Summary

Trump’s economic policies, particularly his tariffs, are proving disastrous after being “sanewashed” by media during the campaign.

After making tariffs central to his campaign, he twice imposed them—only to backtrack amid market turmoil. Despite clear evidence that tariffs are taxes that raise prices, his allies continue pushing economic falsehoods.

Meanwhile, Trump’s pledge to balance the budget contradicts his record, as he added $2.1 trillion to the deficit, while Democratic presidents have historically reduced it.

His proposed $7 trillion tax cuts, paired with $4.5 trillion in spending cuts, would create massive deficits and harm working-class Americans.

  • Ghyste@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    He’s not even good at shifting blame. He has an audience that believe quite literally everything he says.

    • sloppychops@lemmy.ca
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      10 hours ago

      That’s decades of lead poisoning for you!

      Makes me wonder what the microplastics have in store for us? If all we get is an “I love you” from our Costco greeter and hand jobs on the menu at Starbucks we’ll be lucky.