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ck4829

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1. Trump Economic Crisis - Never been used to impose tariffs because it is an emergency power for severe money problems

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:05 PM

Yesterday

https://democraticunderground.com/100221035541

It's the equivalent of Trump breaking the glass and pulling a lever down on a fire alarm for our economy. Not something you would see in a "golden age" for sure.

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