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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:33 AM Author: Aqua excitant den whether or not you're for or against them, I think it's beneficial for the President to negotiate this stuff. Like what are we going to do, have foreign countries barter with 600+ people in Congress controlled by Jews and special interests? You'll never get anything done.
This is a Big Win for the swamp creatures, the globalists, the turbo boomers booming stealing the future from their grandkids etc. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: Vengeful home weed whacker (Trump) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682625) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:39 AM Author: odious personal credit line address no, the entire premise of negotiating on this is idiotic. it rests on the assumption that tariffs are good or neutral for americans, but they're just a huge tax hike on americans and hurt american industry rather than helping it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682631) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:01 PM Author: pungent degenerate sure. that's why no other countries have them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682691) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:01 PM Author: dun athletic conference orchestra pit Uh oh, did you believe a world-class bullshitter that the US doesn't have tariffs on other countries? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682955) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:27 PM Author: pungent degenerate non responsive. who cares? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683052) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:09 PM Author: rusted laughsome place of business the only countries that have tariffs as high as trump implemented are third world shitholes. That's a pretty good indication of how self-defeating they are.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/03/23/where-global-tariffs-are-highest-and-lowest-infographic/ |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 6:17 PM Author: pungent degenerate oh? how's that? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683701) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 6:31 PM Author: rusted laughsome place of business it's a policy that's only used in shittily run poor countries and has done nothing to make them richer or develop an industrial base in them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683725) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 7:15 PM Author: pungent degenerate lol, you went even more durr durr than i expected
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Date: February 20th, 2026 6:34 PM Author: Titillating Dilemma French Chef It's laughable to claim that Japan has none as this map does (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683729) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 7:18 PM Author: rusted laughsome place of business Or doesn't claim they have none. Cot damn this board is full of dumbs.
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Date: February 20th, 2026 7:19 PM Author: Titillating Dilemma French Chef Great you don't have to post here then (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683806) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:14 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office it’s not just a “tax” because then there wouldn’t be a need for a different word
what they do share is the intent by the govt to change behavior. very few goods are perfectly inelastic |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:16 PM Author: Electric Spruce Indian Lodge Mad Cow Disease (stringer bell) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683026) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:11 PM Author: Cordovan abode (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683152) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:26 PM Author: Razzle blathering pit generalized bond (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683201) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:38 PM Author: mint blood rage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683226) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:40 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683237) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 5:21 PM Author: chest-beating heady trailer park dog poop (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683538) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 7:17 PM Author: aromatic range telephone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683803) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:25 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale amazing how you manage to find the stupidist possible take on every issue. a tax is not defined by calling something a tax. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683048) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:28 PM Author: pungent degenerate wrong, faggerratttt, that's me and he is absolutely correct in his take, btw |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:30 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office well when 15% of tariffs are eaten by the foreign importer, that’s not a “tax on Americans”
it’s more nuanced than that. and it’s an important tool for the WH to fight back against foreigners who’ve been treating the U.S. like a dead bloated whale and feasting off our largess |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:35 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Mfcr
And what's funny is that I see companies raising prices claiming it has to do with imports but it's really just corporate greed. They're testing the water again just to see what people are willing to pay. Has nothing to do with costs. I hope people cut back on spending to stick it to these aholes. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:39 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale look, i support tariffs, but they are by definition a tax and using a different name (something that is common to differentiate between other types of taxes) doesn't change that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683081) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:41 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Tariff comes from Arabic, a proclamation of information, prices and a duty on imports. It's a tax for sure. His point though is that it's not a tax on Americans. It's a tax on other countries. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683085) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:48 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale "it’s not just a “tax” because then there wouldn’t be a need for a different word" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683099) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:48 PM Author: Aqua excitant den It's a specific kind of tax (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683103) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:19 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale as opposed to non-specific taxes? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683183) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:22 PM Author: Cordovan abode there is one word "tarriff" which pretty literally means "import tax". It would be like arguing that "income tax" isn't a tax because we started using a new word for it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683189) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:24 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Gbti (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683195) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:41 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office tariffs don’t raise prices on all imported goods. who ends up paying it depends on elasticity of demand (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683239) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:46 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale a widgit costs a consumer $5. the government issues a $10 tariff on all widgits. do you think the wigit will remain $5? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683243) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:47 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Depends how gullible the paypig goyim are. I bet it would cost $30 after all the Jewish sorcery. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683247) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:48 PM Author: rusted laughsome place of business Right, and that is THE WHOLE FUCKING POINT of the tariffs according to navarro and trump. Raising the price of the imported goods is the whole point. Crazy that TDNW is disputing this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683248) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:50 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Right it's supposed to cost more so people buy American and domestic demand goes up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683255) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:04 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale he's so dumb.
