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Baitball Blogger

(51,638 posts)
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:49 PM Apr 2025

When Trump says, "we're all going to be rich," what he means is that he's collecting those

tariffs to build the coffers to return to his billionaire donors in the way of tax rebates.

So, we're going to be rich by a couple hundred, while the really rich will see tens of thousands of dollars.

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When Trump says, "we're all going to be rich," what he means is that he's collecting those (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Apr 2025 OP
tsf and congressional repubs are going to give the 1% massive tax cuts... rubbersole Apr 2025 #1
These tariffs are a redistribution of wealth from the poor MAGAs to the wealthy ones. Baitball Blogger Apr 2025 #2
And/or they just don't care because he's a white guy... ananda Apr 2025 #6
He means he is going to be a trillionaire. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #3
Bingo. They're going to screw everyone else so they can give a tax cut to the super-wealthy kysrsoze Apr 2025 #4
So you won't be affected Tickle Apr 2025 #5
"We.." means the billionaires and his friends not Americans uponit7771 Apr 2025 #7

rubbersole

(10,964 posts)
1. tsf and congressional repubs are going to give the 1% massive tax cuts...
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 04:02 PM
Apr 2025

...whether the tariff collections/exploding the deficit/eliminating Social Security-Medicare-Medicaid or other federal government services happen. It's what they were installed to do.

Baitball Blogger

(51,638 posts)
2. These tariffs are a redistribution of wealth from the poor MAGAs to the wealthy ones.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 04:08 PM
Apr 2025

But those poor MAGAs are too stupid to understand why.

ananda

(34,310 posts)
6. And/or they just don't care because he's a white guy...
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:32 PM
Apr 2025

so he must be a good businessman.

I stiil hear people say that Trump is a good businessman.

The koolaid runs strong here.

Irish_Dem

(79,412 posts)
3. He means he is going to be a trillionaire.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 04:35 PM
Apr 2025

And his pals will get rich too.

The rest of us not so much.

kysrsoze

(6,407 posts)
4. Bingo. They're going to screw everyone else so they can give a tax cut to the super-wealthy
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:17 PM
Apr 2025

It's a massive tax on everyone. Glad we made our major purchases before he took office. We're not buying jackshit unless we absolutely have to.

 

Tickle

(4,131 posts)
5. So you won't be affected
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:21 PM
Apr 2025

I'm looking forward to see how he's bringing manufacturing back 🍿

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