IMO tariffs are likelier to harm consumers more quickly and obviously than deportations, and it feels (to me at least) like protectionism bordering on mercantilism is the one thing Trump actually truly in his bones believes in policy wise
IMO tariffs are likelier to harm consumers more quickly and obviously than deportations, and it feels (to me at least) like protectionism bordering on mercantilism is the one thing Trump actually truly in his bones believes in policy wise
It's also something we have a harder time stopping as I understand things. There's more leeway for the executive to impose tariffs regardless of congress' input. Deportations and other matters generally at least require funding apportionment even when the executive branch generally can do them unilaterally.
I donтАЩt have a problem with tariffs depending on the facts and if theyтАЩre done for economic reasons. Democrats worshipping at the altar of тАЬfree tradeтАЭ/protecting capital over labor is a big reason why the party has slipped in the Midwest.
Inflation was the number #1 issue this year, and tariffs supercharge that while not providing any corresponding surge for domestic mx. The Biden Administration did more to onshore U.S. manufacturing than any presidency since WWII and voters showed they DGAF.
Voters DGAF because they were largely ignorant. Why were they ignorant? Because Team Biden failed to tout their accomplishments as loudly as Trump would have done тАУ and, sadly, not even as loudly as Trump and the right-wing ecosphere spouted their lies and constant negativity.
You might argue that the news media should have done its job regardless but, sadly, that is not the infotainment reality we live in.
Oh, I understood your point. My point is that most voters werenтАЩt even hearing it. In other words, it never really got as far as voters deciding whether they care/agree or not.
IMO tariffs are likelier to harm consumers more quickly and obviously than deportations, and it feels (to me at least) like protectionism bordering on mercantilism is the one thing Trump actually truly in his bones believes in policy wise
It's also something we have a harder time stopping as I understand things. There's more leeway for the executive to impose tariffs regardless of congress' input. Deportations and other matters generally at least require funding apportionment even when the executive branch generally can do them unilaterally.
I donтАЩt have a problem with tariffs depending on the facts and if theyтАЩre done for economic reasons. Democrats worshipping at the altar of тАЬfree tradeтАЭ/protecting capital over labor is a big reason why the party has slipped in the Midwest.
Inflation was the number #1 issue this year, and tariffs supercharge that while not providing any corresponding surge for domestic mx. The Biden Administration did more to onshore U.S. manufacturing than any presidency since WWII and voters showed they DGAF.
Voters DGAF because they were largely ignorant. Why were they ignorant? Because Team Biden failed to tout their accomplishments as loudly as Trump would have done тАУ and, sadly, not even as loudly as Trump and the right-wing ecosphere spouted their lies and constant negativity.
You might argue that the news media should have done its job regardless but, sadly, that is not the infotainment reality we live in.
Or did he tout them and nobody cared?
Tout? Yes. Tout loudly? No. Tout as loudly as Trump? Definitely not!
The point being you can tout things as much as you want. If voters donтАЩt agree and/or care though, none of it matters.
Oh, I understood your point. My point is that most voters werenтАЩt even hearing it. In other words, it never really got as far as voters deciding whether they care/agree or not.
Except they were. Biden had websites out touting them, talked about them in conferences, et cetera. Nobody cared.
IтАЩm probably more favorable to free trade than you are, but I agree on the whole.
That said, TrumpтАЩs тАЬ25% on Canada and Mexico so I can seem tough lolтАЭ isnтАЩt that
Correct. Though IтАЩm surprised unilateral tariff authority is constitutional seeing as itтАЩs a tax and thus within the purview of Congress