Trump's crazy ideas
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For example, the first tariff wave was a huge transfer of wealth from citizens to corporations in the OBBBA. First, the income from tariffs was projected to offset the tax cuts for the rich and corporations. Then, when the Supreme Court found them unlawful, the money had to be returned. But first the corporations let consumers pay the tariffs by increasing product prices, but now it is the same companies who get the tariff refunds. And since they are obviously not going to give the money back to the customer, it lined their pockets.
They stand for Project 2025 and the Maralago Accord, and the ideology behind them. So far they followed both projects quite closely. Trump is a tool they have to manage to reach their goals
replyAlso, of course, extracting as much money from the state as possible
Had to look up "Maralago Accord": https://marketwise.com/investing/what-is-the-mar-a-lago-acco...
replyWow, a global Great Depression II really does look like it is in the cards.
FWIW it’s what Vance has been hinting at multiple times in recent public statements, and what Bessents seems to be following
replyThose people always assume like the US can do stuff in a vacuum. And they always underestimate how smart other economies will respond to the chaos. Most big economies are in a better position than the USA.
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