Comment on Who gets all the tariff money about to be collected from US citizens buying products from Canada?
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Tariffs are just a way to raise taxes and blame someone else for them
Comment on Who gets all the tariff money about to be collected from US citizens buying products from Canada?
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Tariffs are just a way to raise taxes and blame someone else for them
RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
They’re furthermore a way to start fights using someone else’s money, that they can then take with impunity. So effectively US citizens are now getting charged a premium to fight a war they don’t want, without a choice.
I recall a war that started over taxation without representation…
Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Meh, the country dropped a trillion on fucking around with Iraq and voters kept reelecting republicans.
Trump won and election, no one in the US gives a fuck
Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
Let’s throw all of Trump’s real-estate into Boston Harbor!