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Imperialism Inc.

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35. I suspect it's a little bit of slight of hand so to speak.
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 04:57 PM
Mar 2025

American made goods will be cheaper [than the import taxed goods] they claim. Not that the prices will go down. Thoguh he left it ambiguous and the MAGA faithful will hear whatever they want to hear.

What I wonder is, who is supposed to do the new jobs it will supposedly create? Unemployment is very low so it's not like there are slews of people waiting for jobs. Which is what you were getting at with the higher wages thing. But if everyone leaves their job for a better one then a bunch of jobs just won't be filled any more.

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Its a deadly farce that needs to end yesterday. Pukes need to step up and toss this cretin overboard. Blues Heron Mar 2025 #1
He'll just lie about it and the cult will believe him. How many Republicans does it take to change a light bulb? surfered Mar 2025 #2
It's like the mushroom theory of managing bases and voters Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #4
Actually, ... tariffs make domestic goods more expensive too, plus it's a regressive tax on the poor & middle Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #3
I would assume, also, that with our integrated global economy, many "domestic" goods need cilla4progress Mar 2025 #22
Trump is not capable True Blue American Mar 2025 #5
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seems like a perfect idiot. dchill Mar 2025 #6
And, as always, his KKKultists will only worship him all the more fervently for it. Orrex Mar 2025 #7
He fumbled the Biden Economy hand off. Not smart. Sneederbunk Mar 2025 #8
Intentionally fumbled. Sky Jewels Mar 2025 #11
Twice impeached, convicted felon, insurrectionist, COVID denier, lied? IronLionZion Mar 2025 #9
"We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913" Josiesdad Mar 2025 #10
Trump (and others) have always had this simplistic view of history jgmiller Mar 2025 #12
The thing is, the rapid growth after WWII was greatly aided Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #13
"We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913." Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #14
If foreign goods get more expensive why would US goods get cheaper? What bullshit. Klarkashton Mar 2025 #15
Right !?!? krkaufman Mar 2025 #25
More Truth about 1870-1913... Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #16
"per capita" krkaufman Mar 2025 #26
Of course not Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #28
I smell a 666koch666 rat whispering in red don's ear not fooled Mar 2025 #30
But keeping the hope alive for maga that at the end louis-t Mar 2025 #17
They have been waiting for the end times for 2,000 years DBoon Mar 2025 #29
I am not an economist but I do actually teach an economics class dsc Mar 2025 #18
I suspect it's a little bit of slight of hand so to speak. Imperialism Inc. Mar 2025 #35
Doesn't matter. He ain't going anywhere Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #19
Yeah, Molly is whistlin' Dixie. maxsolomon Mar 2025 #27
Just hope we are still a republic at that point..... Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #32
I'm sure it'll impact his base like his last round of failed promises: not one fucking iota thebigidea Mar 2025 #20
He's in over his head cilla4progress Mar 2025 #21
He's already talking of expanding the empire. His predecessor with the silly mustache called it 'lebensraum'. Ping Tung Mar 2025 #23
"but American goods are going to get cheaper" krkaufman Mar 2025 #24
I have yet to see a real difference in the polls edhopper Mar 2025 #31
battle lines are drawn. There will be little adjustment IMHO Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #33
"..at our richest from 1870 to 1913," huh? That's Conservative Movement radical boilerplate right there. JHB Mar 2025 #34
Best we can do is: Note his lies LOUDLY; boycott the economy best we can and stage a general strike/week of protest dutch777 Mar 2025 #36
How could this hurt him? Lasher Mar 2025 #37
I hope it catches up to him asap because he is such a cancer in our country. kimbutgar Mar 2025 #38
Pure fantasy... Dem4life1970 Mar 2025 #39
Don't make any campaign promises you can't keep SunImp Mar 2025 #40
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