Tariff Gambit Bets Americans Will Swallow Higher Prices
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues that the American dream is about more than cheap televisions, but inflation-weary consumers might disagree.

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5 Comments

  1. boardatwork1111 on

    If there’s one thing we learned from the Biden administration, people love it when you tell them to shut up and ignore higher prices

  2. BelmontIncident on

    Of course the American dream is about more than cheap televisions, we also like free elections and rule of law. Maybe try offering those back.

  3. Trump won last year because he convinced a bunch of independents to vote for him under the guise that he will lower prices.

    This is the dumbest poltical strategy I’ve ever seen it’s guaranteed to piss off the people that were essential for Trump’s victory by breaking his main campaign promise and the White House is telling them they are responsible for increasing prices. Trump’s cult isn’t big enough for Republicans to win elections the blowback will be huge.

  4. Americans have to swallow higher prices for the noble goal of

    _checks notes_

    hurting outgroups?

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