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Biophilic

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5. Talk about rewriting history.

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 06:28 PM

Jan 25

Yes, he’s right. The robber barons were the wealthiest then. Everyone else not so much. The Great Depression resulted from those wonderful times. Good grief. Maybe they do want to kill us.

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Trump suggests we can do without any taxes -- just fund everything with tariffs [View all] allegorical oracle Jan 25 OP

He's nuts. no_hypocrisy Jan 25 #1

Something happened in 1929 to change all that. Klarkashton Jan 25 #2

Put tariffs on ketchup, cofeve and burgers. See how it affects him. GreenWave Jan 25 #3

A tariff is basically a sales tax. People wouldn't like it so much if there was suddenly a 25% sales tax on eggs, no? Girard442 Jan 25 #4

Indeed, unless you are already wealthy. drray23 Jan 25 #12

Talk about rewriting history. Biophilic Jan 25 #5

He's an idiot surfered Jan 25 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Oopsie Daisy Jan 25 #7

Fucking idiot,... magicarpet Jan 25 #8

If tariffs are good for things people buy, House of Roberts Jan 25 #9

Yeah, Fatass, in 1913 they did numbers. I guess then they stopped doing numbers. jls4561 Jan 25 #10

How about fund the goddamned churches with tariffs too, idiot! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 25 #11

Better yet, put tariffs ON the churches. jls4561 Jan 25 #13

Right on! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 25 #15

The man is insane claudette Jan 25 #14

So basically a 1790 economic system CanonRay Jan 25 #16