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markodochartaigh

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2. Sure prices have been going up, but

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 04:59 PM

15 hrs ago

it is widely reported that corporations are taking absorbing some of the tariffs, lowering their profits, to help control inflation.

If they can take a hit to their profits to control inflation under a Republican president, why couldn't they have done the same under a Democratic president?

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Trump Faces Big Backlash on Inflation [View all] applegrove 15 hrs ago OP

Solid D performance. marble falls 15 hrs ago #1

Sure prices have been going up, but markodochartaigh 15 hrs ago #2

Trump doesn't understand what's happening bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #3

Things are lining up favorably for midterms. Wish pollsters would ask, "Does that mean you'll consider voting for Dems." Silent Type 15 hrs ago #4

58% say prices have gone up? What the fuck is that? Iggo 12 hrs ago #5

I hear you. It's rumored that Homo sapiens are an intelligent species. Rumored mind you. paleotn 12 hrs ago #7

Too soon to tell. Iggo 10 hrs ago #8

Repeat after me, Americans. He doesn't care about you. He never, ever, ever cared about you. paleotn 12 hrs ago #6

In short, Trump isn't worth shit on a stick. oasis 10 hrs ago #9

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