“In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of…
Anyone?
The Great Depression.
Passed the….
Anyone?
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act.
Which raised or lowered…?
Raised tariffs in an effort to collect more government revenue.
Did it work? Anyone know the effects…?
It did not work and the United States sank deeper into the Depression. Today, we have a similar debate over this Anyone know what this is…?
Anyone seen this before…?
The Laffer curve.
Anyone know what this says?
It says that at this point on the revenue curve – – you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point.
Does anyone know what Bush called this in…?
Anyone?
Something-doo economics…
Voodoo economics.”
whatidoidobc on
Ah, the American media, where a “bomb” is something that essentially everyone will completely ignore.
GoodWaste8222 on
He’s still gonna support and vote for him though. Pathetic
NovelRelationship830 on
McConnell (not to mention every economist that is asked): Tariffs raise prices for American consumers.
Trump: NO THEY DON’T!
Trump Supporters: NO THEY DON’T!
zveroshka on
He has stated numerous times that other countries governments will pay the tariffs, which should just got to show how little he understands about tariffs.
jon_hendry on
He’s still vote for one if he’s still in the Senate. Though I don’t think that’s even necessary.
Xbalanque_ on
Trump knows he has it backwards on tariffs. But he can never admit being wrong. So he makes everyone around him agree that he is right. To try to change reality. Fucking psycho.
malleysc on
Welcome to what the rest of the sane world knows
Phantom_Pharaoh77 on
Fuck Glitch McConnell
TonyG_from_NYC on
Old turtle will still vote for trump.
Fuck him.
fabulousfizban on
I’m just going to keep screaming this into the void: TARIFFS DON’T WORK WITHOUT PRICE CONTROLS!
Abrubt-Change-8040 on
Yeah, but it’s the only word Donald knows in relation to our economy.
Snerak on
You mean Moscow Mitch whose wife’s family stands to lose a ton of money if more tariffs are enacted in China? Gee, I wonder why he is against them.
scf123189 on
Occasionally, politicians who displayed a modicum of competency pre-Trump, even if they were slimy scumbags, will remind us that they are capable of something other than pandering to this collective groupthink that is the Republican Party
UncommittedBow on
And now McConnel will be called a RINO any minute now…
Njabachi on
I read that in his voice.
NoInteraction3419 on
Legitimate question: why does he have such a hard on for tariffs suddenly?
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Not really a bomb; this was already explained to Trump repeatedly and to his face.
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“In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of…
Anyone?
The Great Depression.
Passed the….
Anyone?
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act.
Which raised or lowered…?
Raised tariffs in an effort to collect more government revenue.
Did it work? Anyone know the effects…?
It did not work and the United States sank deeper into the Depression. Today, we have a similar debate over this Anyone know what this is…?
Anyone seen this before…?
The Laffer curve.
Anyone know what this says?
It says that at this point on the revenue curve – – you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point.
Does anyone know what Bush called this in…?
Anyone?
Something-doo economics…
Voodoo economics.”
Ah, the American media, where a “bomb” is something that essentially everyone will completely ignore.
He’s still gonna support and vote for him though. Pathetic
McConnell (not to mention every economist that is asked): Tariffs raise prices for American consumers.
Trump: NO THEY DON’T!
Trump Supporters: NO THEY DON’T!
He has stated numerous times that other countries governments will pay the tariffs, which should just got to show how little he understands about tariffs.
He’s still vote for one if he’s still in the Senate. Though I don’t think that’s even necessary.
Trump knows he has it backwards on tariffs. But he can never admit being wrong. So he makes everyone around him agree that he is right. To try to change reality. Fucking psycho.
Welcome to what the rest of the sane world knows
Fuck Glitch McConnell
Old turtle will still vote for trump.
Fuck him.
I’m just going to keep screaming this into the void: TARIFFS DON’T WORK WITHOUT PRICE CONTROLS!
Yeah, but it’s the only word Donald knows in relation to our economy.
You mean Moscow Mitch whose wife’s family stands to lose a ton of money if more tariffs are enacted in China? Gee, I wonder why he is against them.
Occasionally, politicians who displayed a modicum of competency pre-Trump, even if they were slimy scumbags, will remind us that they are capable of something other than pandering to this collective groupthink that is the Republican Party
And now McConnel will be called a RINO any minute now…
I read that in his voice.
Legitimate question: why does he have such a hard on for tariffs suddenly?