Performative by Trump for past 2 wks, public spectacle, showing off to base how strong he is, throwing red meat to them, bc they’re apparently not smart enough to know any better.
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I do think that the tariffs are equal parts leverage Trump the bully will use to threaten countries and get his way, and something to distract the American people while he and Musk hollow out the government.
Time to shop local farmers and merchants again, barter, community sharing. Start limiting your spending now and leading up to the March 15, 2025 protest. A good time to reinvent what used to work, what corporate capitalism drove out of our communities.
Where are the tariff $$$ going? Is it as simple as another way to pocket $$$ . Instead of focusing on helping citizens of the country he has sworn to protect?
Tariffs are taxes at the border imposed on incoming goods. In the U.S., the additional costs are paid by importers and passed on to consumers. They are revenues for the government paid by us. To the extent they help fund tax cuts for the rich, the billionaires benefit. And everything will cost more.
But it’s not the biggest threat to those countries. The joke is on the American people as they will eventually pay more for the same as tariffs are just a fancy word for taxes. The US has so much debt that it’s going zombie on itself. Guess who the biggest debtor is? Trump is just a distraction.
That doesn't really track, tho. He is already elected and unless they alter the constitution, he is a lame duck. It's actually what he believes in. It's not performative. This is his reality and we are stuck in it.
Trump doesn’t believe in anything but himself, loyalty and retribution, and SCOTUS has handed him a kingship. He doesn’t consider himself a lame duck; laws have never applied to this NYC mobster at any point in his life.
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He lies.