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minus-squareVeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-24 hours agoOne thing that fascinates me is that Trump’s definition of tariffs seems more like the definition of kickbacks. As he was (is?) a landlord, he may also think of it as seeking rent, like how malls get rent from the stores inside.
minus-squareLustyArgonianMana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 hours agoAs a foreign asset, I think Trump is just actively performing a proxy war to drain the US of money, power, and resources for Russia. If you think he’s going to be doing anything else - lol.
minus-squareVeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoIt can be both. Lying is more convincing when it’s felt as truth by the liar.
One thing that fascinates me is that Trump’s definition of tariffs seems more like the definition of kickbacks.
As he was (is?) a landlord, he may also think of it as seeking rent, like how malls get rent from the stores inside.
Or a tax?
As a foreign asset, I think Trump is just actively performing a proxy war to drain the US of money, power, and resources for Russia. If you think he’s going to be doing anything else - lol.
It can be both. Lying is more convincing when it’s felt as truth by the liar.