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   On 11 Nov 2025, Joseph Pereira said the following...   
       
    JP>    
    JP> In the US, Trump wants to stimulate factory construction by allowing   
    JP> factories and equipment to be depreciated in a single year.   
    JP>    
    JP> What does that mean?   
    JP>    
    JP> It means you can immediately deduct the millions you invest in a new   
    JP> factory from your profit in a single year.   
    JP>    
    JP> So, if you already have a successful business, thanks to this provision,   
    JP> which was included in Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, you can invest and, as   
    JP> long as you make a profit, recoup most of the costs immediately.   
    JP> Normally, you have to depreciate over 30 to 40 years.   
    JP>    
    JP> Will this also mean that people will invest en masse?   
      
   Joseph's post overlooks the impact of Trump's full-expensing policy.    
   When that rule took effect, U.S. manufacturers and small shops alike saw an   
   immediate surge in investment new machines, plant upgrades, and more hiring.   
   After 2020, that energy fizzled.    
      
   Biden's term saw inflation soar, interest rates spike, and bonus depreciation   
   start phasing out. Factory construction numbers flattened once adjusted for   
   inflation. In real terms, private-sector investment growth fell behind the   
   prior administration's pace. Trump's policy produced tangible capital   
   formation; the later years produced stagnation. If we're measuring stimulus by   
   output, job creation, and investment enthusiasm, the comparison isn't close.   
      
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