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Dulcinea

(9,193 posts) Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:37 AM Sep 17

Trump asks the Supreme Court to give him total control over the US economy

(Vox) In a trio of cases, two currently pending before the Supreme Court and one that is likely to land on the justices’ doorstep as soon as Tuesday, President Donald Trump claims new powers that, if he prevails, would give him near-total control over all US fiscal and monetary policy.

The first is the ongoing litigation over Trump’s tariffs. The Court plans to hear two challenges to the tariffs, known as Trump v. V.O.S. Selections and Learning Resources v. Trump, in November.

At least 10 federal judges have concluded that Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed many of the ever-shifting import taxes that have defined his second term in office. And the amount of money at stake here is massive — Trump’s lawyers estimate that the tariffs “will reduce federal deficits by $4 trillion in the coming years.” Yale’s Budget Lab estimates that they will raise $2.4 trillion if they remain in effect for 2026-35.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-asks-supreme-court-him-200000365.html

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Trump asks the Supreme Court to give him total control over the US economy (Original Post) Dulcinea Sep 17 OP

This surfered Sep 17 #1

☝️ underpants Sep 17 #2

He wants to have dictatorial control over the economy and the press, and some out in the cloud say we should not lostincalifornia Sep 17 #3

6 bankruptcies.................... Lovie777 Sep 17 #4

Tariffs are breakeven at best fiscally WSHazel Sep 17 #5

Based on observation, owning a casino is close to as good as owning the werewithal to print money. BobTheSubgenius Sep 17 #6

Fuck no Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 17 #7

Every past mafia Don is turning over in his grave from jealousy. mdbl Sep 17 #8

surfered

(9,428 posts)

1. This

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:48 AM

Sep 17

underpants

(193,234 posts)

2. ☝️

Reply to surfered (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:59 AM

Sep 17

lostincalifornia

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3. He wants to have dictatorial control over the economy and the press, and some out in the cloud say we should not

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 09:04 AM

Sep 17

resort to "name calling", but when someone resorts to fascist and nazi ideologies, it isn't NAME CALLING, it is calling it what it IS.

Lovie777

(20,476 posts)

4. 6 bankruptcies....................

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 09:17 AM

Sep 17

USA - 7th.

WSHazel

(581 posts)

5. Tariffs are breakeven at best fiscally

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 10:09 AM

Sep 17

because they reduce economic activity and create the need for bailouts in industries like agriculture that get hammered by them.

BobTheSubgenius

(12,100 posts)

6. Based on observation, owning a casino is close to as good as owning the werewithal to print money.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:33 PM

Sep 17

Drumpf could not even manage THAT. Having anything at all to do with running the US economy, let alone having control of it, if far, far beyond his skill set, or even his capacity to develop it.

He should be kept as far away from the levers of that power as is legally possible. I'd even support extra-legal means.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(129,080 posts)

7. Fuck no

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:50 PM

Sep 17

I don't want a guy who bankrupted several businesses control over the economy.

mdbl

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8. Every past mafia Don is turning over in his grave from jealousy.

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:49 PM

Sep 17

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