i even agree with his underlying point that calling it a tax on americans is deceptive (all taxes within the supply chain necessarily must trickle down to the consumer). but he has to take it even further with flat out wrong and moronic positions like "its not a tax" and "taxes don't impact prices downstream" |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:05 PM Author: Cordovan abode and Americans previously were not buying the American product because it was more expensive. Now these already more expensive American products have less foreign competition.
Do individual Americans have more money in their pockets as a result of the tariffs? If the counter argument is that tariffs create jobs by increasing domestic production, I would ask that proof be provided.
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:06 PM Author: Aqua excitant den You have to give the market time to adjust. It was always a long term move. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683286) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 5:48 PM Author: rusted laughsome place of business taxes always create deadweight loss, but tariffs are the most destructive from this point of view. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683614) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:14 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office link to me disputing that a 200% tariff woukd not change the purchase price? lol fucking retard (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683302) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:19 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&mc=139&forum_id=2#49683239
ok, so a 200% tariff would increase prices, so we've established that a tariff can increase prices.
what is the magical golden tariff amount that begins to impact the cost to the consumer? 5% and prices stay the same but 5.01% and the cost is passed on? |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:29 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office I didn’t say a tariff never raises the price for Americans, I said it’s more nuanced than that. perhaps too nuanced for you
whether and how much it might increase the price for the U.S. buyer depends on elasticity of demand for each product |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:32 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale "tariffs arent taxes because it's a different word!"
"that's not true."
"i never said that. also tariffs dont raise prices on all imported goods."
"that's not true."
"i never said that."
Date: February 20th, 2026 2:41 PM Author: FUCK LIBS (TDNW)
tariffs don’t raise prices on all imported goods. who ends up paying it depends on elasticity of demand |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:37 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office correct - tariffs raise prices on SOME goods, not all
I’m starting to think you have mental issues well beyond autism |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:41 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale if you're pointing out that tariffs on apples won't increase the cost of oranges that's so obvious it goes without stating and makes no sense in the context you stated it.
but to be clear, you do agree that a tariff on apples tends to increase the cost of apples? |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:58 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office elasticity of demand tells you all you need to know
not gonna break it down further for you |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 4:02 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale nor answer a simple question directly because you're contradicting yourself and leaving with "im right but im not going to bother explaining it" which you do every single time you get pwned. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683390) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 4:06 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office *sigh* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683401) |
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Date: February 26th, 2026 11:08 AM Author: violent school cafeteria people who are hurt (WA Supreme Court) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49696574) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:51 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office operative word there is “just”
calling it a tax is libs using it as a scare word for the masses. but this is xo - we’re autists and we’re gonna argue about nuances while we still have breath in our lungs |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:04 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale maybe im being autistic about you saying it's not a "just" a tax because a different word was used then (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683136) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:09 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office yes you are (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683148) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:16 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale im really not because your statement is asinine but im just pretending to concede that the fault might be my own to walk away rather than getting into a subthread wasteland with a moron debating a factually incorrect statement (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683173) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:24 PM Author: Cordovan abode no he's wrong and in typical fashion is arguing aggressively despite not being knowledgeable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683191) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:38 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale one weird trick: eliminate taxes by reclassifying them as fees, penalties, tolls, excise, tariffis, assesments, charges, dues, customs, levies, etc. etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683227) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:39 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office a tariff is a subset of taxes
a tariff is not a “tax on Americans”
hth |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:47 PM Author: Cordovan abode any person or business who orders anything of any value from a foreign country has to pay the tarriff in order for the item(s) to pass through customs.
