This was ALWAYS part of the plan, and it was how they did it last time: Put tariffs in place, then allow businesses to crawl on their knees before Trump and beg for waivers, with contributions to Republicans the initial price of admission: news.lehigh.edu/politically-... - ThreadSky

paulwaldman.bsky.social • 4 days ago

This was ALWAYS part of the plan, and it was how they did it last time: Put tariffs in place, then allow businesses to crawl on their knees before Trump and beg for waivers, with contributions to Republicans the initial price of admission: https://news.lehigh.edu/politically-connected-corporations-received-more-exemptions-from-us-tariffs-on-chinese-imports

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bozbuckeye.bsky.social•4 days ago

For sure.

jpjk.bsky.social•4 days ago

Suddenly fentanyl isn't an issue when you send money to Republicans.

sniffit.bsky.social•4 days ago

DUH. Anyone who thought it was just about manufacturing leverage against foreign nations and corporations was fooling themselves. The king demands tribute from his subjects if they are to be rewarded. Domestic extortion was ALWAYS the other side of the protection racket coin.

markm52.bsky.social•4 days ago

And he will again bail out farmers to keep them in line.

cyriljthomas.bsky.social•4 days ago

It’s long past time people stopped calling them campaign contributions. They’re bribes. Always have been

befriended.bsky.social•3 days ago

Looking for the backfiring

rsmith670.bsky.social•4 days ago

In trumpworld one must pay to play.

reliablenarrator.bsky.social•4 days ago

Remember when the Repubs cried about crony capitalism and government creating winners and losers? Good times.

anthony60202.bsky.social•4 days ago

Interesting that this bizarre idea that Trump can control tarrifs by fiat has never been challenged in court.

jklakmdk.bsky.social•4 days ago

I have always thought that tariff are right up Trumps alley. He controls them as our “King”, no need for Congress. Was not at all surprised that he moved quickly to use the “power”

illytechguy.com•4 days ago

America's first for-profit presidency

monarchdiaries.bsky.social•4 days ago

It’s how tariffs fueled corruption in the late 19th - early 20th century!

Some great political cartoons about it, will see if I can find…

betsy-cazden.bsky.social•4 days ago

It does explain why someone would pay $1M or $5M to have one-on-ones with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. (But SCOTUS says we can't call it a bribe, right?)

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