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Mommadillo's avatar

He’s not a real businessman; he just plays one on TV. Much like his Presidency.

Real businessmen (and real Presidents) are well-acquainted with the practice of increasing the price you charge for your products as they become more expensive to produce. The “more expensive” part is all that matters. It matters not in the least whether those increased costs come from increased prices on necessary supplies, higher labor costs, or tariffs. The cost of making it goes up, so does the price.

Fail to grasp this basic principle of economics and your business will eventually fail. Which kind of puts a new perspective on all those Trump bankruptcies over the years, huh?

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Peter MacMonagle's avatar

My Letter to Senator Tillis this morning:

Dear Senator: Rumors are that Social Security Checks will be delayed or stopped completely. Along with the Medicare/Medicaid threats, I certainly hope you are actively working to stop President Musk from sending us all into bankruptcy, unless you really want 2 million people on your doorstep clamoring for your resignation and trump's impeachments. Got it? Nobody is paying anybody to show up to town halls. I think you and your pals better figure out what to do before the shit really hits the fan.

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Mary Beth Brown's avatar

There's a TV in the newest Costco booklet for a reasonable price and I'm honestly tempted to buy it this week even though mine is just fine, as is my dad's, but if either fails...this would be a backup.

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Spleen Victoria's avatar

You cannot move a potash mine or an oil field or a river. You either have uranium or you don’t. And even if you can build, say, steel plants or car factories, you can’t do it in a month or a year even.

Fuck what a knothead.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Marcie. That Thing infesting the WH (along with fElon skuM) understands NOTHING about how anything works. Instead of tech support, skua's tee shirt should have said I'm with Stupid.

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Robot Bender's avatar

I'll be back later. I'm building a steel mill in my backyard.

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Peter MacMonagle's avatar

I am converting my back yard to a chicken yard. A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

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Flic's avatar

It's not just tanking the economy on behalf of Putin. The tech oligarchs have enough capital to weather the storm and will be able to buy up companies, land and IP in the fire sales as everyone else tries to stay afloat. They will rake in billions.

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Peter MacMonagle's avatar

Then we will sink their yachts with Ukrainian sea dragon drones. Every last one of them. And what would be just the beginning.

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cmd Human Scum's avatar

So Jason Miller says TFG will defend his trade war in his stupid speech tonight. I'm sure it will be so brilliant.

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Buz 13's avatar

My question about all these tariff wars: he’s a simple man. Who’s telling him to tariff the hell out of our allies?? Putin? What country will benefit from this? Why is he so stuck on tariffs and Greenland and Canada and Panama? Who is filling the empty orange gourd of his with all these fucked up ideas??

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Karen Krebser's avatar

I wonder how the market in guillotine-making is doing?

<the soft clacking of knitting needles can be heard offstage>

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kmblue187's avatar

I'm a Real Estate agent and discovered too late, after investing a lot of money, I loathe the "profession." Was talking to another agent today and he advised me to let my license go "inactive", I'm doing it tomorrow. He said face it, there's no housing inventory, interest rates are too high and so are prices. I'm damn lucky I have the condo I bought years ago with a low price and low interest rates. I'll work at McDonald's if I have too, maybe I'll get the chance to shove a Big Mac in Trump's face. God knows when people will be able to buy again, I feel for them.

But I won't be an RE agent again no matter what.

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kmblue187's avatar

Loved the Trump vid with sound. Okay, which comes first, recession or inflation or both?

I'm no economist.

Bought a new TV right before the Super Bowl and got a sweet deal!

PS Trump's ignorance is so appalling will he pull "everyone is wrong except me!" during the SOTU tonight?

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Gary Seven in Space's avatar

He'll stumble us into Stagflation, like the Seventies...with 14% home interest rates.

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Stanta Knows's avatar

I splurged on one scotch, one bourbon, and one beer. And an orange.

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Bitter Scribe's avatar

"Have fun! Unless a lot of your crops get exported and are now subject to a retaliatory tariff, in which case it sucks to be you."

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Jacqueline Klein's avatar

With his mass deportations, growing food here will be more expensive than imports. Americans will never do the physical work in extreme heat. NEVER. But if they could find enough Americans to do the work, they would want wages that would still make produce inhibitive. Not to mention when it comes to cars and appliances they cross the borders many times. Even ones supposedly American made still import lots and lots of parts. And this trade war will affect the poor more than the rich. Everyone still needs to eat. I guess if you’re on a tight budget you can always give up food.

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Dorothea is a Democrat's avatar

Maybe this is the best way to communicate with the orange shitstain. All caps all the time. His bs about tariffs: IF COMPANIES MOVE TO THE UNITED STATES; THERE ARE NO TARIFFS!

Okay. So, back at you buddy: IF PUTIN LEAVES UKRAINE; THERE IS NO WAR!

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Gary Seven in Space's avatar

Winner

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