6mo ago

Top Democrats warn Trump tariffs will ‘hit Americans in their wallets’

www.theguardian.com

Top Democrats warn tariffs will hit Americans hard as Trump says it’s ‘worth the price’

Summary

Top Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, are criticizing Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, warning they will raise prices for American families.

Trump is imposing 25% tariffs on most Canadian and Mexican goods and 10% on Chinese imports, prompting retaliatory moves.

Democrats argue the tariffs unfairly hurt workers while benefiting corporations. Trump acknowledged potential economic pain but defended the move.

Meanwhile, Democratic senators introduced a bill to require congressional approval for tariffs, and even business groups allied with Trump are voicing concerns.

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Warn, shit.
Get your shit together and do your fucking jobs and put an end to this.
Edit: A lot of comments pointing out the problems with Congressional powers vs. Presidential. All good points. However, (at least up until Musk changed the passwords) Congress can refuse to provide funding for stupid or harmful executive orders, including tariffs. And yes, to put that through, they'd need a majority. Unless it only works if they do it secretly, there ought to be a way to convince red-state corporations to bring some pressure to bear on their representatives and gather the necessary votes - at least for this bs.
- They can’t do fuck all without 67 seats in the Senate. Our constitution is dumb af.
- What do you want Democrats to do about this? Presidency has control of tariffs, always had.
  
  Literally just show an ounce of retaliation.
- In addition to the other comments pointing out that the presidency has (and has always had) control of tariffs, from the article:
  Meanwhile, Democratic senators introduced a bill to require congressional approval for tariffs, and even business groups allied with Trump are voicing concerns.
- a majority of their colleagues have orange & shit-stained faces, who are all-in on on fucking-up the country for diaper's string-pullers and financiers.
  congress isn't gonna stop or fix a fucking thing until the voters wake the fuck up and fill the capitol with a veto-proof opposition. a veto-proof majority is also conveniently enough for congress' role in amending the constitution, and for impeachments and convictions.
  
  Congress never had control of tariffs.
- Exactly this. How do they think they have a platform to speak from when they have done nothing at all to stop trump from destroying America?
  
  What power do they actually have? Our stupid system over-represents a minority and so the Democrats have little power.
If you are a Canadian or Mexican please contact your representatives and have them do a more targeted tariff plan. Target American red states directly! Oil tariffs should be universal but anything made in red states and counties should have a 100% tariff. Force industry and goods to flow through blue areas and Trump's support will crumble.
- As an American stuck in a red state, I support this. However I'm also concerned this could have the unintended side effect of trump forcefully taking over blue states and moving industry there. Or else destroying industry in blue states to force countries to buy from red states.
  
  How? The US doesn't make anything the world wants or needs at a large enough scale to make moving industry within its boarders pointless. And even if they do move to a different state it's not like people suddenly turn red just because a factory opened up. With the standards of living being so much higher in blue states and a track record of positive change people won't give that up in exchange for being more like Mississippi.
Top Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, are
Doing their best Captain Obvious impression....
While desperately hoping everyone forgets we had the same political capital four years and they did Jack shit to mitigate any damage a second trump presidency could do.
Moderates can't fight fascism, because they're going to say whatever is "in the middle" of basic human decency and fascism is the best path.
- Gotta compromise you know, doesn't matter what the opposition wants, the correct path is somewhere between that and what everyone in the country wants. I am very smart and politically savvy.
The qons love a regressive tax. At least the elitist ones do.
We'll see how much the average red hat likes it. But I'm sure they'll be distracted with lots of bullshit about immigrants, wokeness, DEI, etc...I suppose if the demons running the place break things hard enough, they might give the worst-hit, but most loyal, red hats an offer for a new job, with a nice uniform, to work for the government....
Hey Democrats! Stop with the warnings and actually do something. Trump has made it clear that he doesn't fucking care. Giving him "warnings" is what led to this in the first place, you feckless dimwits.
- They can't do anything. Republicans have a majority.
- They won't do anything, that's how their ratchet effect works. Let Republicans do whatever they want while they do nothing to counteract it, thereby locking those changes in place. Democrats are complicit in everything Republicans do and are useless.
Preach.
Choir.
Like Democrats or Republicans give a shit about our pocket book. I have yet to see them do shit to help beyond minor things.
I will give credit for Illinois Democrats for passing a weeks PTO for everyone.
This is true, ofc, but I honestly do not give a fuck what Democrats say. lol

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