pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to Politics@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoTrump's tariffs have not worked. This is where things stand a year after 'Liberation Day'www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.todaygeneralnews@reddthat.com
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-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 · 2 months agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.todaygeneralnews@reddthat.com
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-22 months 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-up8·2 months 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-up6·2 months agoHooray! You’re both right! (Seriously this is so depressing)
minus-squareoatscoop@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months 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