> We’re apparently fine raising taxes if we just call them tariffs.
Of course, because the current tariff strategy is intended to be a regressive sales tax targeting the broad populace who is already being extracted from, to avoid income tax increases.
> Then press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters directly that if Canada wants to avoid tariffs in the future, it should become the fifty-first U.S. state. She revealed it: Trump’s tariffs aren’t about fentanyl or any supposed unfair treatment of the U.S. They’re about forcing Canada, with no justification whatsoever, to submit to his will.
Of course, because the current tariff strategy is intended to be a regressive sales tax targeting the broad populace who is already being extracted from, to avoid income tax increases.
Edit: It's also about control it appears.
Trump Press Sec Accidentally Blurts Out Real Goal of His Tariff Scam - https://newrepublic.com/article/192391/trump-press-sec-accid...
> Then press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters directly that if Canada wants to avoid tariffs in the future, it should become the fifty-first U.S. state. She revealed it: Trump’s tariffs aren’t about fentanyl or any supposed unfair treatment of the U.S. They’re about forcing Canada, with no justification whatsoever, to submit to his will.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3ljnnnf5hvh23