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DET

(2,457 posts)
11. Uh huh...
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 11:55 PM
Aug 2025

I saw that. Loved it when Bessent said ‘the exporter could lower their price to retain market share’. Followed by ‘And the importer can pass it on or not.’ Sure, the entire business community is happy to get screwed to cover up for Trump’s incompetence. And you know that Trump will blame Bessent when the economy blows up. Bessent has gotten better at bullshitting, but it’s clear that he doesn’t take pure unadulterated joy in it like most of Trump’s minions.

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Republicans fuck the importer and, to lessen the burden BOSSHOG Aug 2025 #1
some truth RussBLib Aug 2025 #2
It is always a shell game Inkey Aug 2025 #3
Cost of Coffee MissouriDem47 Aug 2025 #4
Wow!!! Septua Aug 2025 #7
we've reduced our purchases RussBLib Aug 2025 #9
He keeps pretending moondust Aug 2025 #5
Sure all that money is going into the U.S. Treasury. LudwigPastorius Aug 2025 #6
trump's... myohmy2 Aug 2025 #8
The tariff is not on a country; it's on goods coming from that country and is paid by the businesses Sogo Aug 2025 #10
Uh huh... DET Aug 2025 #11
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