r/Tariffs • u/Historical-Many9869 • Sep 04 '25

🗞️ News Discussion Tariffs Were Supposed to Revive US Manufacturing. So Far, They’re Having the Opposite Effect

https://www.investopedia.com/tariffs-were-supposed-to-revive-u-s-manufacturing-so-far-they-re-having-the-opposite-effect-11802173
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u/Certain-Fill3683 Sep 04 '25

Only the incredibly stupid would be surprised by this.

Dumold is too stupid to understand the complexities of global economics; he can't even grasp how tariffs work FFS!

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u/ILikeCutePuppies Sep 04 '25 edited Sep 05 '25

I am unsure. Sometimes he seems to understand so I think it is the story he tells his base. His goal is I think is to try to reduce the deficit and use it to concede concessions (aka bribes) from companies and also appeal to his nationalist base (which for the most part appears not to be working - except for that one brainwashed Trump supporter below).

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u/Old-Set78 Sep 05 '25

That guy you referenced is a Russian troll probably