Trump announced 25 percent tariffs against the country's neighbors to the north and south that were slated to go into effect Saturday.
  • @ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
    12•3 months ago

    It makes sense.

    If the goal is to create a crisis so bad, it requires unitary executive power “to solve”.

    • @szczuroarturo@programming.dev
      7•3 months ago

      In case of US it probably also makes sense as a tax since US is so deep in debt and tarrifs are probably the only acceptable tax for trump voter base .

      • @brucethemoose@lemmy.world
        4•3 months ago

        The revenue is like a drop in the bucket, maybe not even a gain at all if it reduces economic activity.

        We will need more taxes on the not-rich.