Trump’s economic plans are stupid

[Loren Pechtel]

Some numbers to his insanity:

Trump tariffs would increase laptop prices by $350+, other electronics by as much as 40%

GOP candidate proposes a 60% tariff on Chinese goods, 10-plus percent on those from other countries.

www.tomshardware.com

You want a 40% increase in the cost of your electronics??

 

[Shadowy Man]

Some numbers to his insanity:

Trump tariffs would increase laptop prices by $350+, other electronics by as much as 40%

GOP candidate proposes a 60% tariff on Chinese goods, 10-plus percent on those from other countries.

www.tomshardware.com

You want a 40% increase in the cost of your electronics??

I guess it's just the price to pay to keep Harris from destroying our democracy.

 

[robnisch]

Why does Federal Reserve independence matter? - Marketplace

A politically controlled Fed Reserve wouldn't just mean chaos at home — it could upend the entire global economy, economists say.

www.marketplace.org

I am no economist, but the Independance of the Fed Res. is very important to the economy.
What if each president could tell them what the prime rate was to help his poll numbers?

 

[Elixir]

Why does Federal Reserve independence matter? - Marketplace

A politically controlled Fed Reserve wouldn't just mean chaos at home — it could upend the entire global economy, economists say.

www.marketplace.org

I am no economist, but the Independance of the Fed Res. is very important to the economy.
What if each president could tell them what the prime rate was to help his poll numbers?

They’d be printing money as fast as they can and giving it away to buy votes, while blaming the resulting inflation and deficits on Democrats.
That’s what they did last time. But that was a paltry $7 trillion.
This time, with the Fed in their pocket, it’s going to be the whole shebang - everything they can steal, probably including publicly traded Companies’ assets.