Ron Filipkowski: The real story after the tariffs are imposed is to watch who Trump gives waivers to, and what they did

[highplainsdem]

to get them.

The real story after the tariffs are imposed is to watch who Trump gives waivers to, and what they did to get them.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-02-01T14:00:09.429Z

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Re-exploiting Prohibition but with tariffs on everything.

The power of the federal government being used for a financial shakedown of consumers.

[Diraven]

3. I've been predicting this shakedown

Since he had his idea to put tariffs in everyone. I think this will also happen with immigration raids - companies will bribe him to look the other way on their employees. I mean just look at all the companies lining up to "settle" all his ridiculous personal lawsuits with completely legal multi-million dollar bribes. Watch for way more of those too. He thinks he's a mob boss, not the president.

[Prairie Gates]

4. It's 100% a "legal" shakedown

Pay to play.

[Lovie777]

5. Yep..............

[Walleye]

6. Congress is supposed to be a coequal branch of government.

Are Republicans just gonna turn it over to the madman without any kind of resistance? They have no self-respect

[tanyev]

8. Just a line of shriveled and desiccated pebbles where their spines used to be.

[Walleye]

9. Great description, and I think they have termites in them

[eppur_se_muova]

7. Just like Turnip did last time. There was a 'carveout' for printed religious materials from China ...

... like, you know, BIBLES ....

... then here comes the "Turnip Bible", printed in China for about $3 and sold in the US for $60. Even a 100% tariff wouldn't much affect Turnip's profit margin, but he had to create an exception anyway.