Summary
Donald Trump’s new tariffs, which began taking effect Saturday, raise fears of corruption as exemptions offer chances for companies and countries to curry favor.
A desire to avoid U.S. import taxes will give companies and countries an incentive to win over a man who has already demonstrated a willingness to sell favors, experts and critics fear.
Trump’s history—pardoning donors, profiting from official events, and removing oversight—amplifies concerns.
Studies show Republican-linked firms had better odds of exemptions during his first term, highlighting systemic abuse risks.
It’s all part of the grift
I don’t understand how it’s not obvious to more people. His whole life has been about the grift.
Somehow the falling upwards trend seems to be impressive to the poors. Regular people fall on their faces when they fail this hard. Those people are losers. The difference is that you can pick yourself up and keep going if that wasn’t all they money in the world that you owned.
Gee, ya think? I can’t believe the number of articles that treat this as a serious economic policy.
“Harvest time for the moneylenders”
I’ve been saying this for a while now: no way!
No worries guys. My dad assured me that we’re all gonna be billionaires. You just have to wait a little bit longer.
Nice try, Donnie.
