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Bluetus

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46. And that we have mostly been sleeping through this rise of fascism.

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:34 PM

Feb 23

I mean, most national Democrats still talk about the rise of fascism and totalitarianism as if they are some potential future development. The fact is this has been upon us for the last 25 years at least. It is not a future proposition. It is here and now. I hope the people are not sleeping in november.

The governing 0.1% have zero interest in democracy.

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The Trump tariffs scam in a nutshell [View all] dalton99a Feb 22 OP

DURec leftstreet Feb 22 #1

Not a logical step Roy Rolling Feb 23 #37

let me make a small correction... Javaman Feb 23 #40

The companies will then be expected to donate some of their profits back to Trump. Irish_Dem Feb 22 #2

The state it was sold in made additional sales tax revenue due to the tariffs as well MichMan Feb 22 #3

Except sector tariffs like auto parts are not covered by the SCOTUS ruling Fiendish Thingy Feb 22 #4

No incentive to lower price Randomthought Feb 22 #5

+1. Corporations rarely lower prices once they have raised them. dalton99a Feb 22 #8

That's the most important aspect of this. Probatim Feb 22 #20

And their competition raises prices as well Tasmanian Devil Feb 22 #33

A Different Nutshell Heard From: The Tariff Monies Went Straight Into.... ColoringFool Feb 22 #6

That is not true. The tariffs went straight into the US Treasury. Wiz Imp Feb 22 #25

Is That Sarcastic Towards Me Or Trump? ColoringFool Feb 22 #31

Wow. Wiz Imp Feb 22 #32

I don't think anybody questions that the tariff money goes to the Treasury. That's the wrong question. Bluetus Feb 22 #34

I agree with that. Wiz Imp Feb 22 #35

If the money deposited in the Treasury was, say, $225B, I wonder Bluetus Feb 23 #42

Well, That Tidy Little Sum Of $10 Billion For The "Board Of Peace"....... ColoringFool Feb 23 #36

Agree, but it's missing one step gulliver Feb 22 #7

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haha haha ha ha ha ha ha ha bsiebs Feb 22 #10

Lol gulliver Feb 22 #12

Tariffs are just baked into the price and aren't listed separately on invoices provided to customers. Shermann Feb 22 #9

We had some online purchases that did have line item tariff charges added. Hope22 Feb 23 #39

Yes and no. Ms. Toad Feb 22 #11

Thanks. progressoid Feb 22 #21

This is a very real scenario. And nosice there was an extra $25 of price gouging in this example. Bluetus Feb 22 #13

+1. Companies have also been raising prices because of "oh, inflation" dalton99a Feb 22 #16

All of the corporations popsdenver Feb 22 #22

Yep, purely profit-driven. dalton99a Feb 22 #29

There is a simple solution to most of our economic issues Bluetus Feb 22 #30

Exactly Blue popsdenver Feb 23 #43

Exactly. Everything has been shifted toward wealth accumulation Bluetus Feb 23 #44

AND, has been, esp since 1980 popsdenver Feb 23 #45

And that we have mostly been sleeping through this rise of fascism. Bluetus Feb 23 #46

I have been popsdenver Feb 23 #47

There it is. 2naSalit Feb 22 #14

Pretty much Demixs Feb 22 #15

I've always said tariffs tranfer money from consumers to the Treasury. CaptainTruth Feb 22 #17

Exactly--it is a potential windfall for companies that passed the tariffs straight on the the consumers. Ol Janx Spirit Feb 22 #18

Good luck ever seeing a penny of that refund. xuplate Feb 22 #19

THIS! Mr.Bee Feb 22 #23

They are robbing us blind in so many ways! debsy Feb 22 #24

By the time he gets bout of here the debt will be beyond astronomical! Hope22 Feb 23 #41

It's been a total crap shoot MadScout Feb 22 #26

We will never see a dime. I doubt companies, who technically paid the tariff will either. themaguffin Feb 22 #27

Greedy grifters.......ALL of them vapor2 Feb 22 #28

Hell, that is the description of our entire society, not just those tariffs. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 23 #38