• BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    Literally my parents right now re: tariffs. “Yeah the situation in Gaza sucks but look at all the money they’re raking in from tariffs”…

    So fucking what none of that is helping us

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      Also, there’s no money coming in, only investment pledges to make Trump look good. Bottom line is that prices are increasing for americans.

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        Yeah I ordered some PCBs from jlcpcb for some diy body trackers, the PCBs were $67 and the tariffs were $37, for a total of $104 before shipping

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    If there was anything that could fit as the allegory to a second gilded age, this fits the bill.

    Bozos renting out all of Venetia is a close second.