Literally the only ones paying tarriffs are American businesses and individuals. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:17 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office the importing company can lower the amount they receive if they know the consumer won’t accept a higher price and if it’s still profitable for the seller
this happens in about 15% of cases
hth |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:50 PM Author: trip cruel-hearted stage TITCR (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683114) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:26 PM Author: Cordovan abode When I ordered a swiss watch last month and had to pay an extra $450 to the federal government so that it could pass through customs, was that a tax on a foreign country? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683199) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:37 PM Author: Aqua excitant den You could have started an American watch brand with that investment. You could be making watches at home and selling them. No one needs a Swiss watch but why should we prop up their fraud economy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683225) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:39 PM Author: mint blood rage lol @ you thinking that we have the resources and/or skilled individuals to produce swiss-quality watches. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683234) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:49 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Swiss watches are way less difficult to produce than people think. For one they use automated tools. Secondly, the scarcity is artificial to inflate prices. The most labor intensive aspect is the polishing. Yes I think it could be done. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683253) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:00 PM Author: Cordovan abode Ok so let's just take a step back. The people who support tariffs first argue that a tariff isn't a tax.
The definition of tariff is presented defining it as a "tax".
The tariff supporter then says, ok yeah but it's a specific tax that is imposed on foreign countries and not Americans.
It is then pointed out that it is exclusively American businesses and individuals who pay the tariff.
The tariff supporter then says, ok yeah well it's a larger policy initiative designed to redirect American consumers to American manufacturers by making foreign goods more expensive to buy.
OK so now presented with my example, I would ask, do you think that the desired effect was achieved (i.e. that people are no longer buying swiss watches and instead are buying American made watches)?
Obviously the answer to this question is absolutely fucking not because your comment is "well you don't actually even need a watch." |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:05 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Luxury goods is a bad example for your side. But at any rate people like you are filling the government coffers. A tax on luxury goods is a relatively good tax. People buy things they don't need volunteer their tax dollars to society. All the necessities we still make here and hopefully will grow American manufacturing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683279) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:08 PM Author: Cordovan abode How is it a bad example? It's actually the perfect example of a tariff that serves only as a tax on Americans while having zero beneficial impact on US production.
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:21 PM Author: Aqua excitant den What part of long term plan do you not understand. If anything you're singling out a sector that only effects the rich. But tariffs are across the board. Maybe we'll start planting avocados here and paying Americans a living wage to do it. Anything that punishes the rich financially is 180. I love tariffs even more after talking to you. You sound like Ben Shapiro telling middle America to eat the bugs. Lmao you have to go back. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683317) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 4:20 PM Author: Cordovan abode Lol @ me being rich.
So now the goal of tariffs is to tax the rich? Wouldn't it just be easier to increase corporate income tax rates? eliminate loop holes of the ultra wealthy? increase the top marginal tax rate?
The actual result of imposing tariffs on all foreign goods is to raise the price of consumer goods for everyone at a time when inflation has already vastly outpaced wages. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 4:24 PM Author: Aqua excitant den We'll never survive without Swiss watches now.
You've convinced me we should forget about competing with other countries for manufacturing. Forget it Jake, it's zozotown. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 5:16 PM Author: Cordovan abode Just do move the goalposts. Right because it’s my job to prove that the tax doesn’t work and not the other way around. Meanwhile I showed a clear example of it not working and you’ve provided not one example of a benefit of trumps taxes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683530) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 6:28 PM Author: Aqua excitant den You're right there's no benefit. He's basically Hitler. Grrr Orange Man, grrr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683721) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 7:44 PM Author: Cordovan abode Well now I’m convinced. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683846) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 7:50 PM Author: Aqua excitant den That makes two of us (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683866) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:19 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office in most cases, the tariff will reduce demand for that foreign good, even if you yourself decided it was still worth it
that puts pressure on the country where the company is located, because they are now selling fewer goods to the U.S. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 4:17 PM Author: Cordovan abode Can you provide some specific examples of the "most cases" you are referring to? Just a few examples of how Trump's tariffs reduced demand for a foreign good resulting in a benefit to American industry. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683418) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 6:35 PM Author: Aqua excitant den It's going to take some time to reshore manufacturing. It was always a long term play. It's for the future, not for the now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683733) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 6:32 PM Author: bright multi-colored menage Yes, "It's a tax on other countries [that is paid for mainly by American businesses and consumers]." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683727) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 10:28 AM Author: Cordovan abode You just don't understand supply and demand or even elasticity for that matter. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49684530) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 10:32 AM Author: Hairraiser sable locale at least when stringer bell was popping off about demand elasticity it was to a bunch of uneducated dindus. tdnw is bloviating his econ101 musings kn a law bort (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49684538) |
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Date: February 26th, 2026 11:07 AM Author: violent school cafeteria people who are hurt They're imposts, actually. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49696570) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:12 PM Author: Cordovan abode From the Dictionary:
tar·iff /ΛterΙf/ noun 1. a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
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Date: February 20th, 2026 5:00 PM Author: Mewling University Pervert 1. How do you account for synonyms in language?
