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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•2 days agoHe understands just fine. He wants to replace the taxes that he doesn’t pay with tariffs. A tax on poor people. The tariffs will also crash the economy, letting Trump and Musk buy up large parts of the country for pennies on the dollar.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 days agoMaybe he does! But has he ever acknowledged the fact that consumers pay the cost publicly? He always acts like he’s making other countries pay. Of course he could just be lying for manipulative purposes, it would be very on brand. But what makes you think so in this case specifically?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 days agoHe’s tried tariffs before, and had the entire Republican party tell him how shit an idea they are. But he might not believe them. He is pretty stupid and stubborn. But I’m thinking he wants to crash the economy to buy everything at pennies on the dollar.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 days agoI think your plan is smarter than whatever he could come up with. Although apparently he has complained about the dollar being “overvalued” so maybe you’re right!
He understands just fine. He wants to replace the taxes that he doesn’t pay with tariffs. A tax on poor people.
The tariffs will also crash the economy, letting Trump and Musk buy up large parts of the country for pennies on the dollar.
Maybe he does! But has he ever acknowledged the fact that consumers pay the cost publicly? He always acts like he’s making other countries pay.
Of course he could just be lying for manipulative purposes, it would be very on brand. But what makes you think so in this case specifically?
He’s tried tariffs before, and had the entire Republican party tell him how shit an idea they are.
But he might not believe them. He is pretty stupid and stubborn.
But I’m thinking he wants to crash the economy to buy everything at pennies on the dollar.
I think your plan is smarter than whatever he could come up with. Although apparently he has complained about the dollar being “overvalued” so maybe you’re right!