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Trump says he'll create 'External Revenue Service' to collect tariffs, foreign revenue (www.cnbc.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

These tariffs amount to trickle-down sales taxes, and sales taxes are regressive.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

It’s a good thing for him that when the average shlub who voted for him finds his quality of life declining, he’ll just blame the wokes, gays and liberal coastal elites for his misery.