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It makes perfect sense.
Domald Trump does not care much what it does to the economy or about voters displeasure. He fully anticipated most of the blowback. There are still no tangible
consequences for him.
This tariff business is actually about what happens behind closed doors in the days and weeks right after. It's the equivalent to the local mob boss demanding 20% of receipts 'protection money' from all the businesses in his territory - except this mob boss sees his territory as global.. That is why there is a blanket baseline and they were NOT targeted to specific situations, or specific countries. We need to stop comparing Trump to Hitler, because he is actually Don Corleone waiting for each businessman to come kiss his ring in a private audience and ask him for special indulgence or a lower fee - at a price we never hear about for either himself or a friend who came calling earlier at a meeting or via phone. These transactional deals are not about American jobs, or tariffs unless the foreign tariff is on a product that either he or an ally of his needs reduced.
Its the perfect breeding ground for Mafioso type corruption and sweetheart dealmaking with Trump holding all the cards. He's already played his winning hand before they even a good look at their cards, and he is holding more of the chips. He is lining his pockets, and those of countries or business that are amenable to 'cooperate' and return favors.
Domald Trump does not care much what it does to the economy or about voters displeasure. He fully anticipated most of the blowback. There are still no tangible
consequences for him.
This tariff business is actually about what happens behind closed doors in the days and weeks right after. It's the equivalent to the local mob boss demanding 20% of receipts 'protection money' from all the businesses in his territory - except this mob boss sees his territory as global.. That is why there is a blanket baseline and they were NOT targeted to specific situations, or specific countries. We need to stop comparing Trump to Hitler, because he is actually Don Corleone waiting for each businessman to come kiss his ring in a private audience and ask him for special indulgence or a lower fee - at a price we never hear about for either himself or a friend who came calling earlier at a meeting or via phone. These transactional deals are not about American jobs, or tariffs unless the foreign tariff is on a product that either he or an ally of his needs reduced.
Its the perfect breeding ground for Mafioso type corruption and sweetheart dealmaking with Trump holding all the cards. He's already played his winning hand before they even a good look at their cards, and he is holding more of the chips. He is lining his pockets, and those of countries or business that are amenable to 'cooperate' and return favors.
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