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142 sats \ 5 replies \ @freetx 22 Sep \ parent \ on: The dollar is having its worst year in decades econ
I think the idea was to level the playing field with our trade partners who have very high non-tariff trade barriers.
Alternatively the idea was the weaken the dollar, but claim that it was strengthening it for domestic PR purposes.
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @openyoureyes 24 Sep
Tariffs are only strengthening the state in the end. Feeding the monster with more dollars.
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @optimism 22 Sep
I am probably confused about who said what now. Ugh.
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 22 Sep
Lots of people said lots of things
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88 sats \ 1 reply \ @optimism 22 Sep
The world I (used to) live in:
  1. Overlord has target, states target
  2. To reach said target, overlord proposes a plan
  3. Non-overlords:
    • Have an opinion about the target itself
    • Have an opinion about whether the plan is likely to reach the target
I somewhat feel that this structure is gone.
Non-overlords now say the target isn't the target but there is another target, the overlord lies about the target, non-overlord opinions are stated as facts, the plan was never meant to reach said target... and so on. What a mess.
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18 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 22 Sep
Good summary
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