I was thinking about all the tariffs going in, making everything more expensive. It occurred to me that we're neglecting a powerful line of attack against them: they're a de facto sales tax. Americans hate taxes, and especially hate new taxes.
Looks to me like a simple and effective line of attack to use: call it the Trump Sales Tax and a…
I was thinking about all the tariffs going in, making everything more expensive. It occurred to me that we're neglecting a powerful line of attack against them: they're a de facto sales tax. Americans hate taxes, and especially hate new taxes.
Looks to me like a simple and effective line of attack to use: call it the Trump Sales Tax and attack republicans everywhere for enabling it. This would have to have some electoral potency if it was a message we stuck to.
Might be a good idea, but since the tariff is only on certain foreign products, it’s a more difficult case to make than a general sales tax. Also, there’s support for a more limited tariff regime within the Democratic Party. Particularly in the “rust belt.”
That's an issue if we go into nuance. Granted, democrats cannot help ourselves on doing exactly that. We do not need to though. Republicans twist and turn everything to fit whatever narrative they want, and this one isn't inaccurate.
For rust belt areas we might need to make a secondary argument, about the tariff sales tax applying to the input materials they need to keep their manufacturing jobs going. That unfortunately does go into nuance, but that can be a town hall or debate kind of answer, while keeping the talking point and TV sound bite the same "Trump Sales Tax" simple.
This was every other ad in Georgia before the election. Don’t know if it made a difference then when the tarriffs were hypothetical, but maybe now that they’re real.
I was thinking about all the tariffs going in, making everything more expensive. It occurred to me that we're neglecting a powerful line of attack against them: they're a de facto sales tax. Americans hate taxes, and especially hate new taxes.
Looks to me like a simple and effective line of attack to use: call it the Trump Sales Tax and attack republicans everywhere for enabling it. This would have to have some electoral potency if it was a message we stuck to.
Might be a good idea, but since the tariff is only on certain foreign products, it’s a more difficult case to make than a general sales tax. Also, there’s support for a more limited tariff regime within the Democratic Party. Particularly in the “rust belt.”
https://x.com/RepDeluzio/status/1902441811706077227
That's an issue if we go into nuance. Granted, democrats cannot help ourselves on doing exactly that. We do not need to though. Republicans twist and turn everything to fit whatever narrative they want, and this one isn't inaccurate.
For rust belt areas we might need to make a secondary argument, about the tariff sales tax applying to the input materials they need to keep their manufacturing jobs going. That unfortunately does go into nuance, but that can be a town hall or debate kind of answer, while keeping the talking point and TV sound bite the same "Trump Sales Tax" simple.
This was every other ad in Georgia before the election. Don’t know if it made a difference then when the tarriffs were hypothetical, but maybe now that they’re real.