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deminks

(11,014 posts) Tue Jul 24, 2018, 08:06 AM Jul 2018

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Tariffs are taxes, btw. Donnie says they're the greatest

Link to tweet

'Tariffs are the greatest!' Trump touts trade wars even as his own base fears getting economically crushed

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/tariffs-greatest-trump-touts-trade-wars-even-base-fears-getting-economically-crushed/

Essentially, Donnie has cut taxes for the rich, and raised taxes for the rest of us. The rich are not going to hire more Americans. Meanwhile we are all paying more for food, clothing, cars, washing machines, etc.

Chaos rules, and he is its prince.

/rant off

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Tariffs are taxes, btw. Donnie says they're the greatest (Original Post) deminks Jul 2018 OP

This needs to be repeated over and over. greymattermom Jul 2018 #1

Yep, a tariff is a direct tax, paid to the federal government. dalton99a Jul 2018 #3

Trump doesn't know that! Doodley Jul 2018 #2

trump the taxer BSdetect Jul 2018 #4

Farmers that voted for him are furious - TheCowsCameHome Jul 2018 #5

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)

1. This needs to be repeated over and over.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 08:17 AM

Jul 2018

Trump raises taxes!

dalton99a

(81,455 posts)

3. Yep, a tariff is a direct tax, paid to the federal government.

Reply to greymattermom (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 08:25 AM

Jul 2018

Doodley

(9,088 posts)

2. Trump doesn't know that!

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 08:23 AM

Jul 2018

BSdetect

(8,998 posts)

4. trump the taxer

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 08:38 AM

Jul 2018

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

5. Farmers that voted for him are furious -

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 08:57 AM

Jul 2018

but I have no sympathy for them.

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