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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,373 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 07:49 PM Yesterday

Americans now understand tariffs--and realize they'll only raise costs

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s 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 Trump’s tariffs, and believe that they’ll 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

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Americans now understand tariffs--and realize they'll only raise costs (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday OP
Too late we get too smart. Irish_Dem Yesterday #1
They. Don't. Give. A. Shit. LuvLoogie Yesterday #2
Djt says,... magicarpet Yesterday #3
I bought a new farm tractor Squaredeal Yesterday #4
I bought a new farm tractor Squaredeal Yesterday #5

magicarpet

(16,893 posts)
3. Djt says,...
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:09 PM
Yesterday

.... " 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)
4. I bought a new farm tractor
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:17 PM
Yesterday

Just in September. I didn’t want to wait until next year and risk paying thousands more. Now I’m good to go getting this big ticket item out of the way before any large increase comes along.

Squaredeal

(553 posts)
5. I bought a new farm tractor
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:30 PM
Yesterday

Just in September. I didn’t want to wait until next year and risk paying thousands more. Now I’m 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 year’s economy. She needs a larger tractor for her business but is hesitant getting one now due to her uncertainty of the future.

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