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In reply to the discussion: Trump Says He'll Use Tariff Surplus to Bail Out Farmers Who Are 'Going to be Hurt' [View all]Turbineguy
(39,431 posts)4. They found 31 billion they did not know they had.
These clowns are running the government. They can freely admit their incompetence.
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Trump Says He'll Use Tariff Surplus to Bail Out Farmers Who Are 'Going to be Hurt' [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Thursday
OP
About $200 billion in taxes paid 80 percent by US consumers. Tax, no surplus. Mediaite should know better. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
#12
The supreme court won't block the tariffs. "Unitary executive" and all that, you know.
PSPS
Thursday
#59
I dont know, i think stripping congress of an explicit constitutional directive
Volaris
Thursday
#60
He can bail out us. That tariff tax is paid by us. Free food should be the exchange
Blue Full Moon
Thursday
#11
And it will be tax payers who will pay for them in the higher prices these tariffs bring. A lot
lostincalifornia
Thursday
#13
Almost all those farmers own or run million dollar operations. They are not poor sharecroppers. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
#16
This is true around here. The small family farm is gone (there were once over 100k here in IN 50 years ago)
Cheezoholic
Thursday
#30
Even worse this time. Their markets are completely destroyed and not coming back
travelingthrulife
11 hrs ago
#62
How humiliating for America to keep on BSing his way out of his failed policies in front of other leaders. .
Doodley
Thursday
#20
We should have elected the guy who took Trump's economics tests in college.
twodogsbarking
Thursday
#21
Happy Farmer! Glorious Farmer! If you dedicate yourself to MAGA principles and the Five-Year Plan
Prairie Gates
Thursday
#29
It's a redistribution of wealth from the taxpayers to a core group who probably voted for him.
Baitball Blogger
Thursday
#32
Here I always thought it was Congress' job to determine how we raise money and how we spend money.
Midnight Writer
Thursday
#35
So, Trump has a 'tariff shelf" --seems so!! And you can find Billions on it!!......
riversedge
Thursday
#36
So TARIIFF money paid by US citizens is going to be given to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt? Thank goodness for
NoMoreRepugs
Thursday
#47
He will use that money for tax breaks to bail out billionaires who own some farmland
Attilatheblond
Thursday
#50
tRump, Socialist Scum. Those lazy farmers have boot straps, use em, freeloaders.
OverBurn
Thursday
#53
"WE FOUND 31 BILLION DOLLARS"....what a fucking door jam this asshole is
democratsruletheday
Thursday
#58