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program built on speed so much so the dirt had no where to go but to be blown away into a desert far away. “I know this firsthand as I come from the ‘Peoples Re-
public of California.” I define my- self as an independent centrist who is a serial entrepreneurial capitalist that does believe we have to help those who can’t help themselves but not those that choose not to help themselves. However, the will of the Ameri- can people swung in the direction from Communism towards Nation-
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alism based on strength in the growth of entrepreneurial capitalism, which we were led towards putting America first and building our country to help us first, then look to help were we could elsewhere. “This is extremely important to understand as we have some of the biggest opportunities in 2026 to develop as a country and as an industry. Our entrepreneurial abilities will take advantage of less taxes and less regulation, re- sulting in more success in enjoying than freedom. Just think, the middle class of our country will receive an extra $2,000 a year just by the tax relief we will see. That, in turn is typically consumed partially at retail which requires a box to get to market. “The next segment of this ‘America First’ agenda will be the realization of deregulation. We will soon be unshack- led to drive American businesses towards success without the need of costly oversight and worthless blockades of business. This stifled last year as we attempted to level the playing field so we could compete with the rest of the world. This was done with the use of tariffs, which creat- ed uncertainty in business, in America and the world for that matter. Like them or not, they will be enacted. What is interesting to me is that they have not driven average inflation up so much as we have been misled to believe. “This next year we will see our GDP rise over 3.5 per- cent. Tax reductions and deregulations will drive the num- ber higher. Foreign investments in the U.S. are predicted to be well over 10 trillion dollars. AI, Agentic AI and Pow- er BI are all going to help us do things better, faster, and cheaper. This will be the footing of driving our efficiencies up. Everyone is concerned about the aging out of workers and the reduction of illegals floating across our borders. The innovations in AI will definitely help reduce the need for so many entry level jobs. Why is no one talking about that? By the way, if you are not all in with AI and the likes you will be toast in the near future. “We are awash in paper and our industry, at a great cost, is rationalizing that imbalance by shutting down mills and closing converting operations that are inefficient. This discipline of the Integrated sector of our industry is amaz- ing. I firmly believe that we need to get paid for these cost-
Quality Leads = New Customers
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Len Prazych at 518-366-9017 lprazych@nvpublications.com
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