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[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Well, tariffs aren't collected by the IRS, so...

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 125 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Trickle down economics

For the past 50 years they've tried to give the wealthy some money but no matter how much they gave the rich, only a little trickled down to the poor

So they've decided to just turn on the money fire hose and shower the rich with all the money they can get their hands on ... it's a literal avalanche of money and hopefully this will trickle down and get some more money to the poor.

For every million they send to a rich person, ten bucks goes to a street person .... so we need to spend billions, trillions of dollars on these rich people in order to get enough money to people in need.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 67 points 1 week ago

I can actually picture someone making this argument in earnest.

[–] Susurrus@lemm.ee 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you got 10 bucks for every million towards billionaires you'd actually be a millionaire. The ratio was more like a cent for every million.

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

I think they mean $999,990 goes to person A and $10 goes to person B.

If you want to create one (1) millionaire that way you would need to spend $999,000,000,000. Imagine how that would look with 1 cent to every million.

Are the two of you even talking about the same data? Maybe you spread the $10 over 1,000 people to get to that number of $0,01.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Trickle down economics

A sound bit to fool the common clay rubes - fools them over, and over, and over. Rinse and repeat.

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[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 101 points 1 week ago (2 children)

With far fewer irs agents, they can't effectively audit tax cheats.

We are funding the complete destruction of Palestine.

Golf is expensive.

He's been sued 220 times for the 100 days he has been in office. Lawyers are really expensive. (Well unless you blackmail them.)

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Fun fact! Tariffs aren't collected by the IRS, they're collected by Customs and Border Protection, a sibling organization to ICE

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My ex is a lawyer, I know stuff I could blackmail her with, nothing bad just personal stuff that you'd not be happy being public. I wouldn't dare try it, even if I was inclined too.

Blackmail is illegal regardless if what you're after. At the very least I'd lose my job.

You can't really blackmail lawyers unless they are actually corrupt. Never mind, they're his lawyers, of course they are.

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Blackmail might be too strong of a word, but he did strongly encourage a law firm to give him free services so their security clearances weren't revoked. It's good to be king, I guess.

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5254645-trumps-deals-with-big-law-are-shakedowns-in-pro-bono-clothing/

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 98 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Every GOP accusation is an admission. Where is the money going? Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Trump buying gold gimcracks for the Oval Office on late night TV.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

So apparently those things are spray painted plastic and available for $30 at home depot.

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[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 38 points 1 week ago (22 children)

Tesla sales WAYYYY down… missed earnings on EPS and revenue… somehow the stock goes up?

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[–] slingstone@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I thought this would be appropriate...

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

It's a cult. I overheard two Trumpers talking how the tariffs will only hurt for a little bit, but once everything religns, things will be great.

[–] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 34 points 1 week ago (5 children)

You didn't think they actually spent ten thousand dollars for a hammer and thirty thousand for a toilet seat, did you?

I mean, look at me. I look like a schlemiel

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[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

And there goes the national debt...TO THE MOON 📈📈📈

yeah some of the billionaires money isn't even real, the government just gives it to them without having it in the first place

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

any global conflicts currently? nope.

any actual national emergencies currently? nope.

any international catastrophes recently? nope.

republicunt in the white house? yup.

ding. ding. we have a winner. to the fucking moon the debt shall go.

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[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 6 points 1 week ago

But because of the belligerent attitude other countries stopped buying US debt, at a time where debt is exploding and up for renewable. Something is going to break.

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Golfing is expensive these days.

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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Goddamnit, I hate this shit. Its simple, folks. You have to spend money to make money. That's how the saying goes, and that's how the world works. When my car insurance goes up despite my flawless driving record, I don't ask them to explain where the money is going, I just pay my fucking bills. When my rent gets increased despite the house I'm in literally falling apart around me, I don't ask why they don't send repair people, I just pay my goddamned rent. You all act so entitled, like there is some great value that is to be derived from your work. You're a fucking slob just like everyone else, and you are lucky that the companies trust you enough to do business with you in the first place. Hell, I'd pay double just to get a meaty black uncut cock in the ass and I'd be thankful for the privilege. I mean, I'd pay them a lot of money for that. Even if it was just one time. Just once, and I would sing their praises. Just, sing. Fuck you, anyway. Fucking slobs. Stop wasting your time posting about this shit online and get back to work.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Had me in the first half. But judging by the downvotes, half the people don't recognize sarcasm :)

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can't downvote because I agree, can't upvote because it's depressing.

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[–] anas@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Unrelated, is this a newer format on Twitter or are people manually recreating simple Twitter screenshots for some reason?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Did anyone confirm it was actually ever posted to Twitter?

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[–] IndieSpren@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Taxes are paid to the IRS, but who are tariffs paid to?

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (4 children)

i think we should plan the revolution as a hypothetical. lay the blueprints out online for everyone to see. it's as easy as "if i were going to do X, i would begin by X. if a lot of us did X together then..."

revolution by committee with full transparency. when the plan involves millions of people acting in unison, there's not a whole lot you can do about it, even if you know what's coming.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (16 children)
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[–] apex32@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's not a revolution, but a general strike would force the government to make changes.

https://generalstrikeus.com/

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[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

It's a reverse reverse funnel system

[–] zer0squar3d@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago
[–] painfulasterisk1@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

Not trickling down, that's for sure.

[–] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] kevin2107@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

wrong trumps pockets

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