Jim Rogers : #Trump said so many things and many of the things are contradictory

Erik Townsend welcomes Jim Rogers back to MacroVoices. Erik and Jim discuss:

Jim Rogers interview begins at --- 12:32

-- What’s in store for the U.S. Equity Markets?
-- Outlook on the U.S. Dollar
-- Is the 35-year bond bull market over?
-- Where are junk bonds going?
-- History of government failures
-- His views on the global populist movements
-- Is there war on the horizon?
-- Are the Russian’s being scapegoated?
-- Update on his views on gold
-- His views on movement to cashless society
-- Are we moving away from a free society?

Jim: Well yes and no. Mr. Trump said he's going to do some wonderful things. He's going to cut taxes which is always great for any society, any country. He said he's going to rebuild the infrastructure which America desperately needs and is good for America. He says he's going to bring home the three trillion dollars, U.S. dollars which American companies have overseas. All of these things are wonderful, wonderful things and if he can do it Eric, wow things are going to be great. But Mr. Trump has also said he's going to have trade war with China, Mexico, Japan, Korea a few other people that he has named. He swore that on his first day in office he would impose 45% tariffs against China. He's been there three weeks, two or three weeks and he hasn't done it yet but he still got it in his head I'm sure or maybe he's just another politician
like all the rest of them. He says one thing and he doesn't mean it at all but he does have at least three people in high levels in his group who are very, very keen to have trade wars with China and other people. If he does that Eric, it's all over. I mean history is very clear that trade wars always lead to problems, often to disaster, sometimes even to real war, a shooting war. So I don't know, I'm not sure Mr. Trump knows. He said so many things and many of the things are contradictory. Now if he's not going to have trade wars with various people then chances are for a while happy days are here.

Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.