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AZJonnie

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1. Only the dumbest of the dumb ever believed US companies and consumers wouldn't pay the brunt of the tariffs

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 04:07 PM

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But it's still good to have those credulous people's stupidity documented with studies and statistics.

Of course, the gullible rubes will simply proclaim is as "fake news" so they won't have to admit (to LIBERALS? THE HORROR!1!!) they've been nothing more than willing marks for Trump the predator/grifter all along

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America's own goal: Americans pay almost entirely for Trump's tariffs [View all] applegrove Monday OP

Only the dumbest of the dumb ever believed US companies and consumers wouldn't pay the brunt of the tariffs AZJonnie Monday #1

Trump's tariff vow shattered as study finds they're 'paid almost exclusively by Americans' LetMyPeopleVote Monday #2