2. Do you deny the existence of set relationships?
3. If no to #2, is it possible in some cases for members of one set to also be members of another set? |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:46 AM Author: Beady-eyed bat shit crazy private investor trust fund (Lutnick) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682650) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:37 PM Author: lascivious tanning salon tattoo Post removed by moderator for violating The Law of The Land. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682844) |
Date: February 20th, 2026 11:35 AM Author: Lilac Chapel Macaca yeah I agree In theory it's good to prevent a lib POTUS from doing some insane crap re "climate change" or some other bs but the reality is other countries don't have as much of an issue with them, they either just do whatever they want and are a "democracy" in name only or are more or less unified ethnostates or at least a clear majority in power |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:46 AM Author: Aqua excitant den if libs ever won enough elections and got the SCOTUS power balance back and had a lib POTUS they would do all the crazy libshit and climate change and worse and arrest all whites for crimes against humanity anyway. It's a zero sum game, just find a way to win. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682652) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:00 PM Author: Lilac Chapel Macaca it's all so gay it's not even worth arguing about really I hope someday real leaders with backbone take it back |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:03 PM Author: Aqua excitant den https://rumble.com/c/nickjfuentes
There is hope nigga |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:38 PM Author: mint blood rage "they would do all the crazy libshit and climate change and worse and arrest all whites for crimes against humanity anyway."
Please, stop.
My penis can only get so erect. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:38 AM Author: Hairraiser sable locale "im ok with unconstitutional policy so long as it's good" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682629) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:39 AM Author: Histrionic milky rehab (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682632) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:45 AM Author: Aqua excitant den enjoy your declining empire because 9 thugs in robes decided boomers and Jews get the final say on your "country" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682648) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:46 AM Author: Beady-eyed bat shit crazy private investor trust fund Trumpmos looking at a broken, neutered congress and wondering how it got this way (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682651) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:47 AM Author: Aqua excitant den it's both parties and everyone knows term limits would get rid of this. never voting for another member of Congress who won't vow to implement term limits ever again (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682656) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:48 AM Author: odious personal credit line address i don't think james madison wore a robe. but i guess jews were the ones who forced him to give the power of taxation to congress. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682660) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:51 AM Author: Aqua excitant den Framers could never possibly envision women and minority voters. One wrong move! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682666) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:51 AM Author: Hairraiser sable locale i thought you were a 1850s constitutionmo? i suppose that only applies when it comes to things you support?
i support the tariffs. i also support congress creating the law rather than executive fiat. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:54 AM Author: Aqua excitant den in terms of penumbra realpolitik bullshit we should just have the President be the King at this point and Congress should be largely vestigial. even if a libpotus comes in next and ruins everything Trump did and puts all MAGA supporters to the sword it would be better than the gridlock bureaucracy at this point. It would at least force the issue of a civil war. We need decisive leadership. Trump being the King has been an awesome development for the country. I accept in advance that a libshit king could come and change everything. We just have to admit that Congress is fucked forever and the Presidential election should be 10x more important. The President is just the King it's okay. Fuck Congress fuck checks and balances. Let 'er rip.
also impeachments should have a vote at the beginning in the Senate to dismiss before the House makes their case. Rapid dismissal impeachments would benefit the country if it has no hope to move forward. Don't give these fuckers a month to shut down the Executive branch ffs.
This is pretty much what Curtis Yarvin was saying 10 years ago with his deference to the administration of Frederick the Great... |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:02 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale seems like you've gone from strict constitutional interpretation to crown potus as king purely because there's a guy you like as potus. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682695) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:07 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Yeah I'm admittedly inconsistent and hypocritical.
