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demmiblue

(39,296 posts)
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:30 PM Jan 9

Trump: "AFFORDABILITY! Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap o

Trump: "AFFORDABILITY! Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap on Credit Card Interest Rates of 10%."

Trump: "AFFORDABILITY! Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap on Credit Card Interest Rates of 10%."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-10T01:13:42.352Z

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Trump: "AFFORDABILITY! Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap o (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 9 OP
Oh dear...the emergency rooms are going to be packed Fiendish Thingy Jan 9 #1
Yeah right Rebl2 Jan 9 #2
He can call for that... LuckyCharms Jan 9 #3
This is for looks newdeal2 Jan 9 #4
If he thinks this is going to save his failing party Frasier Balzov Jan 9 #5
Imbecile Trump actually thinks he has the power to do this. sop Jan 9 #6
Oh my UpInArms Jan 9 #7
Intensive outpatient eval ...... STAT bucolic_frolic Jan 9 #8
Interesting. Let's see how much he talks about this Buckeyeblue Jan 9 #9
If it happens, CC credit lines will vaporize overnight. roamer65 Jan 9 #10
Trump trying to figure out how to bribe us, so we give him a pass. Hope people are not going to fall for it. RoeVWade Jan 10 #11
Oh, The Irony Of The Term "Trump Derangement Syndrome"!.... ColoringFool Jan 10 #12
We know what's coming. thought crime Jan 10 #13
Now do the price of beef dalton99a Jan 10 #14
And to the right of me the Epstein Files Tribetime Jan 10 #15

Fiendish Thingy

(22,213 posts)
1. Oh dear...the emergency rooms are going to be packed
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:33 PM
Jan 9

With bankers with hernias from laughing their asses off.

LuckyCharms

(21,999 posts)
3. He can call for that...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:34 PM
Jan 9

and the banks will likely call for him to fuck off.

Unless of course, he threatens them.

Which he probably will.

Frasier Balzov

(4,907 posts)
5. If he thinks this is going to save his failing party
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:36 PM
Jan 9

from losing control of Congress

he is going to be disappointed.

Buckeyeblue

(6,227 posts)
9. Interesting. Let's see how much he talks about this
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:58 PM
Jan 9

Public perception is a big deal for banks, so if Trump starts calling out individual banks, there could be ramifications far beyond card. Trump calling out a bank could cause a run on that bank and put them in a bad position pretty quickly.

roamer65

(37,822 posts)
10. If it happens, CC credit lines will vaporize overnight.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:52 PM
Jan 9

Then we will have a Greater Depression.

RoeVWade

(858 posts)
11. Trump trying to figure out how to bribe us, so we give him a pass. Hope people are not going to fall for it.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:05 AM
Jan 10

nt*

ColoringFool

(296 posts)
12. Oh, The Irony Of The Term "Trump Derangement Syndrome"!....
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:29 AM
Jan 10

We are living in a our very own Neronian** Era, when the country is perishing but the insane despot fiddles.

When "madness takes its toll." ("Time Warp," from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" ).

** I would say Neo-Neronian, but that apparently is a term referring to the notion of rehabilitating Nero's reputation as a vicious insane tyrant to focus on his alleged interest in art and architecture. Oh, wait......

thought crime

(1,288 posts)
13. We know what's coming.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 01:31 AM
Jan 10

An Executive Order that declares that, "Henceforth, everything will be Affordable".

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