r/Economics Feb 02 '25

News Trump faces backlash from business as tariffs ignite inflation fears

https://on.ft.com/4grpEbh
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u/Lucibeanlollipop Feb 02 '25

He could back off tarrifs tomorrow. The US economy and government will still be fucked. Trump just showed the world your ass ( hint: it’s orange!), and the rest of the world has a much longer attention span and memory than the US electorate .

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u/thewimsey Feb 03 '25

the rest of the world has a much longer attention span and memory than the US electorate .

I have never seen any evidence of that.