But did you not read the part at all where I said I would be okay with a libpotus wielding the same power? I think we have to play it as it lays. To the victor go the spoils. We need absolute rule, we need decisive action. This is not the time for the wholesome chungus approach to conlaw. We need the POTUSy to really mean something. It was a joke position in the beginning but now it's the only way out of this mess. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:14 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale idk how a white guy could live through the woke era and two years later think vesting potus with absolute power is a good idea.
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:20 PM Author: Aqua excitant den our ballot stuffers are better than your ballot stuffers
I think you underestimate the lack of public trust in Congress. It's got to be the lowest rated federal institution by a mile. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:29 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale ok well every two years 100% on the house and 33% of the senate is up for reelection, so what's the problem? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682816) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:36 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Everyone in Congress is awful. Maybe campaign reform laws. Get rid of campaign spending make it like a two week window where you can run and get rid of ads and shit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682841) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:39 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Not WLMAS, ccdftp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682856) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:49 PM Author: Glittery Jet Faggot Firefighter Police Squad imposter account (literaly not literally) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682904) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:43 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale not everyone in congress sucks and theres no way you have an informed opinion about all 535 of them. this lazy "it all sucks we need big changes even though i have no path to accomplishing them!" is part of why things are the way it is.
are you campaigning for a rep you believe in? no, you're poasting feuntes hot takes and proposing changes that have 0% chance of happening. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:55 PM Author: Aqua excitant den What has 0% chance of happening? There are Big Changes coming. Trump was the first domino in a massive political sea change. It doesn't just stop. It keeps going. It's got momentum. You're crazy if you don't think the nativist political movement doesn't keep going. You're nuts to call it a pipe dream. It's just beginning in many ways. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682927) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:02 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale i never said "nothing ever happens" or "nothing can happen."
ok, what specific changes are you proposing that you think are achievable? we're in a thread about scotus overruling trump tariffs and you say potus should have more power: how? you say congress should have term limits and campaign finance restrictions because congress (the body that would need to pass that policy) is bought and paid for, so how do we achieve that?
without resorting to broad, vague hyperhole again, what *specific* achievable thing should we do? and for bonus points, what are *you* going to do as an individual to moge the needle on that happening? |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:47 PM Author: Aqua excitant den I think Nick is 100% right. We punish the GOP by not voting for them. We let them fail unless they give us what we want. We wanted mass deportations. We wanted tariffs that actually stuck to bring back manufacturing. We want a President who is willing to let the stock market decline if it means paying workers more money. We want to get rid of H1Bs and cut ties with Israel. Simple as. It's Trump 2016. Drain the swamp. America First. Very simple shit. Not rocket science. We let Republican politicians fail unless they deliver. No one has done more to Nickpill this site than me. I'm Influential imo. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683097) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:55 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale sounds like a plan, although not voting or campaigning doesn't seem like a very coherent one. guess we'll see if it works out! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683122) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:47 AM Author: Lilac Chapel Macaca it's a tough spot while it's good internally "congress" is pretty useless, bought and paid for and other countries don't have to deal with that and just do whatever |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:48 AM Author: Aqua excitant den WSJ boomers rejoicing that money letters go up, can buy multiple empty homes while working class suffer. Great job SCOTUS. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682659) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:49 AM Author: odious personal credit line address pretty sure the power of taxation sits with the legislature in most non-shithole countries. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682661) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:51 AM Author: Hairraiser sable locale (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682667) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:54 AM Author: Lilac Chapel Macaca what do you consider China, India etc does the Chinese "legislature" decide anything |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:03 PM Author: Aqua excitant den I think what we're really seeing here is that the rise of authoritarian regimes which are able to put immense economic pressure on us via central planning, cheating, stealing, etc. has forced our system to become more authoritarian in turn. Like I admit to being a Wholesome Chungus paleolibertarian who wants to return to the old ways of we sit around for decades debating issues on the merits and all this idealistic bullshit. But in the real world we need someone who can pull the trigger in real time. It's obvious. Napoleon reshaped Europe because none of the old absolute monarchies could mobilize a force strong enough to defeat him without a parliamentary system. This is the same effect in reverse. You need centralized decisive power to combat centralized decisive power. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682697) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:42 PM Author: Vivacious purple mediation philosopher-king Isn’t this unironically the correct approach though? Otherwise, you’re just saying, “sorry, we have to have bad policy because our hands are tied by our interpretation of a document whose purpose was to provide good policy.” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682874) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:44 PM Author: Aqua excitant den It's literally a zero sum game. If libs win they're going to radically transform the country in their image. What's wrong with us doing the same? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682884) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:46 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale what is "good policy"?
