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LetMyPeopleVote

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33. We have such an agency already. Customs and Border Patrol

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 02:12 PM

3 hrs ago

TFG aka The Felony Guy does not understand how tariffs work

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Rampell: Trump posted today that he wanted to create an external revenue service similar to the internal revenue service, to collect tariffs. I would hope that one of his aides would tell him what the C in CBP stands for.

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Trump says he will create new agency to collect revenue from foreign sources [View all] AZLD4Candidate Yesterday OP

Empty promises, like he would end inflation and the war in Ukraine surfered Yesterday #1

Republicans were all in a bother over IRS funding bucolic_frolic Yesterday #2

Tariffs are collected from importers because we have jurisdiction over them unblock Yesterday #3

Incredibly stupid -- he's doubling and tripling down on stupid William Seger 22 hrs ago #13

I think he's actually that stupid Diraven 18 hrs ago #20

How'd that work out with Mexico? twodogsbarking Yesterday #4

Call it FDIC Marthe48 23 hrs ago #5

He's gonna try to divert this to his personal accounts. cpamomfromtexas 23 hrs ago #6

My thoughts as well. sheshe2 19 hrs ago #17

I predicted this a while ago Diraven 18 hrs ago #21

A new department to collect foreign bribes Denvermosaic 23 hrs ago #7

Ding ding we have a winner Lifeafter70 23 hrs ago #9

LOL DENVERPOPS 18 hrs ago #19

I think jr is applying for the job Lifeafter70 17 hrs ago #22

I thought he DENVERPOPS 17 hrs ago #23

"He went to Jared." Kid Berwyn 1 hr ago #37

I think states should charge at a minimum of a 300% Buddyzbuddy 23 hrs ago #8

Oh, I bet he will. Straight into his pockets. travelingthrulife 23 hrs ago #10

Well, of course! WestMichRad 21 hrs ago #16

Doesn't the GOP PAC (trump's wallet) already perform that function? PSPS 23 hrs ago #11

Just call it asking for bribes to throw stuff your way 4catsmom 22 hrs ago #12

Trump is lying Cirsium 21 hrs ago #14

Bahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!! Dem4life1970 21 hrs ago #15

Canadian lumber BidenRocks 19 hrs ago #18

Nah DENVERPOPS 17 hrs ago #24

Another new bureaucracy sounds like more swamp for more alligators Hassler 16 hrs ago #25

The US Department of Griftting! FSogol 16 hrs ago #26

Mayne the new External Revenue Service LogDog75 15 hrs ago #27

I believe he already did this LPBBEAR 15 hrs ago #28

Small government GOP Old Crank 15 hrs ago #29

Someone needs to tell Stinky that CBP already performs this function. Ray Bruns 11 hrs ago #30

so the orange asshole wants tributes now. Javaman 10 hrs ago #31

Wait until President Musk hears about another agency! Wonder Why 6 hrs ago #32

We have such an agency already. Customs and Border Patrol LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #33

CUSTOMS and Border Patrol already does this... jvill 2 hrs ago #34

Foreign sources of revenue? Let's start with Trumpf's overseas bank accounts. C0RI0LANUS 2 hrs ago #35

Notice he's not asking his rich buddies to pay their fair share. ificandream 2 hrs ago #36