Comment by BurrrritoBoy on 30/11/2024 at 23:07 UTC

114 upvotes, 3 direct replies (showing 3)

View submission: Trump Threatens ‘100% Tariffs’ Against Countries Trying To ‘Move Away’ From US Dollar: ‘Wave Goodbye To America’

Yay ! Free markets !

Wait, what ?

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Comment by rainorshinedogs at 01/12/2024 at 14:47 UTC

7 upvotes, 0 direct replies

In other words, the phrase in The Apprentice is reversed:

"It IS personal, it's NOT business"

Comment by TheFireFlaamee at 02/12/2024 at 09:42 UTC

1 upvotes, 2 direct replies

International free trade is what nuked out industrial base. Terrible policy.

Comment by JiuJitsu_Ronin at 01/12/2024 at 06:29 UTC

-32 upvotes, 13 direct replies

Just like it’s our right in individual economic transactions to leverage better positions for ourselves, it’s the US’s right to better leverage positions for ourselves.

I know it’s easy to relegate our position on the international stage to being a doormat and a piggy bank, since we can just keep printing money, but now we have someone that is looking out for American interests.