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On 4/14/2025 at 10:21 PM, B-Man said:

Donald Trump has upset that apple cart. For people who care about things like fiscal sanity, accountability and transparency, it is a welcome restoration

 

The Trump administration outshining its own stooges daily is the kind of tragic comedy you can’t make up.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Homelander said:

 

The Trump administration outshining its own stooges daily is the kind of tragic comedy you can’t make up.

 

 


Hmm. The state telling private enterprise to fix prices? Interesting. 

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1 minute ago, Roundybout said:


Hmm. The state telling private enterprise to fix prices? Interesting. 

 

Exactly. But what else would you expect when WEI hires are in charge, using a mix of psyops and mind games as their go-to strategies?

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21 minutes ago, Homelander said:

 

Exactly. But what else would you expect when WEI hires are in charge, using a mix of psyops and mind games as their go-to strategies?

How sad is your life?

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2 hours ago, Roundybout said:


Hmm. The state telling private enterprise to fix prices? Interesting. 

Amazon pulled back that "threat" (by which I mean "disclosing the truth"), but the point has been made.

I hope Amazon and more companies do this. The price impact of tariffs shouldn't be hidden.

Unless Trump course corrects soon, we'll be seeing this a lot.

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Reading the tea leaves in Trump's morning cup:

 

- I see the White House trotted out ... PETER NAVARRO this morning. Ol' Pete is back. So that always spooks markets since he is, after all, Mr. Tariff.

- Prediction: Bessent will pop up somewhere this afternoon or after markets close with some kind of phony "it's all a negotiations tactic, and we're really close" statement. Markets up later today or in after-hours trading.

 

What fun. Trump has made this just like Bet MGM with tons of in-game betting options.

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Tariffs also create something else economists hate: trying to game the system. Companies spending lots of time and money to try to minimize their impact like this:

 

https://viewfromthewing.com/delta-beats-trumps-tariffs-new-airbus-jets-arriving-duty-free/

 

Delta's Airbus orders would be subject to a 10% tariff. So they take delivery of them in Japan and technically base them overseas so they are not taxed.

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On 4/29/2025 at 12:16 PM, The Frankish Reich said:

Amazon pulled back that "threat" (by which I mean "disclosing the truth"), but the point has been made.

I hope Amazon and more companies do this. The price impact of tariffs shouldn't be hidden.

Unless Trump course corrects soon, we'll be seeing this a lot.

Is it a stretch to think Amazon benefited China more than the U.S.? I get the cheaper pricing point, like Wal-Mart did. But they’ve pretty much crushed …..everything here? Kind of a treasonous thing in a backhanded way. No?

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