Could this finally be the term that Trump speedruns the economy crash so the Republicans can be properly blamed for it happening due to their policies and leadership, rather than the Dems always inheriting a timebomb and wasting a whole ass term fixing it?
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If you are a non-Trump voter in a red state, especially if you work for the flagship company or industry in that state, I would like to apologize on behalf of all Canadians for what our government is about to do. We don't want to do it but it is the only way to deal with a bully.
We don’t want to do it but it is the only way to deal with a bully. I think tariffs are bad for the people of the country that levies them. If another country puts a tariff on things my country sells, I'm for unilaterally disarming. Let the other country's people enjoy the dubious industry-protecting benefits of that tax, and let us enjoy the benefits of buying whatever is a good deal.
I think it's nonsense to think that when people freely trade money for goods, the person receiving the money "wins" and the person receiving the goods "loses". They made the trade because it was good for both parties.
I'm American, and we're pursing the opposite of what I think is good policy.
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NGL it'd be cool if VYM dropped to $77 again, I'd like to buy into more of that.
Right now it's worth $132 even though the dividends get adjusted down to if the stock was worth roughly $100.
We need to seriously start planning states breaking up from the federal government.
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Tariffs are the opposite of a "free market" measure and absolutely choke an interconnected economy. Look at the damage done to Cuba or North Korea by sanctions, it's the same principle. Getting to the real meat of why this is happening is like a forensic case study. Doesn't even benefit Trump unless he basically immediately reverses it and gives the old "see they capitulated to my demands" based on whatever random thing he dredges up.
It didn't "plummet" lol its less than a 1% change
But we only have 99 left!
99 to go!
Here we goooi! To the floor!
Then back up for that growth and profit!
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Is this owning the libs, or does that come with the biggest economic crash in our lives for a third time?
Yea! That's the way Republicans and Trump support the economy!
I wonder if we outsiders have to rebuild the American economy with foreign aid and a new Marshall plan in 2029...
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Are egg prices plummeting?
Where are all of the "I'm worried about the economy" voters at? Come on be loud and proud!