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bucolic_frolic

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3. Power to tax lies with Congress. No taxation without representation.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 07:52 AM

Aug 2025

Obamacare was upheld because Johnny Roberts decided funding was a tax. Here tariffs will be upheld because they decide tariffs are more a political and economic tool than a tax. Only trouble is everyone is paying for it, so money is involved.

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WH signaling ............................ Lovie777 Aug 2025 #1

Why? Polybius Aug 2025 #5

Not unexpected, but no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #2

Power to tax lies with Congress. No taxation without representation. bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #3

You are probably right Farmer-Rick Aug 2025 #6

Of course he does. he'll declare another fake emergency and these foolish travelingthrulife Aug 2025 #4