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ProfessorGAC

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1. Proof He & His Handlers...

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 02:48 PM

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...don't get what tariffs are.
They are only a moderate, and risky, economic tool, not a cudgel for foreign policy
There is zero evidence that tariffs will do anything but harm to all parties, including the impose, if used for anything but the intended purpose.
Just stupid.

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