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1. mcmcmc · 1790027665 · focus · HN ↗

   It truly boggles the mind how Trump managed to sell tariffs as anything other than a tax on American consumers

   1. porkshoe · 1790028824 · focus · HN ↗

      He gets away with it because a lot of right-wing elites _love_ the idea of taxing consumption rather than income (or, heaven forbid, wealth).

      Additionally, Trump, Hassett, etc are still blaming Biden for inflation caused by the tariffs... and a lot of their base would rather believe that than admit that they got suckered by an obvious scam.

      1. technothrasher · 1790029083 · focus · HN ↗

         > Trump, Hassett, etc are still blaming Biden for inflation caused by the tariffs

         I'm starting to see this backfire with a lot of "personal responsibility" type old-school republicans to whom I talk. They're getting fed up with the administration just blanket blaming anything bad on Biden. Whether that will translate to actual political change, I do not know. But I found it interesting that I'm hearing the frustration more lately.

         1. jeremyjh · 1790031336 · focus · HN ↗

            Narrator: It did NOT translate to actual political change.

            1. TheOtherHobbes · 1790033478 · focus · HN ↗

               It doesn't need to translate to actual political change. It needs to translate to them staying at home instead of enthusiastically voting for more sadistic traitorous insanity.

               Which is looking quite likely.

               Although it does assume there are no peculiar and unexpected anomalies with the vote counting.

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