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WarGamer

(18,860 posts)
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 01:45 PM Jul 2025

High interest rates are a greater tax on the public than tarriffs

That F150 you want?

$897/mo at 6.9% interest rate...

$712/mo at 4.9% interest rate...

High interest rates make everything more expensive.

Fuck Trump and his likely illegal attempt to fire JP

But fuck JP for punishing the American people.

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