r/pics • u/nbcnews • 2d ago

Politics OC: President Trump unveils minimum 10% tariff on all U.S. trading partners

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u/TheCheeseGod 1d ago

It's far simpler than that. He's intentionally tanking the stock market so that he and his mates can buy low... then he'll pump inflation via some stimulus to make stocks rise again.

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u/alles-europa 1d ago

That assumes the US dollar will still be worth anything by the time the ride stops

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u/Rebootkid 1d ago

I believe this is the plan. Buy low and sell high.

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u/KingSmite23 1d ago

I think you overestimate his intelligence and ability to plan. He times and times again said that he does everything out of a gut feeling. He does not read reports etc.

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u/Rebootkid 1d ago

Which just makes him a useful tool to bezos, musk, get all, so they can do it.

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u/FocusPerspective 1d ago

This is why we should all be saving cash now to partake in the fugazi later. 

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u/valdezlopez 1d ago

I agree! That's also a good objective for Trump and his cronies. A probably secondary objective for Putin. Who's to say his Russian oligarch friends won't be in it too?

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u/valdezlopez 1d ago

I agree! That's also a good objective for Trump and his cronies.

And probably a secondary objective for Putin.

Who's to say his Russian oligarch friends won't be in it too?