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In reply to the discussion: ***Breaking*** U S Trade Court Blocks All TSF Tariffs [View all]
Irish_Dem
(82,480 posts)17. Just like in China, Russia, North Korea. Corruption is rampant across the board, everywhere.
A well known story about Russia:
A Russian military officer finds out that one of his men has been stealing and selling all the tires off the jeeps.
The officer beats the man almost to death.
Not because he was stealing tires, but because the officer didn't get a cut of the theft proceeds.
Trump is making sure crime pays, he is openly corrupt and yes it will quickly become the norm.
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No, but we have plenty of data to suggest that Congress is great at doing nothing.
tritsofme
May 2025
#16
IMO, they won't enact specific tariffs but are likely to try to cede their authority to 47.
pat_k
May 2025
#45
Just like in China, Russia, North Korea. Corruption is rampant across the board, everywhere.
Irish_Dem
May 2025
#17
Right. Susan Collin's frown line will get 1mm deeper for 10 seconds, and then go back to just being ugly.
erronis
May 2025
#23
Federal court says Trump doesn't have the power to impose tariffs unilaterally
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2025
#5
Actually it's only the tariffs under the International Emergency something something law
Fiendish Thingy
May 2025
#10
Was listening to legal "expert" on CNN. He said the court ruled that an "economic crisis" as not intent of law trump
Silent Type
May 2025
#14
If this is true, it seems like a pretty significant development (nine member court with nationwide jurisdiction).
waterwatcher123
May 2025
#15
SERIOUSLY....I'M DONE HERE, IT'S ONLY WEDNESDAY, AND I'M DRUNK, and STONED.....
a kennedy
May 2025
#19
Hey - the way I look at it 75 is a pretty good and ripe age. Keep on keeping on.
erronis
May 2025
#24
What the hell does the rest of the world think? Trump is the schoolyard bully who has just had his wrists slapped
Doodley
May 2025
#28
Per Bloomberg TV: The WH has already said they will appeal it, and the WH has asked for a "stay".
JohnSJ
May 2025
#52
In order to get a stay of the ruling on tariffs, trump's attorneys had to promise to refund all tariffs
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2025
#57