No tax on the middle class. What say you?

[Elmer Fudd]

It's insulting that a politician would say something like this and expect people to believe it.

I don't see how any intelligent person could take this at face value and think it is realistic.

The same Trumpers that think more taxes and more government control are good things.

[mkd]

The same Trumpers that think more taxes and more government control are good things.

Huh?

[Elmer Fudd]

Huh?

Read Mowens post #11.

[mkd]

Read Mowens post #11.

Read mkd's post #16
😉

[Elmer Fudd]

Huh? 

[SuperHoneyBadger]

Is this what they mean by echo chamber?

[mkd]

Is this what they mean by echo chamber?

Waddaya mean? 😁

[mkd]

I subscribe to this wrist watch guy. He sources lots of Seiko parts from Asia and makes unique variations.
 His recent shipment in the air went from a $7k total tariff to $36k while in the air.
 I don't think people, myself included, fully appreciate the amount of income tax can be deferred from tariffs. Not to mention how much pressure this will put on asian factories to lower profits, all while making competition here more fair.

[neurosis]

I don't think people, myself included, fully appreciate the amount of income tax can be deferred from tariffs. Not to mention how much pressure this will put on asian factories to lower profits, all while making competition here more fair.

I do love your optimism. 

Have you secured your membership to "The Executive Branch" club yet?  Only $500k. 

[Bucky Cornstarch]

I subscribe to this wrist watch guy. He sources lots of Seiko parts from Asia and makes unique variations.
 His recent shipment in the air went from a $7k total tariff to $36k while in the air.
 I don't think people, myself included, fully appreciate the amount of income tax can be deferred from tariffs. Not to mention how much pressure this will put on asian factories to lower profits, all while making competition here more fair.

Fully agree. There is no way this plan will not work. Corporate America, as usual, will be happy to pick up the tab.

[neurosis]

This is hilarious as well. 

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/white-house-amazon-tariff-price-announcement-is-hostile-2025-04-29/

How is showing how much the tariffs raise the price of consumer goods considered to be hostile or political?

[mowens]

Sometimes I'm a little dense.

This whole thread is just mkd poking the bear to see what happens.

[Bucky Cornstarch]

This is hilarious as well. 

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/white-house-amazon-tariff-price-announcement-is-hostile-2025-04-29/

How is showing how much the tariffs raise the price of consumer goods considered to be hostile or political?

Reuters. Pfffft.

[mkd]

Sometimes I'm a little dense.

This whole thread is just mkd poking the bear to see what happens.

You spelt 'forum' wrong 😁🤣

But seriously, maybe I'm the sucker that believes actual change is possible. Everyone here pretty much says blah, consumers or Corp American pays the tariffs and the thought process ends there
 I think Trump is genius for trying to offset income tax for tariffs, like has been done in our not so distant past.
 Economist only ever say we can inflate our way out of this mess. They are wrong and Trump is right, imnsho.

[mowens]

The older I get the worse my spelling gets.