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LetMyPeopleVote

(162,429 posts) Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:38 AM Monday

We have done the mass tariffs thing three times in the past and it has never worked

Those of us who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it

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We have done the mass tariffs thing three times in the past and it has never worked (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Monday OP

We have tried the mass tariff stunt before LetMyPeopleVote Monday #1

K & R malaise Monday #2

Trumps say tariffs are necessary Historic NY Monday #3

LetMyPeopleVote

(162,429 posts)

1. We have tried the mass tariff stunt before

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:41 AM

Monday

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malaise

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2. K & R

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:44 AM

Monday

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Historic NY

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3. Trumps say tariffs are necessary

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:56 AM

Monday

"For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike," Trump said during the reveal.

The media doesn't seem to ask him what he means

The idiot son of a racist real estate baron. Thinks because we have a varied balance of trade we are being taken.

Because countries don't buy everything we make they are bad actors. He doesn't seem to understand they may make many of the same things we do .

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