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IronLionZion

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16. Americans love paying more for everything

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 09:09 AM

Mar 2025

which is apparent from the last few years.

What do they think will happen here? The tariffs will somehow make up for their budget shortfalls and tax cuts?

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He just can't stop tariff hikes! [View all] imanamerican63 Mar 2025 OP

Yep, Putin's Puppet is the king of distractions!! uponit7771 Mar 2025 #1

It's one of his most favorite big boy words. tanyev Mar 2025 #2

Well the tariffs are going to make the country 1 billion dollars richer. dem4decades Mar 2025 #3

having musk and others pay THEIR taxes would have greater benefit. Conjuay Mar 2025 #7

That's not their game plan, in fact it's the exact opposite. dem4decades Mar 2025 #8

He thinks Trudeau will be cutting him a check. He really does. 617Blue Mar 2025 #10

Even tRump knows Trudeau has been replaced because he's remarked on it and the new PM. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #12

He's an idiot man-child breaking all his toys C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #4

Get ready for multigraincracker Mar 2025 #5

And TrumPain. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #13

Trump is his own worst enemy in the long run. Trouble is, he leaves those around him bankrupt, and slips off to do RoeVWade Mar 2025 #6

I always thought the markets were how he measured his "success" - but he's a full on destructive psycho 617Blue Mar 2025 #9

No, he's doing this because he believes James48 Mar 2025 #11

Making threats & hurting people is his Viagra Attilatheblond Mar 2025 #14

And for him, it's a great way to inflict pain on practically everyone without any real effort on his part. n/t Harker Mar 2025 #15

Americans love paying more for everything IronLionZion Mar 2025 #16

But has any of them actually been in effect for more than a day? Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #17

I'm confused by what you mean here. Ms. Toad Mar 2025 #18

I don't think he's doing this to cover anything up, at least not as the primary reason. ShazzieB Mar 2025 #19