Why did Trump impose the current tariffs? Was it:
A. To enrich himself via insider trading.
B. To compel pledges of loyalty from companies and industries.
C. To extort other countries, including allies.
D. All of the above
A... C... A... B
Well, if C is a goal then he is even more stupid than he looks like.
I thought the major point of announcing tarrifs a month in advance was to give people the chance to sell their stocks so they can buy the dip. Remember just a week or two ago that Tesla's boardmembers sold off a ton of over-valued stock?
Fire sale, insider trading, stock manipulation, price manipulation... pick a scam/con. It's at least one of them.
Now this way they can raid private retirement funds as well as social security.
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