Despite claims by the Trump administration, a new study has found that Americans are absorbing about 96% of the costs of President Donald Trump's tariffs.
"Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of US tariffs, according to new research that contradicts a key claim by Trump ... The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices ... " www.wsj.com/economy/trad ...
-- Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social) Jan 19, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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#8 Your contributions here, combined with your obvious, excellent education (the clear product of a true liberal education), make for very enjoyable reading.
Thank you, C0RI0LANUS.
Dummkopf Trumpf, the Republicans, and the mega-oligarchs rammed the Titanic head on into the iceberg and then kvetch about it.
Historical sidenote: Had Titanic rammed the iceberg head on, she most likely would NOT have sunk. Passengers and crewmembers might have been injured from the initial collision, but only the front bulkhead would have been pierced.
The futile attempt to avoid the iceberg by steering "Hard to Port" resulted in several bulkheads being breached on the starboard side, something the unsinkable Titanic couldn't possibly stay afloat afterwards: i.ytimg.com
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