The American Prospect: "Tariffs in the Trump era will take on a premodern character—where proximity to the king will determine one's economic fate." So... exactly what America fought a revolution to avoid. - ThreadSky

sethabramson.bsky.social • 87 days ago

The American Prospect: "Tariffs in the Trump era will take on a premodern character—where proximity to the king will determine one's economic fate."

So... exactly what America fought a revolution to avoid.

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c-y-p.bsky.social•87 days ago

The level of corruption and influence peddling in this next administration will be absolutely gobsmacking.

robertwestfall7.bsky.social•87 days ago

nailed it!

idlbeokay.bsky.social•87 days ago

Trump's Tariffs are going to send the United States into a recession if not an outright depression.

davidmluebke.bsky.social•87 days ago

Hm. Was the revolutionary generation thick with free-trade internationalists? How then would we explain the most thorough tariffs of U.S. history, the Non-Importation and Embargo Acts of 1806 and 1807 (respectively)?

davidmluebke.bsky.social•87 days ago

mrlky.bsky.social•87 days ago

He lacks the legal authority to do 90% of these tariffs and will be drug into court and will looooze,

kbkorb.bsky.social•87 days ago

A dash of corruption?

"... a secret waiver process, with no oversight from Congress or ability to appeal."

More like a mad dash to corruption.

nyxgreenfyre.bsky.social•87 days ago

Time for MAGA to watch SchoolHouse Rock to learn about tariffs.

https://youtu.be/3R1tZ6l876Q?si=8qgrQpZLeyI1WTep

captain-corona.bsky.social•87 days ago

If Trump thinks he’s King, he’s got a Civil War on his hands. And possibly a military coup.

plinytheelder-t.bsky.social•87 days ago

"It's a nice export business you got here... be a shame if something happened to it"

you have to respect the audacity & scope of his protection racket.

pierrepma.bsky.social•87 days ago

📌

confusedpenguin.bsky.social•87 days ago

I dare say it is even more about what the unpleasantness between the Cavaliers and Roundheads was about. By the late 1700s your beef was more with the Parliament I think (but the King made an easier personified target).

roadshowrigoletto.bsky.social•87 days ago

And England cut off a head to get away from.

aztodster.bsky.social•87 days ago

Americans prove more every day they are lemurs.

tgligl.bsky.social•87 days ago

It appears that Republicans saw Putin's crony capitalism and focussed on the guys with super yachts instead of the guys falling out of windows.

hmjrand.bsky.social•87 days ago

I thought something like this at Trump’s first presidency, when, in the first few days, he just declared he was going to do whatever- that America seems to elect a King. Misinterpreting from across the Atlantic?

jtunes6.bsky.social•87 days ago

Hooray for the Middle Ages?

brucerfeldman.bsky.social•87 days ago

It’s good to be king.

mskesha12.bsky.social•87 days ago

People were bitching about eggs and bread and the prices will continue to skyrocket under their orange ruler. MAGA this what y'all wanted and the rest of who voted for this bs well here it goes. FAFO.

mskesha12.bsky.social•87 days ago

Prepare for Great Depression 2.0

mskesha12.bsky.social•87 days ago

MAGA don't cry now this what you ignoramuses signed up for you neanderthals.

mskesha12.bsky.social•87 days ago

This what his MAGA Klan wanted and the wealthy pigs at the top wanted so they can continue to bleed working class Americans dry. MAGA morons should be celebrated because the dumb asses refused to learn that tariffs are taxes consumers here will pay and nobody else. Elections have consequences.

mskesha12.bsky.social•87 days ago

Other nations are laughing at us, we went from a thriving economy with a grown up at the helm in the Biden Administration, to the petulant childishness of this con man having assistance to rig his way back to the H. Destroying everything in his path. FAFO.

mskesha12.bsky.social•87 days ago

Basically this is what his MAGA morons, and others chose our fate to the destruction of s thriving economy and our democracy left in tatters.

frankd7.bsky.social•84 days ago

📌

robertcopeland.bsky.social•87 days ago

Down with the king.

ramrca.bsky.social•87 days ago

Somebody please hug Diaper Don

nimueniem.bsky.social•87 days ago

Damn him

jkfive.bsky.social•87 days ago

Taxation without representation (for the middle class).

wilhelmusjanus.bsky.social•87 days ago

What if Mexico, Canada & EU would take the lead in this tariff war?
Why not retaliate pre-emptively?

Cripple the fascist long before he can retaliate himself.
Set the agenda, not follow his.

Most marginal version: MEX/CA/EU announcing their tariffs will start 21 january, unless Trump caves before.

wilhelmusjanus.bsky.social•87 days ago

More like a blueprint of Russia.

moviefanforever.bsky.social•87 days ago

We have no idea how bad it’s going to get. I think as bad as we can imagine, it’s going to get way worse

stochastic-process.bsky.social•87 days ago

I have seen this happening in Iran. It produces “rent seeking economy”, and terrible corruption.

cagg821.bsky.social•87 days ago

Other countries are already laughing.

boomerrube.bsky.social•87 days ago

More people this election were pissed off about the cost of eggs and scared to let a trans woman pee next to them in a bathroom stall.

plittlewood.bsky.social•87 days ago

The irony isn’t lost on your friends across the pond

libbyblack.bsky.social•87 days ago

Yes. Our Founding Leaders were well aware of this and gave warning. America, founded in the Era of American Enlightenment, now dying in GOP Darkness and Ignorance.

dchristensen.bsky.social•87 days ago

Returning from Canada today and it seems that the Canadians understand the game.

Expect high retaliatory tariffs on selective items:

Georgia peaches
Idaho potatoes
Kentucky bourbon
Florida Orange Juice
Texas beef
Iowa pork

See a pattern? Targeting products from Trump supporting states!

yavin.bsky.social•87 days ago

What capitalists fail to realize when they back fascism is that they now have a boss. Sure, regulations and taxes are a pain, but they're going to hate. having to pay a boss a bribe to run their business. In Goodfellas, there's a scene where mob boss Pauley takes over a restaurant. It's like that.

rainsend.bsky.social•87 days ago

Yup. Funny how that worked out.

lenpastick.bsky.social•87 days ago

Time for a new political party. The two parties we have are not working and certainly not what the Founders envisioned.

bearkaren.bsky.social•87 days ago

Whenever I hear outrageous stuff like this that consumes all the newsfeeds and everyone is only talking about. I wonder what he’s ACTUALLY doing. Like what is he hiding and putting through and all of this is just distraction. He certainly knows how to trigger us

angelgirl1101.bsky.social•87 days ago

Isn't that the truth!

happycraycray.bsky.social•87 days ago

Not even when made in a musical did they learn about the struggle. What did they go to see Hamilton for then?

mfollert.bsky.social•87 days ago

libpatriot.bsky.social•87 days ago

World bank: Thank you America for the great economy that pulled the world out of pandemic recession!
GOP: We must destroy the American economy and government because the economy sucks!

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