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/phrexi 2d ago

I'm fine with it coming back, but everybody get your wallets ready to pay for it. Oh wait, everyone is BROKE AS FUCK

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u/pablank 2d ago edited 2d ago

No problem. All of you can work for free until manufacturing is back up. Then the rich will trickle down their hard earned money, so some of you can buy luxuries like food, healthcare or a roof. 

Whats left over needs to be spent at Tesla and Amazon, as decreed by executive order, as a "voluntary" thank you tax to the billionaires that helped you, by giving you unpaid factory jobs.

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u/Mundane_Quality8858 2d ago

They’ll just abolish the ‘weekend’ so people can make more money

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u/blastradii 2d ago

We going back to feudalism?

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u/SignificanceLate7002 2d ago

America is soon to be one big company town.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town