Trump says Canada and Mexico to be hit with 25% tariffs on Saturday

[spacecowboy@lemmy.ca]

The problem with these kinds of conspiracy theories is that it assumes the conspirators are hyper-competent people.

It's far more plausible that they're just idiots.

[spacecowboy@lemmy.ca]

This makes no sense. If Canada could make a phone viable without any changes to tariffs, why wouldn't it have already happened? Why would tariffs make that less likely to happen?

[fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de]

I'm morbidly fascinated to see how all of this shakes out.

Everyone on the left is saying it's a terrible idea with very predictable and deleterious consequences.

Trump seems to think it's as great as it sounds at face value - tax things that sound bad and get money.

Either way it will be a feature of economics text books for centuries to come.

Obviously I want to see Trump fail spectacularly, but it fucking sucks that would harm those of us who can least afford it.

If you went shopping last week and half value of your purchases originated in Canada or Mexico, then will the same purchases next week cost 12.5% more ? That's pretty staggering inflation

[spacecowboy@lemmy.ca]

Pfft... just buy some $TRUMP crypto coin. The graft is all out in the open now.

Also the "uncommitted" got their way and got Trump into power. So now AIPAC conspiracy stuff is just straight up antisemitism now.

[m0op0o@mander.xyz]

"Fresh fruit in the wintertime, nothing is too good for my people"

[spacecowboy@lemmy.ca]

Yeah, like oil. When gas prices go up Trump's base gets upset.

[spacecowboy@lemmy.ca]

Don't worry, the leopards definitely aren't going to eat your face!

[spacecowboy@lemmy.ca]

He wasn't even really saying anything from I could tell. His surrogates did most of the promising from I could tell.

But he actually did promise tariffs. All the economic experts said it would be bad. Team Trump was just all "experts? What do they know!"

People are getting what they voted for.

[kreskin@lemmy.world]

Being called an antisemite doesnt have the sting it used to. Now it just means anyone the state of Israel disagrees with in any way.

[protist@mander.xyz]

You're not applying that saying correctly my friend

[dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world]

choked on a pretzel

I wonder how many people reading this remember that this actually happened to Bush the 2nd.

[kava@lemmy.world]

i come from a tariff heavy country. you want a sneak peak? inflation. shit is gonna get more expensive. that's it

[pacattack57@lemmy.world]

You aren’t already?

[doomsider@lemmy.world]

No no no he is going to stop all taxes, pay off the national debt, bring manufacturing back to the US, and build a Nazi mars base for Elon.

[ceiphas@lemmy.world]

Obviously I want to see Trump fail spectacularly, but it fucking sucks that would harm those of us who can least afford it.

I thought that was the plan....

[fathergascown@lemmy.world]

I'll enjoy seeing the US go down.