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Whoever thinks they're an economist in the WH should 'Resign in Disgrace': Expert slams tariffs (Original Post) MagaSmash Yesterday OP
But, But, But.... Wiz Imp 23 hrs ago #1
The only thing that the people in the White House are good at is kissing Trump's ass. flashman13 23 hrs ago #2
Lay odds it was a script kiddy of Musks. As there wasn't any research done it was just a math equation. LiberalArkie 23 hrs ago #3
In contrast Canada's PM Carney is a world renowned Bev54 22 hrs ago #4

Wiz Imp

(4,599 posts)
1. But, But, But....
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:08 PM
23 hrs ago

Just yesterday, Karoline Leavitt insisted: "Every economist agrees we will be rich beyond our wildest dreams"

You mean she was lying?

Also, in that clip, Lutnick lied (big surprise ). He said the stock market increased 88% during Trump's first term. It actually increased far less than that (69.6%) and was bested by Obama in his first term and Clinton in both terms.

https://www.investopedia.com/presidents-and-their-impact-on-the-stock-market-4587369

LiberalArkie

(17,797 posts)
3. Lay odds it was a script kiddy of Musks. As there wasn't any research done it was just a math equation.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:37 PM
23 hrs ago

The formula used to calculate President Donald Trump’s new batch of tariffs announced Wednesday is based on dividing the U.S.’s trade deficit with a given country divided by their total exports to the U.S. A memo from the office of the U.S. trade representative acknowledged this was the methodology used because it was too “complex, if not impossible” to calculate the full extent of each country’s U.S. trade policies.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-s-tariff-numbers-appear-to-have-been-calculated-through-a-simple-math-formula-which-works-with-every-single-country-on-the-list/ar-AA1CfoKS?ocid=BingNewsSerp

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