the purpose is to facilitate the policies the people want. this occurs through representatives to congress. the vast majoritiy of americans have NO SAY in potus because they live in a state where the outcome is a foregone conclusion. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:47 PM Author: Curious Navy Stage Striped Hyena (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682895) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:48 PM Author: Aqua excitant den You are so YSFFM about the electoral college lmao. Always have been. Why don't you just move to Wisconsin or Arizona so you can VOTEMAXX and becum super powerful. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682899) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:54 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale no im not because potus doesn't have absolute power. if he did then yes i would take issue with the majority of the country effectively being disenfranchised. do you think that's unreasonable? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682926) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:56 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Why do you think the majority of the country is disenfranchised? Popular vote is almost 50/50 every year. But in the same breath you think Congress is full of the best and brightest and it's all legitimate? This is inconsistent. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682933) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:04 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale i never said any of that. instead of answering a question with a question with things you've hallucinationed me saying try answering it. or at least respond to things ive actually said. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682975) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:57 PM Author: Vivacious purple mediation philosopher-king “this occurs through representatives to congress.” — this is how it works in theory, but in practice the presidency appears to be the most sensitive and responsive to public opinion, as well as being the branch with the most agency. Our legislative branch is paralyzed by procedure and has a lower approval rating than our historically disapproved of President. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682937) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:08 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale it how it has worked in reality too.
i think that the way to getting it back on track is to fix the problems. we're in the context of a conservative majority scotus striking down conservative potus policy, so even if a more powerful executive was desirable, i don't see how we get there. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:43 PM Author: Curious Navy Stage Striped Hyena (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682876) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:58 AM Author: exciting brilliant haunted graveyard boistinker POTUS AOC negotiating with 190 countries threatening massive tariffs unless they agree to export all their gorgeous trannies to the USA so they can be settled in birdshit MAGA towns (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682688) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:59 AM Author: Aqua excitant den elections have consequences, shitcons! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682689) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:12 PM Author: Stirring Mischievous Station Candlestick Maker the system is designed to be very inefficient. it's worked very well for 250 years, we'll see what unfolds, but as long as china can maintain order it doesn't look good. the founders chose this system because a dipshit with absolute power can tank the whole thing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682714) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:19 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale things worked very well for the first 200 years, during which time we outcompeted all the monarchies and other authoritarian regimes and wound up as the world hegemon. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682742) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:22 PM Author: Stirring Mischievous Station Candlestick Maker yeah at this point we just have to take it on faith that it's a better system and that the chinese will slip up eventually. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682764) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:27 PM Author: chest-beating heady trailer park dog poop our system is dying because nobody actually gives a fuck. we would gladly accept authoritarianism if it meant a few more gc bucks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682806) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:38 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale i think its because people care way too much. we're deadlocked because people are so emotionally invested in polithithics tribalism that no one will compromise so that the system functions.
this does cause more and more normal people to check out, i agree. but it's not that they don't care, and they still vote, its just a waste of time to become active in politics when we cant even get past epstein pedo island debates. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:44 PM Author: chest-beating heady trailer park dog poop nobody actually cares about our system as a whole, either side would gladly accept a dictator at this point. tribalism is just a side effect of our country becoming generally more retarded (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682883) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:51 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale true, and maybe im being pedantic, but that retardation is a product of caring too much. people are so emotionally invested in their side coming out on top that they'll tolerate any means to that end.
so yeah they "don't care" about the system because the care way, way too much about "winning", which is defined as their team winning rather than the best outcome for the country. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:55 PM Author: Stirring Mischievous Station Candlestick Maker and the system is designed so that neither side can ever really win. they just tug of war over the middle for decades while the private side moves onward and upward. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682929) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:16 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale no, it's not designed that way, it's designed to prevent that. and it's failed now because the people (the only possible check on elite control) enthusiastically endorse this tug of war.
