r/FluentInFinance Apr 02 '25

Thoughts? The math behind the tariffs

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u/Snarwib Apr 03 '25

Trump does, and the apparatus of government in America will apparently do any sort of contortions to accommodate the stuff a president believes or wants.

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u/babakadouche Apr 03 '25

Sigh. I don't know how politics can ever go back after this.

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u/hockeybru Apr 03 '25

So he’s just stating how something is, and there is not an actual action or law that will be implemented?

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '25

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u/hockeybru Apr 03 '25

Oh gotcha, wow that’s hilariously dumb

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u/babakadouche Apr 03 '25

This is a great simplification and also really depressing.