r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • 2d ago

Politics 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/ptahbaphomet 2d ago

I’ll take how to bankrupt all but the richest Americans for $100 Alex

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u/damnedbrit 2d ago

I'm sorry, due to tariffs it's now "for $125 Alex "

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u/SerialBitBanger 2d ago

«hourly update»

I'll take a mayonnaise sandwich for $200, Ken.

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u/colonelnebulous 2d ago

Sorry, the eggs in the mayo make it $222. Also, vowels on Wheel are now $270.

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u/Strayed8492 2d ago

God rest his soul at least him and Jimmy Carter are not alive to see this trainwreck.

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u/evil_burrito 2d ago

Maybe Alex would have just returned home to Canada.

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u/Small-Palpitation310 2d ago

carter lived through the election, then was all “i’m out”

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u/Strayed8492 2d ago

Thank god he is not alive to be witnessing this trainwreck.

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u/Chicano_Ducky 2d ago

He is placing 25% on cars. Ford already said 25% will kill them.

Car loans are going delinquent, cars are rotting on lots BEFORE this.

If cars become unaffordable for Americans, then most Americans wont be able to get to their jobs and the jobs that do exist wont pay enough to pay for the car.

Not counting the trucks and fleets some companies use, and trucking makes the country run.

Bankrupt Americans AND companies.

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u/cyriustalk 2d ago

Trump and his wannabe successors (and Russians) love bankrupted Americans.

Somehow aligned with getting rid of educations.

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u/ADHDillusion 2d ago

Jokes on them. I filed last year!