The Elections
The Elections
Meet Your Host, Alan Weiss
Alan Weiss is one of those rare people who can say he is a consultant, speaker, and author and mean it.
His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients such as Merck, Hewlett-Packard, GE, Mercedes-Benz, State Street Corporation, Times Mirror Group, The Federal Reserve, The New York Times Corporation, Toyota, and over 500 other leading organizations. He has served on several boards of directors in various capacities.
His prolific publishing includes over 500 articles and 60 books, including his best-seller, Million Dollar Consulting (from McGraw-Hill) now in its 30th year and sixth edition. His newest is Your Legacy is Now: Life is not about a search for meaning but the creation of meaning (Routledge, 2021). His books have been on the curricula at Villanova, Temple University, and the Wharton School of Business, and have been translated into 15 languages.
Get to know AlanShow Notes
As expected the Democrats have swept both Houses of Congress. President Trump, of course, retains veto power, which can be overridden by Congress, but not easily.
Predictions about major issues that will follow in the next two years:
Impeachment: This will be attempted perhaps several times. (Impeachment is not guilt, it is a charge that one is found guilty or innocent of, but guilt requires a two-thirds vote in favor, highly unlikely.)
Investigations: There will be mass investigations into Trump family financial dealings and abuses of power.
Immigration: Although the borders are secure, ICE may well be reorganized or even disbanded, given the fear and danger in the streets.
Federal spending and tax policy, especially reducing the debt but also redistributing income to mend “the safety nets.” Debt may well be transferred from the Federal government to individuals through confiscatory taxes.
Iran and the military will be addressed, with the President’s ability to wage war curtailed without Congressional approval.
If there were to be a vacancy on the Supreme Court, any Trump nomination will be stalled until after the 2028 elections and the opportunity to choose perhaps a Democratic favorite.
Finally, there will be jockeying for the 2028 elections by both parties, with no dearth of people believing they have a chance to be President.
The question remaining is: Who will improve our poor educational system, and modernize the decaying infrastructure, and remove both the mentally ill and guns from the streets, and provide quality health care that is available and affordable?
How much effort will go toward internecine strife and solidifying those in power with no term limits, instead of improving the lives of constituents?
Alan Weiss’s The Uncomfortable Truth® is a weekly broadcast from “The Rock Star of Consulting,” Alan Weiss, who holds forth with his best (and often most contrarian) ideas about society, culture, business, and personal growth. His 60+ books in 12 languages, and his travels to, and work in, 50 countries contribute to a fascinating and often belief-challenging 20 minutes that might just change your next 20 years.
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Alan Weiss’s The Uncomfortable Truth® is a weekly broadcast from ‘The Rock Star of Consulting,’ Alan Weiss,who holds forth with his best (and often most contrarian) ideas about society, culture, business, and personal growth. His 60+ books in 12 languages, and his travels to, and work in, 50 countries contribute to a fascinating and often belief-challenging 20 minutes that might just change your next 20 years.
