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Trump supporters are in the find out phase. Unfortunately so are the rest of us
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2025
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not as long as fox/newsmax/oan isnt reporting on it, or in a non-misinformation way
Say it with me: Tariffs. Are. Taxes.
He's raising your taxes.
A consumption tax. A tax that hits the pocketbooks of the poorer harder and the wealthy lighter.
Worse, it's taxes on poor people. Rich people don't buy anything with their money, so they're spared, but poor people are spending the money on things, and things are imported.
Rich people buy things, but not at the rate that lower income people do. A CEO who makes 1000x as much as you isn't buying 1000x as many pairs of pants, for instance. This is why sales taxes are considered regressive.
"Tariffs. Are. Taxes."
Tariffs 👏 Are 👏 Taxes 👏
Western European here, I'm just happy Americans living here are finally getting off their high horse and realize maybe the USA isn't the best at everything.
We've never been the best, and some weird race to prove who is the best is a waste of time. I hate it here.
Exactly! There's no need for competition, but they (blanket statement) always made it about "oh it's like that here, but in the USA...".
I mean, speaking of your home experiences as a point of comparison isn’t inherently bad.
That's right, it can even be interesting to make comparisons and hear people's viewpoints. Unfortunately it was very often from an attitude of not knowing why we wouldn't do it like the USA does it, cuz that works so well. Those conversations get tiring after a while.
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I've personally not seen a single conservative recognize or admit that their policies hurt themselves. At most, ONE of them said things might get a little tougher for a while, but we'll be better off in the end. I'm surrounded by these idiots. They're hopelessly lost.
Don't worry, we are also the best at blaming anyone else for our problem. This will be quickly forgotten and/or blamed on liberals, Chinese communists or the phase of the moon.
Logic didn't get us into this situation and it sure as hell isn't getting us out!
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Oh, and domestic industrial infrastructure spending is way, way down, because nobody knows when Trump's going to throw the next grenade into the economy, so nobody is committing to investments.
but. the economy is BOOMING. 💪🇺🇸💪🇺🇸💪 🇺🇸 Talking head said so
I don't get it... why don't they just make steel from scratch? Lazy manufacturers importing Chinese materials....
Canada is the largest source (just bumped to 35% tariff), followed closely by Brazil (50%). China doesn't ship much raw steel to the US to because it's terrible steel.
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Honestly? I'm just glad they are realizing and suffering from it. I'm really done with the US and all the bullshit they are giving the rest of the world. At this point I only wish the country went into a bankrupt and all these fuckers went ito misery. And don't start with the "but they are a minority, not all america is like that". Minority my ass. More than half of the country actively put that cunt in the white house, by actively voting for him or not voting at all because "both sides".
You imposed to the rest of the world a misery that nobody wanted so it's only fair if nobody gives a shit if now you get to taste what you voted.
Majority of voters, the majority of the population either didn't vote or voted for the other person.
I'm sorry to tell you this but not voting means you are ok with any of the alternatives that were voted. So yeah, not voting meant that you considered Harris and Trump to be both ok as your president.
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It may be put together in America. It sure isn't sourced in America
Buncha fucking idiots.
ON DAY ONE!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
I'll just buy straight from the source using AliExpress. Thank you Americans. You have made my life cheaper.
The sellers on AliExpress have to pay duty now. Granted, they probably declare far less than true value, but the tariffs already made prices on AliExpress increase. You just don't notice it because it's rolled into the sale price or added to taxes and shipping.
Most things I shop for on AE are around 20% higher than they were before the tariffs started and de minimis was removed. I suspect sellers were shipping from China to other countries and then to US so the tariffs wouldn't be so harsh. Now that we seem to be removing the de minimis exception from other countries, that work around could end - leading to additional price increases.
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Almost everything we do requires imports at some level. If it's not direct ingredients, the machines we use need parts, or them themselves come in.
If we wanted to solve it in a sustainable way, take all those fucking tax cuts for the rich, make them pay taxes and start grants for entrepreneurs to start manufacturing companies until we can make metal mesh and plastic shit here again for pennies.
Make sure grants are only issued to things that are in need and that they have buyers lined up.
Particularly one small orange dick, imported directly into his mouth
They just turn around and complain more about how much we import as being the problem, not the fact that trump’s tariffs are costing them. Not that sweeping, knee-jerk tariffs with absolutely no plan to increase US industries to compensate for supply issues is the real problem.
...have the day you, wink, voted for...
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