Is Trump doing it 1. To allow the rich to buy up cheap shares on the stock market, 2. A bully will always be a bully, and 3. He’s childish so only knows those behaviours?
Trump is artificially manifesting discomfort that he controls, and then he will use that discomfort as a position of authority and leverage. If he gets promises from those affected by the discomfort, they will do his bidding, then he will resend the tariffs for those who obey. Classic bully tactics.
Yes. It's about authoritarian control (see Chris Murphy), and bypassing Congress to replace moderately progressive income taxes with highly regressive sales taxes.
What I just can’t move away from Reid, is the fact that even though those around him, who must know the incredible economic damage these tariffs will do, cannot or will not say “absolutely not” + have him reconsider. Do you think they are + he’s crossing his arms like a 2 year old child, refusing?
It looks like a long term fixation of his; https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g2xpev2l3o
Scott Bessent is betting on a "Bretton Woods realignment" with a cheaper dollar, appears to be a bit of a one-track mind but far too lucid to not have tried to avert this fiasco. I wonder when he gives up on Trump 2...
Global Leaders should stick together and do no concessions at all! Its much cheaper to have a single Negotiator for the whole group of countries! Unity amplifies strength, so never underestimate your collective power! https://bsky.app/profile/x3em.bsky.social/post/3llwiyydiqc2y
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Scott Bessent is betting on a "Bretton Woods realignment" with a cheaper dollar, appears to be a bit of a one-track mind but far too lucid to not have tried to avert this fiasco. I wonder when he gives up on Trump 2...
https://bsky.app/profile/x3em.bsky.social/post/3llwiyydiqc2y
Cashed out of everything else yesterday morning.
Broker called me stupid, then called me at noon EST today to apologize
Who's laughing all the way to the bank now?