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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmericans now understand tariffs--and realize they'll only raise costs
Many of President-elect Donald Trumps supporters, who believed his promise to Make America Great Again, are about to face an inconvenient truth: tariffs will hurt them more than they anticipated. New data from Global Strategist Group show that three in five Americans view tariffs unfavorably, oppose Trumps tariffs, and believe that theyll increase costs.
This comes as Google search trends showed a sharp increase in the search results for what is a tariff and will tariffs raise costs in the days after Trump's win.
World-renowned Nobel economists tried to warn us about the cost of tariffs back in October. Alas, we at Daily Kos also tried to sound the alarm in the weeks leading up to the election.
Despite growing opposition, Trump still seems determined to repeat the same mistakes in his second term.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/20/2292819/-Americans-now-understand-tariffs-and-realize-they-ll-only-raise-costs
Irish_Dem
(59,473 posts)Amish saying.
LuvLoogie
(7,580 posts)"Mass deportations! Now!"
magicarpet
(16,893 posts).... " once I slap all those tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico,... AmeriKKKa will have so much money from those countries once they pay my tariffs. We can use that boatload of money to payoff off $31 trillion dollar national deficit and give way more tax breaks to the filthy rich."
"Oh wait,... that's not how tariffs work ? pResident Eloon Musk will explain tariffs to ya. I'm so confused right now. Fuck this,... I'm going to go play some golf."
And then djt walks away.
Squaredeal
(553 posts)Just in September. I didnt want to wait until next year and risk paying thousands more. Now Im good to go getting this big ticket item out of the way before any large increase comes along.
Squaredeal
(553 posts)Just in September. I didnt want to wait until next year and risk paying thousands more. Now Im good to go for next growing season, getting this big ticket item out of the way before any large increase might come along.
A MAGA landscaper just told me today that she worries about next years economy. She needs a larger tractor for her business but is hesitant getting one now due to her uncertainty of the future.