It's all a smokescreen. Like saying, let's get rid of income tax and go to sales tax. Or the social security cap.
Just another way for the wealthy not to pay their fair share, as the *proportional cost* of their tax burden decreases under these regressive tax models.
Tarrifs much more significantly effect areas recovering from natural disasters, because those communities have to rebuild at these new higher prices and under the constant supply chain intermittent disruptions caused by the tarrif-two-step Trump's dancing.
Also...tariffs are very likely (almost guaranteed) a diminishing tax resource. Regardless or even if we do shift manufacturing back to the US, that means...less imports. Making imports more expensive is done for the purpose of LESS importing. Tax receipts go down. This is so dumb!
This is not new. The britts built homes for their miners. They blocked merchants that they did not own. To strike was to loose your house and income and access to food. We sre getting back there fast!
Have you considered that Trump’s goal is to actually destroy the US economy, because that’s what Putin has ordered him to do? Same with the military and key government agencies. Please consider a follow!
sHitler45.f is acting like a DOMESTIC TERRORIST. Acting like he is committing an INSURRECTION from within the walls of OUR White House! 1/6/2021 was an INSURRECTION ... just a prelude to 1/20/2025.
Since 1/20/2025 each action has been a DOMESTIC ATTACK on each American! ARREST sHitler45.f!
It makes more sense when you realize that it's all to intentionally wreck the economy in order for a certain few to pillage and gain more power. It's time to start calling it what it is. The biggest heist in history.
Yes, tariffs will eventually lead to That Scandal!! ..a scandal put at the feet of regular #Americans, at feet of regular Joe- Schmoes! &causing America to lose value around World🌍🌎🌏.. -this repostie from those who really, really like the WORLD!!!!!! #World #tariffs #tariffsSUCK!! #ImpeachTrumpNow
What's frustrating is how long it's taking the red meat MAGAs to realize how screwed they are. When they wake up and speak up at town halls, we know they've "shifted". Until more of them wake up, we're all screwed. It's nearly funny how our fates are in their hands.
I'm going to ask one question. If hey is handing out gold cards to rich folk and had told regular folks that they won't have to vote again... what is preventing him from dividing the US into little "corporate" baronies?
I couldn't agree more. Trump has given so much gift to the Dems yet they are too dumb and too scared to use it against him. What I am seeing in the US is shocking and scary to say the least.
look at Chuck Schumer. What he's become over night - a Trump supporter. Cowardice. Lack of leadership. Most of them are bought by Billionaires. There is no distinction in their positions nor what they stand for. They are billionaire lapdogs who do as they're told.
WHY aren't Americans screaming from the rafters? WHY? Why are you accepting that your leader is threatening your friend and neighbour, and the whole world? We don't hear any screaming from opinion leaders.
Question for trump or his followers:
If countries pay the tariffs that trump imposes them and not the consumer of the product, which US agency pays the tariffs that other countries impose on us?
Poor Americans want to be poor and want the rich to pay a lot less tax. That's why most poor Americans voted trump. I bet most think he is doing a great job.
They voted for trump because they have more hate in their hearts than anything else. The rich has always relied on the basic human instinct of fear which leads to hate. People aren't even strong enough to admit what they've done and why...instead you hear the price of eggs BS!
Real question - How does Congress annotate the income from tariffs in the budge CRs? Not the extra money paid by the buyers in the US but the tariffs paid by the importers?
This has been the GOP policy for at least 40 years, which is why they use wedge politics (abortion & immigration) to distract people from voting in their economic interest.
I think the people know this , at least anyone that knows some civics, but… our elected leaders aren’t preaching to the masses. But after fridays debt mess. I’m not hopeful
The "numbers" don't add up anyway. The tax cut to the rich could never be paid for by the net amount of potential tariff money. Final result: the debt goes up. By a lot. Foreign countries are making the choice to NOT buy US products. In Trump's zero sum game, America is already losing.
Trump's tariffs are his way of putting additional tax on ordinary consumers to try and make up for lost revenue from tax cuts for the ultra wealthy. Tariffs unlike tax cuts, do "trickle down" to the less affluent as additional costs from tariffs are passed on to consumers.
history repeat itself. Japan's victory in the Russo-Japan War also had a major impact on the world. This time, national independence movement topic. Russia's aggression of Ukraine, trigger. The words of Sun Yat-sen(leaders of the Chinese national revolutionary movement).
