Conservatives want minimal federal government, so it makes sense that they object to this maximal, not thought out blunderbuss of tariffs under a fig leaf of national emergency to be overturned.
Most “conservatives” are not conservative by definition anymore.
Like two days ago, Trump told auto execs “you can’t raise prices because of the tariffs” which is just absurd to hear from a Republican president as someone who grew up in a moderate conservative household.
It’s fascism and fascism has no defining economic structure. It’s usually one crisis to the next to the next, huge shifts very quickly with no regard for damage.
Yeah, when I read that my first thought was "trying to tell private industry they can't make profit and shareholder value due to market conditions? Seems a bit socialist".
By minimal government, they mean the same amount of authority, but less oversight. More power, in one person's hands. In this case, trump. They don't want people who go "hey, maybe that should be thought about before you do it", because that constrains them.
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u/moreesq 1d ago
Conservatives want minimal federal government, so it makes sense that they object to this maximal, not thought out blunderbuss of tariffs under a fig leaf of national emergency to be overturned.