• regul [any]
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    6 days ago

    I am convinced that Trump doesn't understand how companies pay for tariffs. You cannot tell me that he doesn't think that consumer prices stay the same and the companies just pay more.

    • SkingradGuard [he/him, comrade/them]
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      6 days ago

      All his supporters seem convinced the tarrifs will just magically make American made cheaper and all the capitalists will bring back manufacturing.

      Truly delusional

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    6 days ago

    An artist rendering of the new button. The old button - the "Diet Coke Button" - is on the left. The ETMAGA "ENABLE TARIFFS MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" button is on the right.

    Show

    Presidential call button

    During Donald Trump's presidency, when pressed, a signal would summon a valet who would bring a Diet Coke on a silver platter. At one time Walt Nauta had this job. Trump reportedly also used the button to request lunch, and to pull pranks on new visitors to the White House. Trump stated to one reporter that "everyone thinks it is [the nuclear button]" and that people "get a little nervous when I press that button."

    • Rom [he/him]
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      6 days ago

      Trump stated to one reporter that "everyone thinks it is [the nuclear button]" and that people "get a little nervous when I press that button."

      a-little-trolling

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    6 days ago

    Where will the world be ~30 years from now?

    A new president promising economic miracles by proclaiming "EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE" would have been a fantastic gag back in an early episode of The Simpsons. Of course if the gag mentioned social media - somebody invented time travel. And their first notable use was to secretly create the world's first video shitpost and stick it into an animation.

  • KimJongGoku [comrade/them]
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    5 days ago

    "In fact," mimics receiving a phone call with his hand "I just heard the Canadians and the Mexicans, they're saying, Donald, you should have called it the External Revenue DISSERVICE, because that's how much money we'll have to pay you."

    a-little-trolling