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LuckyCharms

(21,990 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:46 PM Wednesday

18 trillion!

Listening to the TV.

President Fuckface just said that $18 trillion dollars flowed into the country as the result of tariffs.

Think about that statement for a second.

Let me be the first to say here on DU...THANK YOU, PRESIDENT FUCKFACE!

Jesus...

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18 trillion! (Original Post) LuckyCharms Wednesday OP
He should be introduced like " ... with his lies of the BootinUp Wednesday #1
His title should be President PDOMA. LuckyCharms Wednesday #2
Then why with this income and the $ billions of cuts to spending, is the deficit still growing? sinkingfeeling Wednesday #3
Sure dude. Sure. mwmisses4289 Wednesday #4
Totally Made Up ProfessorGAC Wednesday #5
Numbers don't lie, but piggies lie with numbers. nt eppur_se_muova Wednesday #6

LuckyCharms

(21,990 posts)
2. His title should be President PDOMA.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:54 PM
Wednesday

Back in my working days in the financial field, we had a word that we used: PDOMA.

Pronounced: Puh Doe Muh.

Meaning: Pulled Directly Out of My Ass.

Usage example:

Q: Where did you get that number from?

A: It's a PDOMA.

sinkingfeeling

(57,326 posts)
3. Then why with this income and the $ billions of cuts to spending, is the deficit still growing?
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:55 PM
Wednesday

ProfessorGAC

(75,902 posts)
5. Totally Made Up
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:04 PM
Wednesday

That's 60% of GDP.
Total imports last year were $4.3 trillion so this is more than 4x.
A 400% tariff on ALL imports would be required and that is economically impossible, as that whole $18 trillion would have to be passed on to consumers or absorbed by companies that only made $3.6 trillion in total profit in 2025.
Essentially every large company would be bankrupt to absorb this & if they passed it on inflation would be 50%

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