we need to unite against this but most people play right into it. until that changes it doesn't matter which branch holds power. consolidating in an elite-controlled potus would only exacerbate the problem. |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:27 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale or we could fix or amend the system to make it functional rather than crossing our fingers and hoping scotus does a complete 180 and vests potus with absolute power (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682809) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:31 PM Author: Stirring Mischievous Station Candlestick Maker the lack of functionality is the function. it's meant to take away power from the government so that private individuals can figure it out for themselves. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682822) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:31 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale founders must have been very suprised the intentioally non-functioning system they created functioned in their lifetime. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683063) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:05 PM Author: Vivacious purple mediation philosopher-king I think the “inefficient system” still works very well. Otherwise western democracies are prone to knee-jerk responses to emotionally-charged events (eg New Zealand and Canada banning guns after shootings). However, it definitely prevents course-corrections when the course needs correcting. By the time we can correct our course, the rest of the world have maneuvered around us. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682981) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:12 PM Author: henna marvelous useless brakes cr wtf were the framers thinking when they gave the power to tax to the peoples’ representatives. they should have known better. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682719) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:01 PM Author: lascivious tanning salon tattoo imposter account (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682950) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:43 PM Author: Curious Navy Stage Striped Hyena (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682881) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:19 PM Author: exciting brilliant haunted graveyard boistinker the entire purpose of the US system of govt is to devolve power between the furking branches u nigga, trump never had tariff power, the constitution is clear tariffs are for congress. trump misused a stupid 1970's law to do this shit
the only real unilateral power the pOTUS really has is to pardon ppl, thats abt it
its lolzy u faggots think this was even beneficial, it just allows a furking dumb retard to hold the world economy hostage cause he has some childish fantasy abt tariffs, its completely furking retarded |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:22 PM Author: Titillating Dilemma French Chef If it upsets you it's probably good (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682770) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:22 PM Author: Aqua excitant den (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682772) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:27 PM Author: exciting brilliant haunted graveyard boistinker birdshit retardation upsets me, correct
but the great thing is its killing birdshits even moar, so plz continue, saars |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:22 PM Author: Aqua excitant den I hope you go broke and/or your assets are seized and you have to get a job, faggot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682774) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:26 PM Author: exciting brilliant haunted graveyard boistinker u are a NIGGA, i will pipe rape ur anus (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682803) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:44 PM Author: Curious Navy Stage Striped Hyena (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682886) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:23 PM Author: offensive halford dopamine Today is a victory for America and freedom and a blow to tyranny. Perhaps there is hope for this republic still. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682777) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:25 PM Author: Submissive Nowag Institution Explanation: https://x.com/Villgecrazylady/status/2024891488539165000 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682796) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:27 PM Author: Aggressive becky It's not as bad as it seems actually https://x.com/henrysgao/status/2024870794783048048?s=61 |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:31 PM Author: exciting brilliant haunted graveyard boistinker except there's no other law where he can just unilaterally do tariffs like this against every single country for every single product for BS "security" reasons. other laws have more discrete provisions, requiring waiting periods etc. the whole reason he used this stupid emergency law (which no other POTUS had used for tariffs) is cause there wasn't any other way to do his batshit insane crap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682824) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:44 PM Author: Curious Navy Stage Striped Hyena "bad" -- SCOTUS threw Trump a life preserver but he's too stubborn to grab it
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:46 PM Author: exciting brilliant haunted graveyard boistinker his other "powers" re tariffs are veddy limited compared to this insane shit, he prob will just TACO and blame the SC instead of continuing this shit
π Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974
Allows the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to investigate unfair trade practices by foreign countries (e.g., intellectual property theft, discrimination).
If a country is found to be engaging in unfair practices, the president can impose tariffs or other trade restrictions.
There’s no hard cap on tariff rates under Section 301, but procedures must be followed (investigations, consultations, comments).
This is the same law used to justify many of the China tariffs in Trump’s first term.
π Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
Lets the president impose tariffs for national security reasons (used for steel, aluminum in recent years).
It’s more restrictive and country-specific than the emergency law Trump tried to use.
π Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974
Permits temporary tariffs (up to ~15%) for up to 150 days to address trade imbalances.
This is sometimes called a “stopgap” option if a president wants a quick tariff measure that doesn’t go through lengthy investigations.
π Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:46 PM Author: henna marvelous useless brakes He will obviously implement them under some other law, and they will be immediately enjoined. The question is whether courts grant a stay this time in the wake of new SCOTUS ruling (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682893) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 12:53 PM Author: exciting brilliant haunted graveyard boistinker its not possible to reimplement them against all 190 countries at the levels they are, at most he can do 15% for like 150 days or some shit. for other tariff laws there's procedures required that take time and dont think he can do it for everything against everyone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682920) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:16 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office most likely outcome is that most of the tariffs come back just with different justification (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683020) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:03 PM Author: Talented Organic Girlfriend Location you're an idiot. canada ran a commercial he didn't like and he responded by raising tariffs on them. really doubt that constitutes an "emergency" required by the law he relied on or has anything whatsoever to do with trump's concern about the economy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682966) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:04 PM Author: Curious Navy Stage Striped Hyena (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49682972) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:11 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale this is hyperbole but it's true that trump is a perfect example of exactly why we dont want to invest one purpose with absolute power. trump would be invading greenland to donate to israel right now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683008) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:16 PM Author: Aqua excitant den We voted for this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683025) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:39 PM Author: mint blood rage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683236) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 1:26 PM Author: Stirring Mischievous Station Candlestick Maker jfc he really is just like a caricature of himself (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683051) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:49 PM Author: Diverse preventive strike site The reasons for the checks and balances and separation of powers is so that the elites could continue to control the nation because the people would not be able to enforce their will because the factions of the government are set against each other.. divide and conquer was what the strategy was as imparted in the letter from Madison to Jefferson.. the founding plutocrats would love the way that the elite still have power here. Hope this helps (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683252) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 2:51 PM Author: Aqua excitant den (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683256) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:06 PM Author: Curious Navy Stage Striped Hyena it's based on the assumption that everyone is corrupt and that no single person or group should be given absolute power. seems to have worked pretty well, including in this case.
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:24 PM Author: Diverse preventive strike site Sorry, proles, but because everyone is corrupt we can't let you control your own democracy so we're going to make the government so divided and chaotic that no one can take control except us with our big bucks.. don't worry, it's for your own good, trust us, we founding plutocrats are definitely on your side (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683321) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 4:09 PM Author: Curious Navy Stage Striped Hyena ah yes the proletarian class of the revolutionary era united states (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683407) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 11:02 PM Author: pungent degenerate seems like states need to break the absolute dem power in their large cities, doesn't it? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49684161) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:23 PM Author: dun athletic conference orchestra pit how's Arizona and the Taiwanese wife? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683320) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:25 PM Author: Diverse preventive strike site I separated from her.. she gets very angry and cannot control her emotions.. but we're still together and we have no intention of divorcing in fact right now we're on a shopping trip and she's in Walmart and I'm sitting out here in the car, demolishing you guys with my incredibly insightful and educated poasting (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683327) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:48 PM Author: dun athletic conference orchestra pit Wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683370) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:34 PM Author: cerise razzmatazz piazza Congress is not elite compared to what it was like in the 1800s. It’s a bunch of ill-bred fools now trying to become “influencers” and enrich themselves. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683342) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:39 PM Author: Thriller unholy box office exactly what the founding fathers assumed it would be (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683354) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 3:52 PM Author: racy dark toaster corner >opens thread >it's another politics thread where gunnerattt argues based on the assumption that the "united states" is still an actual country with "rule of law" and a "common good," and not just a bunch of mutually hostile groups of people acting in their own separate interests >closes thread |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 4:05 PM Author: Hairraiser sable locale to be fair this ones on your for opening a 100+ politics thread thinking this might not be the case (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683395) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 4:11 PM Author: Aqua excitant den (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683409) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 4:19 PM Author: racy dark toaster corner and now it's going to be stuck in my 'poasted in' forever
another L smh |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 5:05 PM Author: comical magenta crotch ha yeah sucks to have a national sales tax struck down. instead of taxing billionaires more he just put an equal tax on all. fucking clown. the 1 thing economists agree on is how shitty tariffs are (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683509) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 7:16 PM Author: Aqua excitant den Sent from Krugman's iPhone. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683800) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 7:17 PM Author: Lilac Chapel Macaca (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683802) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 12:04 AM Author: comical magenta crotch yeah i wish i had a fucking NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49684202) |
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Date: February 21st, 2026 12:25 AM Author: Aqua excitant den Trutht the exthperths! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49684209) |
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Date: February 20th, 2026 7:52 PM Author: Rough-skinned adventurous marketing idea Are you going to cry? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5836665&forum_id=2,#49683871) |