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applegrove

(133,367 posts) Mon Sep 1, 2025, 07:27 AM Sep 2025

Trump Tariffs took $150 Billion from the American [View all]

people.

— (@123simco.bsky.social) 2025-09-01T01:58:38.088Z

So raise taxes on the people, through tariffs, and dole out that revenue to Trump's right wing pet projects for the rich like tax cuts for the rich. Looks like a transfer of wealth from regular people to the rich.

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Trump Tariffs took $150 Billion from the American [View all] applegrove Sep 2025 OP

looks like? markie Sep 2025 #1

Yep..there is no "looks like" here it's a FACT. Save the looks like for looking at clouds wondering about rain Bengus81 Sep 2025 #5

"Looks markodochartaigh Sep 2025 #2

This way, he doesn't have to go through that pesky Congress to raise taxes on average people Walleye Sep 2025 #3

destroy rose gardens. mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #10

Rose garden? LilElf70 Sep 2025 #12

I wonder if Maga thinks they are eventually gonna be invited to sit at those tables Walleye Sep 2025 #16

Good point LilElf70 Sep 2025 #18

Extracting $150BN from consumers means there is less money/liquidity in the economy. Snarkoleptic Sep 2025 #4

Probably ignorant question, but where does that money go? Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #6

no bad questions! markie Sep 2025 #7

Thank you! Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #17

Looks like a transfer of wealth from regular people to the rich? LilElf70 Sep 2025 #8

If Trump loses his appeal, much of that tariff money will have to be returned. Gimpyknee Sep 2025 #9

That comes to which side has more money to offer IbogaProject Sep 2025 #14

It's a US Manufacturing Sector Killer JustAnotherGen Sep 2025 #11

You can fool a lot of people all of the time. twodogsbarking Sep 2025 #13

So far. It continues, even after the court win against him. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #15