cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28194139
Donald Trump and White House officials walked back a Friday announcement that there would be tariff exemptions on imported electronics.
In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump directly denied the tariff exemption announcement.
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“This is really mind-boggling. If this was serious industrial policy, the main thing you want is certainty: ‘Here’s the tariff, it will be in place for the indefinite future, and you should plan accordingly,’” Dean Baker, an economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a left-leaning think tank, said, according to The Washington Post. “Here, it’s basically: ‘Come back next week and see what we’ve got.’ That’s no way to run an economy.”
He puts the “if” in tariff.
And the “con” in economy.
The good thing is that there’s a steady hand on the wheel exercising unprecedented levels of power. He clearly has a plan to do things, undo them, redo them, undo them again, etc. according to a clearly defined plan.
Imagine if the guy claiming dictatorial powers was just winging it from one moment to the next. What a nightmare scenario that would be.
The fart of the seal 🦭💨
We should make this emoji combo a thing, it’s beautiful in it’s simplicity. I, for one, will be using it more often.
a clearly defined plan
I believe it was a concept of a plan
Feels like the trade policy of the United States is entirely made up by four guys in a room. That’s the wrong way to do politics.
One of whom is inside-trading prior to each announcement.
Only one?
