Remarkable how tariff supporters embrace what I call “immaculate taxation” —-that one of the biggest tax increases in decades could be enacted with no effect on jobs, growth or inflation. I believe many of those same folks forecast Armegeddon if the top 39% tax rate was restored.
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Taxation will be good.
Too stupid to know they are stupid.
But taxing poor people always helps the economy, right? 🙄
it might work though, if enacted by a "law & order rapist" and "7x bankrupt business genius" ...
A tax on consumers (via import taxes) hurts the poorest the most.
You can see why the latter appeals to them.
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Tariffs need to be targeted.
Tax code, for both corporate and private entities, needs to change.
Social Security tax threshold needs to be increased to $400,000.
Add more Inspectors Generals.
Narcissistic authoritarian sociopathic pathological liar tyrant wannabe king is bankrupting our government by dismantling, weakening it and tanking global economy so he can have COMPLETE CONTROL. Fascist oligarchy can't survive when confronted with worker solidarity! Nip them in the bud. NOW!
International trade is far higher today than at the time of Smoot-Hawley. Guess who was kicked out of office after that?