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Two-thirds of Americans think Trump tariffs will lead to higher prices, poll says
(www.theguardian.com)
Maybe they should have bothered to vote? Crazy idea, I know.
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If 2/3 of people seemingly understand the truth, how tf was he voted back in? Can they get rid of the outdated electoral college system yet?
Most voters are dumber than dogshit. Can’t blame the EC for this one. Blame the fucking dumbass voters.
Electoral college was irrelevant this election. Trump won the popular vote because people don't think voting is important. Kamala Harris was a shit candidate, but Democratic voters weren't given a primary to pick a better one.
While the Electoral College did not directly factor into this election it could have indirectly factored in due to minority voters in solidly controlled states simply deciding not to vote due to their votes having no impact on the outcome. If for instance you were a Democrat in a state that Republicans have won by double digit percentages for the last couple decades you might rightly assume that whether you vote or not the outcome remains unchanged.
If we had a straight popular vote rather than the EC then literally every vote would count, unlike the current system where that's only true in battleground states. In this case the EC is just another in a long list of voter suppression tools.
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Less than a third of eligible voters voted for him, so it tracks. Close to half the country not voting suggests they understand tariffs, but either just fine paying 20% extra for everything or don't believe he'll actually do the things he's been most vocal about doing.
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Lol.
We're such an unforgivably stupid society.
It doesn't matter what politicians we choose. It doesn't matter if the "pendulum swings back". We're stupid. Wherever the pendulum is, we're still stupid. So we're still going to trend downward, because that's the only direction a stupid society can go.
I was told that Trump got elected because of the economy.
By people who don't understand the economy.
Or bother asking or listening to an economist.
Or who even pay attention to actual news
But eggs expensive
"bUsInEsS mAn GoOd!!!!"
Man, if only they could read they'd know how not good at business he is.
These dipshits only know what Trump's name looks like. That's how they find him on a ballot and fill in the box.
Doesn't need much thought. When has a tariff or import tax ever not resulted in higher prices? How could it NOT??
This may seem odd, but remember: greater than 2/3 of eligible voters did not vote for Trump.
True... but the non voters are dumber than Trump voters. At least the Trump voters understand that voting matters.
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New cars coming from Canada or Mexico? 25% more expensive. American cars ~~made~~ final assembly in USA with tons of parts from Mexico/Canada will be $$ too. And about every piece of electronics 10% more expensive too.
Does Trump know that drugs like fentanyl is being made in USA? Does he thin~~g~~k drug manufacturer/dealer all come from mexico/canada/china?
Does he thin[k] drug manufacturer/dealer all come from mexico/canada/china?
Yes. That's the racism.
While I don’t quite believe this connection, I want to point out that legacy car manufacturers heavily depend on imports, especially from Canada and Mexico ….. but Tesla does not
So, at least a 1/3rd of them voted for higher prices? I mean it's fine if that's what they wanted I guess.