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no_hypocrisy

(49,217 posts) Mon Dec 9, 2024, 07:05 AM Dec 9

Honest Query: If Trump imposes the 25% tariffs, [View all]

and the cost of A LOT OF stuff goes up AT LEAST 25%, BUT in two years, there are pronounced majorities in both Houses of Congress (voters CAN be fickle . . . . ), and the tariffs are deleted, THEN:

1. Do the prices EVER decrease, and/or
2. Would the deletion cause another economic upheaval?

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Honest Query: If Trump imposes the 25% tariffs, [View all] no_hypocrisy Dec 9 OP

The answer to question #1 is yes. multigraincracker Dec 9 #1

History rinse and repeat..... Lovie777 Dec 9 #4

Seems to run in cycles, evert 60 to 80 years a county or the whole world goes through it. multigraincracker Dec 9 #6

Sympathy price hikes and portion reduction BadgerKid Dec 9 #2

Constantly repeat these words, Trump price increases Walleye Dec 9 #3

Prices do decrese (deflation) but it's almost always an indicator of a depression or recession. bearsfootball516 Dec 9 #5

It seems to me thinkingagain Dec 9 #7

Many companies have 2025 inventory Johonny Dec 9 #8

A Fair Point ProfessorGAC Dec 9 #9

prices decrease, damn seldom. republianmushroom Dec 9 #10

Prices decrease in Depressions. You don't want that Bernardo de La Paz Dec 9 #11

Prices come down? moondust Dec 9 #12