housing recession— action by Bush literally saved us from another depression. OTOH, more robust might have dampened that recession and allowed a quicker recovery. Also some policies of his administration helped set the table for the crisis. That is a balance — depth of the recession vs setting the stage for inflation. But, tariffs. These can be a reasonable tool for certain markets and for certain governmental actions. That isn’t the approach Trump is advocating. Broad tariffs will most likely result in retaliatory responses. The result will be inflation. Likely coupled with slowing or negative economic growth. Ideally, someone blinks first.

Thanks for the update. That was the club that I heard was going to go first but all I heard was very soon.

FunOnTheSide: Not that kind of place. During the day/transition, stage tipping is not the norm. But having dancers begin to ask you for a dance within one minute of entering would be the norm.

To answer techman: No, I had virtually no interactions with the dancers. Given prior visits, I would expect $40 for regular (Occasionally you get the odd $30 or $50 being the ask).

One of the issues is that the adjudicators aren’t very familiar with local clubs. Most of the people reading the reviews are. So, let me help. In Washington, there is no club that serves alcohol. This goes way back to issues from the 1970s (see Mel Journey, George Janovich, Carbone, etc). Drinks are all sodas or water or the odd energy drink. Drinks are essentially an extension of the cover charge. No club has valet parking where you hand over your keys. The most often mentioned clubs all have parking lots. Sugars does not. My guess is that the true downtown clubs have nearby lots.