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[–] ShadowRam@fedia.io 38 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ya know, to make money on Tariffs there needs to be a lot of trade going on.

But your Tariffs are killing the trade...

[–] VeryInterestingTable@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just increase tariffs to compensate for the decrease in trades. /s

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 7 points 4 weeks ago

No doubt he's writing that down as we speak.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

When he applied tariffs to washing machines in 2018, people stopped buying. Demand and production decreased resulting in domestic job losses.

Now, not everything is not a washing machine, but that doesn't bode well.

Anyone who thinks this is just a shortcut to prosperity needs to look at history. In a country that expelled the Democrats due to affordability issues, this is not going to end well.

[–] SpaceRanger13@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I may have missed it, but has anyone asked this tangerine buffoon to show his work? How does anyone believe this will bring in trillions? What data or evidence are they using to justify those numbers or any bogus claim that it will help the US. I dunno if it's irony, but in this instance facts don't care about your feelings. Unless they have some hard evidence then it's just this travesty of an administration governing by their feelings.

[–] alt_xa_23@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Evidence? Data? That sounds like woke liberal nonsense /s

[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A political party outright said their stance is "anti-science" and against truth and facts.

And then half the voters were like "yup, sounds good".

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

That's called mental-illness

[–] greyfox@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, and most essential command." - George Orwell, 1984

[–] Mearuu@kbin.melroy.org 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I read in another thread that $2 trillion in stock value was lost within 15 minutes of his speech.

https://lemmy.world/post/27722599

[–] msage@programming.dev 2 points 4 weeks ago

Hey, Deepseek needed way more time for half of that!

[–] lydon_feen@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Oh it will bring trillions alright.

Trillions of loss to the American economy.

Good luck americans!

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Dumb fuck still thinks the country pays rhe tariffs, he just that fucking stupid.

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Musta been a doge "expert" telling him with their advanced math degrees

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

That's a real big could. Some say the biggest, in the history of could.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 8 points 1 month ago

Well, Americans will be paying billions in extra taxes. At least that part’s true

[–] guillem@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago

Yeah but who will you trust? The economists that rhyme with terrorists or the most successful businessman in history?