Tariffs are not a tax.
They are a cost increase.
In order for manufacturers to maintain their profit margin they would have to increase their prices to distributors.
Distributors would then increase their price to retailers.
Retailers would then increase their price to consumers.
The Republican motto is hell to the negative impacts of wealthy tax cuts, favors elite political influence, short-term benefits over long-term stability, & trickle-down economic ideology. Despite evidence supporting that middle-class and lower-income citizens could boost overall economic activity.
Now I'm not sure which person will be the first to see CONSEQUENCES when the French-style Revolution comes along ...
I thought it would be musk. but trump is sure making a strong bid for first place in the line!
Like the biggest redistribution of money from the poor to the rich during his first term, with both PPP loans that were quietly completely forgiven, and his 2017 redistribution to the wealthy.
America is becoming truly evil, that’s what you need to understand. America is Pure Evil if you don’t stop this. The Stars and Stripes looks like the confederate flag to me at this point.
this is what’s wrong with the democratic approach, it’s all about “it will hurt you at some point” Americans need to understand that they are willfully destroying the lives of people in other nations. You will have no friends if you don’t act. It’s NOT ALL ABOUT AMERICA. America is now the bad guy.
Excellent. We need to keep our focus on the core issue and main message to stop the information dump and trauma caused by this admin. TAX THE RICH AND STOP INEQUALITY! This should be repeated and repeated until everyone understands and no one can evade it. This is core!
SO TRUE Robert.
NOW, what r We The People suppose 2 do?? Sounds as if we r reverberating our anger at a computer screen, like u have just done.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT ANYONY OF THIS 🐎💩??
The only thing any idiot will back off is when we slam them w/lawsuits.
When do we start hurting them???
This @vanityfair article on Thiel/Yarvin from 2022 is long but seems to mirror a lot of what is happening right now. if you don’t want to read it have Safari or Google read the article for you. This is their end game. Eat the rich!
So when he says tariffs are great and WE'LL be so rich we won't know how to spend the money..... he's NOT including people like me; retired on a fixed income????? Does that mean my losses and possible homelessness is necessary for HIS gain??? Who voted for that??? I voted for the to do list.💙💙💙💙💙
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Just another way for the wealthy not to pay their fair share, as the *proportional cost* of their tax burden decreases under these regressive tax models.
Except America: America is no longer free.
https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/
Most if not all of these businesses had the means to pay back these loans. This was a free for all for them.
Btw, I've found @democrats.org to be equally uncommunicative. In their case it often intentional deceit.
https://budget.house.gov/press-release/the-consequences-of-debt
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Trump: Tariffs will push USA to buy USA -foreign goods will be too expensive.
So if no one is buying tariff-ed goods how do tariffs fund the government.
My candle glow is average, and if I can see it - it means its a blatant lie
Since 1/20/2025 each action has been a DOMESTIC ATTACK on each American! ARREST sHitler45.f!
#5Calls
BUZZZZZ
https://www.newsweek.com/freedom-cities-billionaire-ceo-reshape-america-2043603
If countries pay the tariffs that trump imposes them and not the consumer of the product, which US agency pays the tariffs that other countries impose on us?
Is the first paragraph not raising RED FLAGS ?
Waterways of the WORLD!
I see water EVERYWHERE
Ukraine
Greenland
Canada
Panama
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
More natural resources to
They are a cost increase.
In order for manufacturers to maintain their profit margin they would have to increase their prices to distributors.
Distributors would then increase their price to retailers.
Retailers would then increase their price to consumers.
The ONLY money govt can collect IS a tax.
Give the tax cuts to the middle class & poor & they spend it on necessities keeping it circulating in the economy bolstering the GDP
Trickle down is a lie
Yes, often fatal.
https://youtu.be/Ls_yYRMlckA
I thought it would be musk. but trump is sure making a strong bid for first place in the line!
#ResistResistResist
#TreasonIsTheEnd
#BeyondImpeachment
#NoDiscussion
NOW, what r We The People suppose 2 do?? Sounds as if we r reverberating our anger at a computer screen, like u have just done.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT ANYONY OF THIS 🐎💩??
The only thing any idiot will back off is when we slam them w/lawsuits.
When do we start hurting them???
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets