But Bessent just said the purpose of tariffs is not to raise money.
And Trump primarily uses tariffs, and threats of tariffs, to get side deals and bribes that he personally benefits from.
And prices have gone up on materials, goods, and services more than $2000/person/year.
09.11.2025 18:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The founders didn't expect sane Americans to elect a self serving, bribe taking, tariff using for personal financial advantage, emergency powers abusing, unstable President. But, if that happened, they had a plan to stop such actions either by Congress or the Courts.
09.11.2025 16:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
How about he resigns immediately and the U.S. names a bunch of stuff after him until he dies (or for 10 years, whichever comes first). After that time, all names revert back to their original (or newly decided upon names).
09.11.2025 16:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I am too young for Medicare eligibility and cannot contribute to an HSA as I am no longer working (it was a part time, low wage, retail job so after contributing to my 401 K and IRA there would have been little to no money left for an HSA). Let me, and others over, say, 50, buy into Medicare.
09.11.2025 15:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
She cares about her personal finances (and some media attention) and nothing else.
09.11.2025 12:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I am a taxpayer. My husband is on Medicare and I am under 65. Cobra ended. I will be needing to purchase non-employer provided health insurance for the first time in my life. I have checked out the ACA plans available and non ACA individual policies. Keep the exchange or allow a Medicare buy in.
09.11.2025 03:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
How about charging up an older phone with no sim and just using it as the camera. When you get home, download the pics and videos or upload using WiFi.
09.11.2025 00:26 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
That is creepy and will make me less likely to shop there. When I worked retail, during the holidays we had to alternate hour long stints being the "greeter". Some coworkers were wonderful at it. For most of us, after a few customers it got more awkward and forced as the shift progressed.
09.11.2025 00:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
So most will never really own a home. You hope after ten or so years it has gone up in value much more than your equity invested in it (which might not be the case as the first 20-22 years of payments go towards paying down the interest more than the principal) should you sell.
08.11.2025 23:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We are wasting money on war toys and costumes to produce a facade of military strength and preparedness that Trump hopes others will be intimidated by.
Unfortunately, what most will see is a veneer that is at times impressive to look at, but shallow beneath the surface, much like Hegseth himself.
07.11.2025 21:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
NYC will continue to be a tourist destination of the wealthy and investors will still invest there.
Unfortunately, as long as Alabamans continue to elect ignorant, hand picked by the GOP, legislators and governors, Alabama will continue to be Alabama.
07.11.2025 21:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Lost in translation? Or does she get through life taking hallucinogenics (imagining new realities)?
07.11.2025 15:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Didn't he get a full pardon?
07.11.2025 04:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Republican Party has no heart. They throw extravagant Gatsby Parties and fund gilded ballrooms for the wealthiest.
07.11.2025 04:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
JD being elected Veep is what is absurd.
07.11.2025 02:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We can bulldoze a wing of the WH to construct a gilded ballroom that will dwarf the residence AND remodel the Lincoln bathroom in imported marble AND pay long weekends at Trump properties for the President and his entourage at above rack rates AND retrofit a jumbo jet that will never be used.
07.11.2025 02:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Honey, your incel non-critical thinking followers, many of which only exist online, will not be enough to keep the MAGA Party afloat. Grift while you can.
07.11.2025 02:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The U.S. can have tariffs. The President does not have unilateral power to enact them/threaten to enact them, for personal financial gain. There is no emergency for Trump to use emergency powers. There IS an emergency for Congress and Courts to rein in this self serving vindictive wannabe autocrat.
06.11.2025 14:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
You mean taking a little family vacation won't solve this problem?
06.11.2025 12:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
What Is the agreed upon fee for her showing up to accept the award? Will she be selling commemorative items of the event?
06.11.2025 12:43 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
How about wasting less money for creating and airing slickly produced and edited ICE commercials staring Noem? Those funds could be used to feed our enlisted.
05.11.2025 22:37 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
His body. His choice.
05.11.2025 19:59 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I think every GOP House member should be required to sign a loyalty pledge to Trump and commit to using the pledge and pictures of them along side Trump with a big thumbs up on all of their campaign materials.
05.11.2025 19:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Wait, which has Hispanics I make fun of and which one has Black people I make fun of, so confusing, and which is hosting a summit? I will blame Biden, the communists in New York, and the teleprompter.
05.11.2025 19:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
he later admitted he misspoke and meant to say "run away from" our record.
05.11.2025 19:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Tie them to Trump and Cuomo. White elderly male serial abusers.
05.11.2025 18:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
WV. Beautiful state to visit. Depressing State to live in.
05.11.2025 18:26 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Trump needs any easy win to regain support to continue the grift. This isn't it.
05.11.2025 18:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
They will attempt to argue it's illegal for State voters to decide if they want to redistrict mid census, only Republicans held State legislatures and Governors can do so (even if their voters a/o State Constitutions disagree).
05.11.2025 18:07 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Phone records of who was calling who during the planning and execution of the stop the steal failed insurrection attempt. No captures of what was actually said.
You see, those caught up in it, had every intention of lying saying they never talked to anyone involved in any way.
05.11.2025 17:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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