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highplainsdem

(53,575 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:11 PM Jan 14

Trump just announced he's going to create what he's calling the External Revenue Service

Post from Ron Filipkowski, only on Twitter so far, not on Bluesky yet.

Link to tweet

Ron Filipkowski
@RonFilipkowski

Create a new government agency to collect new taxes that will be imposed, while demanding no debt ceiling during his presidency. Big Government Big Debt Donnie.

10:57 AM · Jan 14, 2025

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Trump just announced he's going to create what he's calling the External Revenue Service (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 14 OP

To be deposited in his bank account Fullduplexxx Jan 14 #1

So, he is going to charge himself and his billionaire cronies? Because they sure as hell make money off of US! nt Jit423 Jan 14 #2

Trade with the U.S. will cease... lame54 Jan 14 #3

Another pathetic lie from Trump. yardwork Jan 14 #4

Is it time to exit the stock market? flamingdem Jan 14 #5

How much of this money will go directly to Trump's pocket? Irish_Dem Jan 14 #6

Yes. Maybe he's come up with another job for Lara. tanyev Jan 14 #8

Cocaine is not cheap, Don Jr needs a job too. Irish_Dem Jan 14 #9

He is still lying about tarrifs - foreign companies dont pay for them getagrip_already Jan 14 #7

What a fucking moron. How on earth can we stand 4 more years of this BS? Vinca Jan 14 #10

He refuses to acknowledge the truth about tariffs. spanone Jan 14 #11

Tithes to be paid to Russia ck4829 Jan 14 #12

MAGA: We want smaller government! Also MAGA: Creates two new agencies that do nothing. Initech Jan 14 #13

To tax other countries with tariffs, right? moondust Jan 14 #14

Tarrifs don't come from foreign sources you incredibly idiotic cocknugget. LudwigPastorius Jan 14 #15

Fullduplexxx

(8,417 posts)

1. To be deposited in his bank account

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:12 PM

Jan 14

Jit423

(775 posts)

2. So, he is going to charge himself and his billionaire cronies? Because they sure as hell make money off of US! nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:13 PM

Jan 14

lame54

(37,387 posts)

3. Trade with the U.S. will cease...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:28 PM

Jan 14

Plenty of other countries out there

yardwork

(65,233 posts)

4. Another pathetic lie from Trump.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:30 PM

Jan 14

File this under "Mexico will pay for the wall."

flamingdem

(40,041 posts)

5. Is it time to exit the stock market?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:32 PM

Jan 14

This sounds uber inflationary.

Irish_Dem

(62,861 posts)

6. How much of this money will go directly to Trump's pocket?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:36 PM

Jan 14

tanyev

(45,185 posts)

8. Yes. Maybe he's come up with another job for Lara.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 01:21 PM

Jan 14

Irish_Dem

(62,861 posts)

9. Cocaine is not cheap, Don Jr needs a job too.

Reply to tanyev (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:09 PM

Jan 14

getagrip_already

(17,624 posts)

7. He is still lying about tarrifs - foreign companies dont pay for them

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 01:14 PM

Jan 14

American customers do.

Vinca

(51,503 posts)

10. What a fucking moron. How on earth can we stand 4 more years of this BS?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:11 PM

Jan 14

spanone

(138,055 posts)

11. He refuses to acknowledge the truth about tariffs.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:16 PM

Jan 14

Donnie Dumbfuck.

ck4829

(36,501 posts)

12. Tithes to be paid to Russia

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:18 PM

Jan 14

Initech

(103,268 posts)

13. MAGA: We want smaller government! Also MAGA: Creates two new agencies that do nothing.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:24 PM

Jan 14

To think we're in the opening credits of this nightmare shit show.

moondust

(20,671 posts)

14. To tax other countries with tariffs, right?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:24 PM

Jan 14

He still seems to believe he can tax them into submission.

LudwigPastorius

(11,473 posts)

15. Tarrifs don't come from foreign sources you incredibly idiotic cocknugget.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:30 PM

Jan 14

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