Trumpenomics

[jon-nyc]

Greg Lukianoff, CEO of FIRE:

Protectionism in the name of poor, little helpless...Hollywood!?
And that's before we even get into the morass of first amendment issues ths presents.
It's as if every day we @thefireorg get a pop quiz on First Amendment law from the weirdest Con Law 2 class ever offered.

[89th]

Again, as a husband of someone who loves to buy yet another toy or box of crayons when we have more than a surplus already... I very much welcome Trump's perspective on over consumption and border line hoarding. That being said, clearing out clutter isn't exactly my recommendation for economic policy.

[Renauda]

@89th

At the level given, it does smack of statist micromanagement.

[jon-nyc]

This is so obvious. What are the magats thinking.

WSJ: “If other countries imposed reciprocal tariffs, it could devastate Hollywood studios…The U.S. movie industry had a $15.3 billion trade surplus in 2023 and generated a positive balance of trade with every major foreign market.

[89th]

As Trump said in the interview yesterday (seriously) when asked if he takes responsibility for the economy, "The bad parts are Biden's economy, the good parts are Trump's economy." Not a surprise, but wow.

[89th]

“Did the same thing only in reverse”

Link to video

[jon-nyc]

That was good.

[Mik]

@Renauda said in Trumpenomics:

@89th

At the level given, it does smack of statist micromanagement.

It certainly does. Also rather of flailing.

[jon-nyc]

[Horace]

Fjord Motors? Sounds European. I only care about American car companies.

[Doctor Phibes]

There's a man who pronounces the 't' in Chevrolet, so that it rhymes with toilet.

[LuFins Dad]

You know, if all of these other places would just become a part of the US, there wouldn’t be any more tariffs. Problem solved.

[Renauda]

We are not amused.

[LuFins Dad]

Come on… You know deep down that you really want to…

[LuFins Dad]

Seriously, is there anything to this Alberta NEXIT push?

[Renauda]

Ask the bitch we call Premier.

Not in this household there is not, and nor will there be.

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

Best comment:

“ Look. Instead of having three iPhones you’ll have to be happy sharing an iPhone. You could attach a cord to it and hang on the wall. Would that be so bad?”

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc LOL

[jon-nyc]

Second best comment:

“ Tariffs are simply the name we give to the things we choose to do together.”