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"As we wait for however many months and years of our taxpayer dollars going towards courts telling Trump he can’t do what he just did, as we have for the better part of the past decade of our lives, forward-thinking companies and states are already lining up for a slice of some $133 billion in refunds. Will you, Kevin and Karen Consumer, ever see any of your money again? LOL."

~ Marcie Jones

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #ApprovalRating
/13

https://www.wonkette.com/p/trump-gonna-ignore-mean-supreme-court

Trump Gonna Ignore Mean Supreme Court, Tax Dolls And Pencils EVEN MORE

Biggest loser says what?

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 2 days ago

"This reporting has created the false impression that the temporary 15% measure is on firmer legal footing than the tariffs that were just struck down by the Supreme Court. In reality, the new tariffs are just as illegal as the ones they replaced."

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #media #ApprovalRating
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William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 2 days ago

"Why this desperate attempt to keep tariffs high? A MAGA loyalist would say it’s to preserve what those illegal tariffs have accomplished. But even before they were struck down, the tariffs had achieved none of their stated goals. In fact, they had put those goals further out of reach. ...

It has been clear from the beginning that a primary motivation for tariffs was that they empowered Trump personally."

~ Paul Krugman

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #ApprovalRating
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https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-zombie-tariffs

Attack of the Zombie Tariffs

A brain is a terrible thing to have eaten

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 2 days ago

"They allowed him to punish governments he didn’t like, demand subservience from other countries as the price of lower tariffs, and offer waivers and exemptions to companies that put money in his own pocket. And maybe Trump can’t bear the thought of losing that power."

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William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 2 days ago

"We could hope that the Supreme Court smacking his hand would serve as a lesson for Trump, but, as his retaliatory 15% global tariff shows, he just won’t learn. We should all remember that when he tries to sell us all a bill of good[s] Tuesday night."

~ April Ryan

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #ApprovalRating #StateoftheUnion
/11

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/americans-and-the-supreme-court-agree

Americans and the Supreme Court Agree: Trump Overstepped on Tariffs

That should have been the end of it, but Trump never learns any lessons.

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 2 days ago

"A bad policy choice was made. The courts say it exceeded legal authority. The costs landed overwhelmingly on consumers. And the refund structure is tilted toward corporations.

This is the moment for a new kind of populist demand.

This is not performative outrage, or a culture-war distraction. It’s a single, simple civic insistence: Return the money to the people who paid it."

~ Lawrence Winnerman

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/12

https://www.blueamp.co/p/we-want-our-1700-back

Donald Trump: GIVE US Our $1,700 Back!

The Supreme Court says Trump’s tariffs were illegal. So why are corporations first in line for refunds while American families wait?

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 2 days ago

~ Marcie Jones

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #ApprovalRating
/13

https://www.wonkette.com/p/trump-gonna-ignore-mean-supreme-court

Trump Gonna Ignore Mean Supreme Court, Tax Dolls And Pencils EVEN MORE

Biggest loser says what?

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