And for once I honestly have to agree with this fat fascist.

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        Especially since the current going idea is that tarrifs are allegedly a charge/tax another country is supposed to pay. They might just blame them for the escalating prices and say it’s retaliatory, and thus deserving of even higher tariffs or some such.

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          Incredible. I am dismayed that so many people find it difficult to understand that it’s a tax on imported goods at the port of entry. The importer is going to pay the tax and then mark up the goods accordingly.

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        You have it ass backwards. They do not suffer cognitive dissonance. If they did, they would be suffering.

        Instead, we have cognitive dissonance trying to understand them. They have zero confusion. And that makes no sense to us, so we suffer dissonance. It’s all sane to them.

        EDIT: You have to laugh at OP downvoting me. “NOAW! I’m not suffering!” Yes, you are. These assholes are perfectly happy in their own minds.

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    Oh yeah, and a lot of trumpers love them. They’re still in denial. They’ll say it’s a roller coaster of emotions and that they hope things will be better, they hope Trump will make the right decisions, etc. But if you ask them point blank about the tariffs or any other policies, they’ll start by saying how great they are, then gradually talk about the concerns while still being hopeful. Again, it’s denial. They need to suffer more, unfortunately.

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    Is he saying that he’s accountable for all his campaign promises? This is only a valid defense he’s equally responsible for everything he campaigned on. Like, for example, lowering the price of groceries. The voters didn’t just sign up for the bad stuff - they signed up for EVERYTHING you promised them, Don.

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      First it was “Day 1”, then “It’s Biden’s Economy”, then “There will be a transition period”. Meanwhile he’s raking it in with all his grifts, prices are high NOW, and I’m hungry NOW.