• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    The stock market basically plunged every fucking time he announced a tariff threat or plan. But yeah it’s clearly creating a booming economy to make Americans pay additional taxes to buy goods.

    • 24_at_the_withers@lemmy.world
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      54 minutes ago

      When he says the economy is doing well, it’s when he personally is doing well. And when he says the economy stinks, it’s when he personally is losing money or about to be tossed in the clink.

      The grift is going well for him right now, so by his terms, the economy is going gangbusters. He doesn’t give a fuck about anyone but himself.

      His tariff announcements are simply an opportunity for him to sell high and but low (plus an opportunity to extract personal contributions from the countries that play ball with him).