Postcards: My 2024 Forecast (Ten Predictions)

We welcome a possible addition to the Florida Republic's limited government, and I explain why I just can't get behind a Bitcoin ETF. Plus, 10 predictions for the year ahead in the markets and economy

Dear Fellow Expat:

This morning, I drove to the car wash and the grocery store. As I pulled into traffic, I saw who the Florida Republic’s Secretary of Transportation should be.

She was in her mid-70s and barefoot. She had a grey flat top and sat in a motorized scooter in the middle of the intersection.

As I pulled around her, I noticed three things.

She was white-knuckling the handles.

She had a Marlboro Red cigarette pursed between her lips, full bore.

And in her basket in the card was a loaf of Wonder bread and a 24-pack of Natural Light.

This woman’s not here for a long time, but she’s posting for a good time on this 81-degree day.