▲ 1067 ▼ 'Did I Miss Something?': Online Shoppers Shocked as Trump Tariffs Jack Up Prices 145% (gizmodo.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 293 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 357 points 1 year ago (2 children) "Did I miss something?" No, you intentionally avoided listening to what we were telling you. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] leadore@lemmy.world 93 points 1 year ago (1 child) If Mangolini weren't such an idiot, he wouldn't have revoked the de minimus exemption (meaning orders under $800 were exempt from the tariffs), then his rube followers would never have noticed anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 child) Except for all the infrastructure inflation they'll pay for indirectly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scintilla@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago (1 child) That blame is easily shifted because the Republicans just let infrastructure crumble and keep the same budget. When dems up the taxes to pay for the infrastructure its clearly their fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) someone on reddit mentioned that it would be "beneficial" for the gop to have several elecitons, because it will show them how bad it is if dems arnt around to clean up the mess every other election, JUST MAYBE we might see some change. it is the case in kentucky i believed where the gop did such a bad job/the r GOV did they dint want another one to completely trash the state, so they needed a scapegoat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children) In Texas the Republicans have been running the state for 30 years, and still every election ad from Republicans is that only the Republicans can save us from the hell scape the Democrats have made of Texas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* without the 4 blue counties propping up the state which they butchered, it would instantly collapsed already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scintilla@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago I give it 2 years before they have rolling blackouts daily. The grid is already struggling and they are not making it better. permalink fedilink source parent [–] abies_exarchia@lemm.ee 48 points 1 year ago (1 child) I’m not totally convinced that a huge swath of trump voters ever heard any alternatives to the propaganda that lead them to believe tariffs=good. Like i imagine a ton of them are structurally isolated from hearing alternatives the way social media and television works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] krashmo@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) They're in those silos by choice so fuck em permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago a missile silo? about to blasted off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] leadore@lemmy.world 93 points 1 year ago (1 child) If Mangolini weren't such an idiot, he wouldn't have revoked the de minimus exemption (meaning orders under $800 were exempt from the tariffs), then his rube followers would never have noticed anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 child) Except for all the infrastructure inflation they'll pay for indirectly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scintilla@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago (1 child) That blame is easily shifted because the Republicans just let infrastructure crumble and keep the same budget. When dems up the taxes to pay for the infrastructure its clearly their fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) someone on reddit mentioned that it would be "beneficial" for the gop to have several elecitons, because it will show them how bad it is if dems arnt around to clean up the mess every other election, JUST MAYBE we might see some change. it is the case in kentucky i believed where the gop did such a bad job/the r GOV did they dint want another one to completely trash the state, so they needed a scapegoat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children) In Texas the Republicans have been running the state for 30 years, and still every election ad from Republicans is that only the Republicans can save us from the hell scape the Democrats have made of Texas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* without the 4 blue counties propping up the state which they butchered, it would instantly collapsed already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scintilla@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago I give it 2 years before they have rolling blackouts daily. The grid is already struggling and they are not making it better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 child) Except for all the infrastructure inflation they'll pay for indirectly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scintilla@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago (1 child) That blame is easily shifted because the Republicans just let infrastructure crumble and keep the same budget. When dems up the taxes to pay for the infrastructure its clearly their fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) someone on reddit mentioned that it would be "beneficial" for the gop to have several elecitons, because it will show them how bad it is if dems arnt around to clean up the mess every other election, JUST MAYBE we might see some change. it is the case in kentucky i believed where the gop did such a bad job/the r GOV did they dint want another one to completely trash the state, so they needed a scapegoat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children) In Texas the Republicans have been running the state for 30 years, and still every election ad from Republicans is that only the Republicans can save us from the hell scape the Democrats have made of Texas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* without the 4 blue counties propping up the state which they butchered, it would instantly collapsed already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scintilla@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago I give it 2 years before they have rolling blackouts daily. The grid is already struggling and they are not making it better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scintilla@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago (1 child) That blame is easily shifted because the Republicans just let infrastructure crumble and keep the same budget. When dems up the taxes to pay for the infrastructure its clearly their fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) someone on reddit mentioned that it would be "beneficial" for the gop to have several elecitons, because it will show them how bad it is if dems arnt around to clean up the mess every other election, JUST MAYBE we might see some change. it is the case in kentucky i believed where the gop did such a bad job/the r GOV did they dint want another one to completely trash the state, so they needed a scapegoat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children) In Texas the Republicans have been running the state for 30 years, and still every election ad from Republicans is that only the Republicans can save us from the hell scape the Democrats have made of Texas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* without the 4 blue counties propping up the state which they butchered, it would instantly collapsed already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scintilla@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago I give it 2 years before they have rolling blackouts daily. The grid is already struggling and they are not making it better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) someone on reddit mentioned that it would be "beneficial" for the gop to have several elecitons, because it will show them how bad it is if dems arnt around to clean up the mess every other election, JUST MAYBE we might see some change. it is the case in kentucky i believed where the gop did such a bad job/the r GOV did they dint want another one to completely trash the state, so they needed a scapegoat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children) In Texas the Republicans have been running the state for 30 years, and still every election ad from Republicans is that only the Republicans can save us from the hell scape the Democrats have made of Texas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* without the 4 blue counties propping up the state which they butchered, it would instantly collapsed already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scintilla@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago I give it 2 years before they have rolling blackouts daily. The grid is already struggling and they are not making it better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children) In Texas the Republicans have been running the state for 30 years, and still every election ad from Republicans is that only the Republicans can save us from the hell scape the Democrats have made of Texas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* without the 4 blue counties propping up the state which they butchered, it would instantly collapsed already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scintilla@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago I give it 2 years before they have rolling blackouts daily. The grid is already struggling and they are not making it better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* without the 4 blue counties propping up the state which they butchered, it would instantly collapsed already. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scintilla@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago I give it 2 years before they have rolling blackouts daily. The grid is already struggling and they are not making it better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abies_exarchia@lemm.ee 48 points 1 year ago (1 child) I’m not totally convinced that a huge swath of trump voters ever heard any alternatives to the propaganda that lead them to believe tariffs=good. Like i imagine a ton of them are structurally isolated from hearing alternatives the way social media and television works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] krashmo@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) They're in those silos by choice so fuck em permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago a missile silo? about to blasted off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) They're in those silos by choice so fuck em permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago a missile silo? about to blasted off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago a missile silo? about to blasted off. permalink fedilink source parent