Summary
A new WalletHub poll reveals that 74% of Americans believe Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs will worsen inflation, which remains a major concern for most households.
Trump’s plan includes significant tariffs—up to 60% on Chinese goods and 20% on other imports—to protect American jobs and address issues like fentanyl production and border security.
Experts warn these tariffs could increase consumer prices, with middle-income families potentially losing $2,500 annually.
Analysts caution Trump’s plans may face political hurdles in Congress despite his economic-focused campaign promises.
“Gets”
American Voters soon to get bad news that Trump does not give a fuck about them.
The only poll that mattered was on November 5, 2024.
74% of Americans believe Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs will worsen inflation
How about not voting the guy in then?
I was told the election was about the economy.
It was. Ruining it, that is.
Surprise!
I was repeatedly told on Lemmy that it was about genocide.
It was and they won! Now with Trump in office no more Palestinians will suffer! The humanitarian crisis is over, god-emperor himself said he wants Israel to “finish what they started”. He must mean that war needs to end, what other interpretation could possibly be accurate? I thank Jesus personally every night for helping the man win who wants to jack inflation right back up after it’s finally started taming. Our economy is in the right hands!
I’m sure he will help end the war and the suffering. But in the monkey’s paw style.
I was told it was about immigation
That’s a term I haven’t heard in a long time.
Weird how people aren’t talking about the major shortcomings of the democratic candidate anymore. I wonder why that might be.
If Kamala was anti trans rights you’d be sitting here like “why doesnt anyone talk about trans rights anymore, those damned russians at it again”. No, it’s tablestakes that the right is awful. You’re on a left leaning platform, most people here oppose the genocide. Obviously there was going to be vocal pushback on how your candidate sucked on an issue that basic.
Society moved on
SocietyRussians moved on
I was also repeatedly told on Lemmy that it was about BlUEMaGA.
I heard it was about the price of eggs.
As often as people beat that drum, it’s nothing but an excuse for most. They don’t have any actual thoughts or opinions on the economy. Just voting on vibes.
I think it’s that and “the grass is greener” fallacy. “I’m upset with things now so I’ll vote for somebody different because it might be better.”
and “the grass is greener” fallacy. “I’m upset with things now so I’ll vote for somebody different because it might be better.”
Canada is on our way toward falling into that same trap.
It’s frustrating to see the right wing party so far ahead in the polls when they have nothing to offer except “We’re not that other guy”.
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm gives me the ick.
They voted because of “woke” and immigrants. A guy on social media told them those are the real problems we face.
I can’t believe how little we are acknowledging that social media is currently being used to manipulate voters not just in US but also in Europe. Why people think that what happened in Romania didn’t also happen in US? And is not happening in other European countries?
If the voting public were not handcuffed to the two party system by First-past-the-post voting, perhaps they would have chosen someone else.
half of the respondents don’t care, because it hurts minorities and immigrants more.
It will be chaos, at our expense (of course) and the American people will learn nothing.
Dumbasses asked for this.
“Hurr Durr”, replied Trump
Wharton shakes it head in shame.
Has he ever given a flying fuck. He’s a complete moron.
He said he was gonna.
"But, we didn’t think . . . "
He SAID he was gonna.
"We really didn’t expect "
HE F*CKING SAID HE WAS GONNA!
How’s this news? That’s literally what MAGA was selling the entire time. The so called “Temporary Hardships”. They promised and they’re going to deliver some economic hardships, that was the sales pitch and people voted for it. Anybody shocked is just not paying attention.
Hardships for OTHER people. You know who I mean.
It won’t. His Congressional majority is completely servile, and none of them care what the American people think. Their only focus is on looting and sabotage.
He’ll probably only care when he actually crashes the economy and everyone turns on him. It’s only a matter of time. I give it 1.5 years from Inauguration Day.
Are we going to pretend he gives a shit? He doesn’t. He got what he wanted, and he can’t be elected again (barring him fucking our systems so severely that he manages to force a third term on us). He’s going to wreck the justice system to avoid any consequences for his actions after his term, and he could very well kick the bucket while he’s in office anyway (dude’s got KFC gravy for blood).
He doesn’t care. He no longer has to. He can play his country-destroying games with impunity. He has no reason to give a single fuck what the American people want.
I don’t think he cares as much about the tariffs, but I am quite sure tariffs on Mexico and Canada were Elonia’s idea
I mean he enacted tarrifs on Canada and Mexico in his first term so it’s not like it’s not something he’s been thinking about.
No, he just re-did the NAFTA, and it’s not better.
Oh it’s deeper than that, it’s money coming out of our pockets slipping through a third party and going back into the government offers. It’s an extra tax on goods by proxy. He then has a fresh revenue stream without any earmarks on it.
and he can’t be elected again (barring him fucking our systems so severely that he manages to force a third term on us).
That’s easy, create a national crisis (massive inflation + riots) and have SCOTUS suspend the 22nd amendment
156,302,318 voters voted out of 244,666,890 eligible. 77,266,856 people voted for tRump. That’s 167,400,034 eligible voters who did not vote for tRump. So yeah…that tracks.
And nobody gives one flying fuck about anyone who can’t be bothered to vote. If your to lazy to get off your ass and vote you have absolutely no right to complain about anything cause politically you don’t matter and you get what your lazy ass asked for.
Non-voters don’t matter as far as the political system we’re discussing is concerned so why do we spend so much time talking about them? How many of them there are and the reasons they don’t vote are both entirely irrelevant.
Nah, with the current political climate, if you didnt vote, you voted for trump. Meaning well over half our country voted for trump.
If you don’t use your voice (vote), you get lost in the chorus
That’s shocking
Fun fact: it doesn’t matter.
Corollary: I don’t care about the results when dumb people are polled.
“Get out and vote! Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore! Four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine, you won’t have to vote anymore.” - Donald Trump, July 26th 2024
He meant it when he said that. He doesn’t give a single shit what polling says about his plans. Americans already gave him what he wanted and thus no longer serve a purpose to him. He’s going to get his tariffs no matter how much it fucks over the useful idiots that voted for this fascist dictatorship and there’s nothing you can do about it. Because that’s just what happens in a fascist dictatorship, so you’re going to have to start getting used to it.
I believe he will aggravate people enough to riot, declare martial law, stay in power indefinitely a la some of these other clowns running some of these other countries into the ground.
