Tariff Man and his tariff plan cause market plunges

[HDGristle]

Originally Posted by bambino

Same thing for other countries slapping tariffs on our products. But our economy is much larger than theirs. Trumps trying to lower tariffs globally. We can do it the easy way or the hard way. It’s their choice.

The number one way to lower tariffs globally would be for him to roll back his IEEPA tariffs implementrd under his fictional emergency that he still hasn't quite articulated in any meaningful way.

You seem like the kind of guy that wants to preserve the water for the town long-term by poisoning the well to dissuade folks from taking a sip.

[bambino]

Take a sip of this


The United States is currently experiencing its lowest inflation rate in nearly five years, with the Consumer Price Index at 2.4% as of January 2026.

[HDGristle]

I know. I posted it already. Would be lower if not for Tariffman's tantrums. By a good lil bit too. Should be under 2% at this point

[bambino]

And don’t forget, the real story isn’t just the dramatic drop in inflation under Trump.
It’s also about a real increase in wages for the American people.

Trump and most of the republicans passed the Big Beautiful Bill, which massively cut taxes and made them permanent.
The democrats voted against tax cuts and so did Rand Paul and Thomas Massie.
Two Trump backstabbers.

Trump is letting the American people keep a lot more of their hard earned money.

He’s sticking the FED with the DEBT.

Bankruptcy.

All planned and timed.

Tariffs are working

[bambino]

PRESIDENT TRUMP: “Switzerland wasn’t paying tariffs, and we had a $42 billion trade deficit. So I put on a 30% tariff. Then I got an emergency call from the President, and I didn’t really like the way she talked to us. So instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%.”

https://x.com/trump_army_/status/202...915148390?s=42

FAFO


BAHAHAHA

[HDGristle]

Well, Bam. I think you need to read up on what the Tax Foundation analysis has been of the tariff impact vs the tax cut benefits. They seem to disagree with you and trust me, they understand this better than you do

https://taxfoundation.org/blog/trump-tariffs-tax-cuts/

[jayzee43]

This just in from the Department of DUH!

A year in, it’s official: Americans, not foreigners, are paying for trump’s tariffs

A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York confirms what economists have long warned about: The burden of tariffs is borne almost entirely by the people living in the country that imposes them.

That simple fact — now learned experientially in 21st century America — is an Econ 101 lesson as foundational as supply and demand.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/busin...umers-nightcap

Anyone with even a minimal grasp of economics was screaming this from the rooftops.

But MAGA couldn't be reached because their heads were so far trump's ass, they thought tariffs would make us rich or something. At least the dumbfucks can't say they weren't warned.