Worse, it's taxes on poor people. Rich people don't buy anything with their money, so they're spared, but poor people are spending the money on things, and things are imported.

A consumption tax. A tax that hits the pocketbooks of the poorer harder and the wealthy lighter.

"Tariffs. Are. Taxes."

aren't they literally just import taxes?

Canada is the largest source (just bumped to 35% tariff), followed closely by Brazil (50%). China doesn't ship much raw steel to the US to because it's terrible steel.

They should be smelting iron in their backyards!

We've never been the best, and some weird race to prove who is the best is a waste of time. I hate it here.

Don't worry, we are also the best at blaming anyone else for our problem. This will be quickly forgotten and/or blamed on liberals, Chinese communists or the phase of the moon.

Logic didn't get us into this situation and it sure as hell isn't getting us out!

If it was, why would they live in western Europe? My country has its flaws, but out of all the places I've visited or even lived, it's the place I think is doing stuff the best. If it wasn't, I would move elsewhere. No way I would move away from what I percieve as the best country in the world. That's just dumb.

I've personally not seen a single conservative recognize or admit that their policies hurt themselves. At most, ONE of them said things might get a little tougher for a while, but we'll be better off in the end. I'm surrounded by these idiots. They're hopelessly lost.

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