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lapfog_1

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2. Oh FFS

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 01:05 AM

Dec 9

the foreign exporters are NOT paying the tariffs... importers are, and then trying to pass the increased cost onto American consumers.

It is a very regressive tax on consumers. You want coffee and a banana for your corn flakes... pay up... the farmers need a bailout because they cannot sell soybeans to China anymore.

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Trump announces $12 billion bailout plan for farmers - ABC News [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 9 OP

FOR THE PROBLEM HE CAUSED. Historic NY Dec 9 #1

Oh FFS lapfog_1 Dec 9 #2