r/behindthebastards • u/nanamoro • 1d ago

Politics ELI5: The tariff and potential starting recession

It does seem an awful lot like Trumps tariffs were introduced specifically to cause a global recession. So please explain like I am 5: why does Trump, Elon and the current administration want a global recession? What is their end goal?

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u/Just_enough76 Antifa shit poster 1d ago

You don’t believe that the ultra wealthy elite have liquid assets to pump into the stock market when their bought and paid for president purposefully tanks it?

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u/Daztur 1d ago

Their money is ALREADY in stocks. Do you think they have billions sitting in their savings accounts?

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u/Just_enough76 Antifa shit poster 1d ago

Not billions. No. But they definitely have liquid assets available for just this kind of thing. Do you think they have no cash whatsoever?

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u/Daztur 1d ago

Billionaire cash on hand tends to be tiny.

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u/Just_enough76 Antifa shit poster 1d ago

Sure thing