Good. The intended consequence will be NOT BUYING Chinese made crap. Those that still do are not paying a tariff - they are essentially paying a 'stupid liberal tax'.

Also, we are on pace to collect about 4x more in tariffs than the bottom 50% of US taxpayers pay in federal income taxes.

"Now just do payroll taxes, and watch how the conclusions flip.
#16 | Posted by Danforth"

Throw in payroll "taxes" - which aren't taxes as they are transfer payments for direct future benefits (benefits will account for ~$800B per year, 4x what this group pays into the system) - and tariffs will still bring in more than the bottom 50% pay in all taxes, including your fake ones.

But on to more important things - ready to post your link now to back up your ridiculous claim that the top .1% received over 50% of the Trump tax cut? Or, still gonna run home crying to mommy.

""ready to post your link "
I've posted it several times."

No - you haven't because no such link exists because your statement is ridiculous.

"I also realized your initial link only addressed the FRONT END costs of $1.8 Trillion, not the front AND BACK end costs of $2.3 Trillion."

What the F are you even trying to claim now -------? You lied about your first claim - don't try to move the goalposts now. Post to a link explicitly stating that the top .1% got more than 50% of Trump's tax cut or admit you lied.

"How much of the interest payments on the new debt went to the world's wealthiest .1%?
#18 | Posted by Danforth"

LOL, you are really getting desperate now, aren't you. The truth will set you free -------. Just admit that you lied.

"At a rate of return MUCH LOWER than the markets,
The comparison is the equivalent of a 2% bond with an average maturity of 25 years (SS)
#19 | Posted by Danforth"

Is your brain broken -------? I am the one who informed you of this fact - YOU are the demanding that SS stays invested in this ---- investment. But don't worry, in under a decade the 'trust fund' will be gone anyway so there was will 0% return because there are no funds to invest - it will just be a straight transfer from payroll deduction to current retirees at between 70-80 cents on the dollar of what SS promised to pay.

"No they won't. Not according to Actual Math. Of course, it's obvious you're not an adherent.
#20 | Posted by Danforth"

The bottom 50% pays in ~$170B in payroll taxes and another $30B or so in income taxes. Tariffs in April were $17B - annualized, that is $204B (and this is before the full tariffs kick in) - or, roughly the same as what the bottom 50% of taxpayers paid in real and fake taxes.

" Social Security is not an investment.
It's a welfare program.
#25 | Posted by snoofy"

Well, it is not really an investment if you are forced into a 2% return that will disappear entirely when the "Trust Fund" is exhausted. You are correct that it is welfare and will flow back to the poor people at 70 to 80 cents on the dollar.

"No --------, I knew it before you ever did. I'm just talking about the difference between a 2%, 25 year bond, versus "constructive use of money". Do you know what that phrase means?
#28 | Posted by Danforth"

Sure you did ------- - that is why you were crying when the GOP wanted to invest the money in the market. But, it is a moot point anyway as the 'trust fund' is almost gone. Soon, it will be in default and paying 70 to 80 cents on the dollar.

"Admit, you left out the back end of the equation, without using those specific words.
#29 | Posted by Danforth"

Still waiting for a single link you can post to support your ridiculous claim - of course, you were unable to so far so I suspect you will be running home to cry to mommy, AGAIN. So, post the link --------.

"In addition to Trumpf hominids, apes can't swim either
#31 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS #31 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS"

"A 2017 study by USA Swimming and the University of Memphis indicated that 64% of Black children in the U.S. cannot swim."

""Still waiting for a single link"
I've given it to you multiple times."

Lie some more -------. You can't link and you know it because you stated an outright lie and were called out on it. Now, link up or admit that you lied (per usual)

"Explain the part about how you'd have to give back some of your investments, if they did too well. The more people understood it, the less people supported it. By the end, GWB was forced to admit his "fix" wouldn't address the problem."

I have no idea what you are talking about because the proposal never went far enough to actually define it. As soon as Democrats heard 'invest in the market' you immediately started crying how Wall Street would get rich and you demanded your 2% return like the bunch of ------- that you are.

"I love how you keep admitting you don't understand ANY large equation.
#35 | Posted by Danforth"

Just more lies for you getting called out. Now provide the link to back up your claim that the .1% got 50% of the Trump tax cuts which explicitly states what you claim. Or, be -------- and go cry to mommy.

"Only if cowards won't address the actual issue. Currently, one point on both the employer and employee sides would put the equation in balance.
#36 | Posted by Danforth"

Lol, you moron promised the current funding would be sufficient and now you want 2% more of someone's income just to make whole on your original promise. No thanks. Let the ponzi scheme fail. Now provide the link to back up your claim that the .1% got 50% of the Trump tax cuts which explicitly states what you claim. Or, be -------- and go cry to mommy.

"#39 | Posted by visitor_"

Depends. For fashion products sold through retail (first sold to a store in the US and then the store sells to you), the gross margin is usually 70%+, so a $100 dollar product sold to the consumer has a cost of $30. The tariff is then based on the $30 cost. In the case of a TEMU, YOU are the end customer so the entire amount would be subject to the tariff - so, based on the selling price. In the case of TEMU, the object is to make the price so high, the products simply no longer sell and that is exactly what we are seeing now.