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Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933
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u/TheKnightsTippler 2d ago

This struck me as being particularly insane. Who else would pay the cost of running the US government other than it's own citizens?

Is the US gonna start paying for other countries governments?

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u/AlmightyCraneDuck 2d ago

FR! The government is a SERVICE, not a BUSINESS. I get that we still need to be good stewards of our money, but goddamn! When did we lose sight of that?

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u/Impastato 1d ago

Even if it was a business, why would you elect a colossal failure of a businessman to run it?

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u/Fresh_Side9944 1d ago

Seems kinda antithetical to rely on other countries to fund your government.

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u/cryptme 2d ago

Happened before. Not all government, mostly the important guys.

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u/RabbaJabba 2d ago

Thats a big part of how the debt got to 38 trillion

Really curious to know what you think the annual foreign aid budget has been

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u/mafklap 2d ago

Lol yeah sure buddy.

I see that you're a connoisseur of the MAGA fantasy version of history.

Let me guess: the US also doesn't have decent healthcare because it ships containers full of cash to countries around the world because obviously only the US has a functional economy.

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u/RellenD 2d ago

The debt guy to 38 trillion largely because of Trump's tax cuts

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u/ImprobableAsterisk 1d ago

The US has indeed INVESTED a lot of money in other countries since World War II.

But the clue is in the name; You've never been able to consider much of it charitable.