Trumpenomics

[jon-nyc]

Transparency is a hostile act.

[jon-nyc]

Whew!

JUST IN: Bessent says tariffs will not cause shortages of consumer goods

[Horace]

That's a relief. Any word on whether tariffs raise prices?

[89th]

His mistake. He meant sheriffs, not tariffs.

[Mik]

They already have. We got a quote on a follow spot for the high school. It was $3500 plus a $750 tariff reclamation fee.

[xenon]

[Horace]

When Bezos allegedly bent the knee to Trump before the election, he was clear that he wanted WaPo editorials to support free markets. Being anti-tariff is on-brand, and principled, and should probably earn him some credit from those who think he was just supplicating before Trump.

[89th]

To be fair, Amazon was planning on labeling the field on the screen

"Extra Trump tariff fees that are sooooo like dumb: $5.99"

[Mik]

I have no problem with the public knowing the cost of what they buy. It's a good thing.

[jon-nyc]

They should troll the administration by saying next to the tariff line ‘you can get this reimbursed by China. Contact the white house switchboard to find out how’.

[Horace]

Link to video

[jon-nyc]

That’s clever and well done.

[jon-nyc]

The S&P500 experienced its biggest first 100 day loss for a President since 1973, per WSJ

[jon-nyc]