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points by jiggawatts 2 days ago | 0 comments
I’m surprised his tariffs didn’t have a bigger impact, I fully expected them to crater the US economy.
[–] mandeepj 2 days ago
The economy toppled the regime; At least, what Red leaders are saying. You are missing out.

https://x.com/JeffFlake/status/2118355575356727470

https://x.com/tedcruz/status/2118125881067487633

[–] SoftTalker 2 days ago
Always does. They forgot the organizing principle of Bill Clinton's campaign: It's the economy, stupid!

A lot of people liked Trump's brash and swaggering personality but not to the point that they stopped caring about their pocketbook.

[–] jpadkins 2 days ago
is it possible you were mislead?
[–] selectodude 2 days ago
The American consumer might be the most resilient thing on the planet. Blows my mind but there you have it.
[–] UltraSane 2 days ago
They were basically just a national sales tax.
[–] sagarm 2 days ago
Nope, because it was also a tax on inputs. Worse, supply chains that crossed the border multiple times would be taxed multiple times. The chaos also made it impossible to plan.