pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to Politics@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoTrump's tariffs have not worked. This is where things stand a year after 'Liberation Day'www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up141file-text
arrow-up141external-linkTrump's tariffs have not worked. This is where things stand a year after 'Liberation Day'www.npr.orgpelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to Politics@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
The government collected a lot of money but has to give half of it back A boom in domestic manufacturing hasn’t happened Inflation remains elevated The trade deficit hasn’t changed much Import taxes are high, but not as high as a year ago
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-21 month agoThey have worked. He cut taxes for the rich and took from the poor. He forced people to buy Russian Steel, Aluminium, and Fossil Fuels after they were singled out by different tariffs by congress previously. They worked.
minus-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoI was gonna say it worked because he collected bribes to create exceptions but what you wrote is also true
minus-squareLydia_K@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 month agoHooray! You’re both right! (Seriously this is so depressing)
minus-squareoatscoop@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 month agoThey also worked in alienating our allies as a step towards isolationism – one of the many goals of Project 2025
They have worked. He cut taxes for the rich and took from the poor. He forced people to buy Russian Steel, Aluminium, and Fossil Fuels after they were singled out by different tariffs by congress previously. They worked.
I was gonna say it worked because he collected bribes to create exceptions but what you wrote is also true
Hooray! You’re both right!
(Seriously this is so depressing)
They also worked in alienating our allies as a step towards isolationism – one of the many goals of Project 2025