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33. "Picking winners and losers"

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:37 PM

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What about those bootstraps? Or are they only for us?

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Trump Says He'll Use Tariff Surplus to Bail Out Farmers Who Are 'Going to be Hurt' [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Sounds like a Republican using tax policy to reallocate money. unblock Yesterday #1

"Picking winners and losers" Pinback Yesterday #33

The fictional tariff surplus? Ritabert Yesterday #2

Trillions, he tweeted a few weeks ago. -nt CrispyQ Yesterday #9

About $200 billion in taxes paid 80 percent by US consumers. Tax, no surplus. Mediaite should know better. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #12

They should also know that if the SC agrees with the law, Volaris Yesterday #45

The supreme court won't block the tariffs. "Unitary executive" and all that, you know. PSPS Yesterday #59

I dont know, i think stripping congress of an explicit constitutional directive Volaris Yesterday #60

Surrrrrrrrrre snowybirdie Yesterday #3

Two weeks! Krazy_Kat Yesterday #52

They found 31 billion they did not know they had. Turbineguy Yesterday #4

So he says. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #14

He may have pulled that number from is ass. Turbineguy Yesterday #19

You know he did. Codifer Yesterday #56

Biden leftover money, right? twodogsbarking Yesterday #31

Don't hold your breath................ Lovie777 Yesterday #5

He won't do a damn thing to help anyone but himself. Dave Bowman Yesterday #6

When am I gonna get my DOGE check? calguy Yesterday #7

The day after we all stop paying taxes. Volaris Yesterday #46

Thanks.... Good to know calguy Yesterday #49

Think he bought himself another six months with that statement? Three? CrispyQ Yesterday #8

Circular dimwit reasoning. Klarkashton Yesterday #10

He can bail out us. That tariff tax is paid by us. Free food should be the exchange Blue Full Moon Yesterday #11

And it will be tax payers who will pay for them in the higher prices these tariffs bring. A lot lostincalifornia Yesterday #13

Trump would be great fertilizer for farm fields. twodogsbarking Yesterday #15

Almost all those farmers own or run million dollar operations. They are not poor sharecroppers. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #16

farmer agribusiness corporate manager, rampartd Yesterday #24

This is true around here. The small family farm is gone (there were once over 100k here in IN 50 years ago) Cheezoholic Yesterday #30

Even if he does this it is just raising prices for consumers. markodochartaigh Yesterday #17

It didn't help last time BaronChocula Yesterday #18

Even worse this time. Their markets are completely destroyed and not coming back travelingthrulife 2 hrs ago #62

How humiliating for America to keep on BSing his way out of his failed policies in front of other leaders. . Doodley Yesterday #20

We should have elected the guy who took Trump's economics tests in college. twodogsbarking Yesterday #21

Trump has made farmers into 'takers, not makers'. Norrrm Yesterday #22

No end to their fucking lies!! bluestarone Yesterday #23

" ultimately, the farmers are going to be making a fortune. " Goonch Yesterday #25

Happy Farmer! Glorious Farmer! If you dedicate yourself to MAGA principles and the Five-Year Plan Prairie Gates Yesterday #29

how much is bailing out millei? rampartd Yesterday #26

$20B Strelnikov_ Yesterday #28

Farmers who vote MAGA are lazy and don't want to work Prairie Gates Yesterday #27

It's a redistribution of wealth from the taxpayers to a core group who probably voted for him. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #32

Old maga Donald had a grift, e-i-e-i-o C_U_L8R Yesterday #34

Here I always thought it was Congress' job to determine how we raise money and how we spend money. Midnight Writer Yesterday #35

So, Trump has a 'tariff shelf" --seems so!! And you can find Billions on it!!...... riversedge Yesterday #36

Here we go again Hartpi978 Yesterday #37

The huge Corporate Agricultural owned farms popsdenver Yesterday #39

Define: "surplus tariff money?" Grins Yesterday #38

How was the tariff money supposed to be allocated? colorado_ufo Yesterday #40

You mean the additional money that U.S. consumers paid for foreign products? Botany Yesterday #41

Hey, Farmers of America. I really fucked you over, didn't I? Scalded Nun Yesterday #42

TACO's Welfare for Farmers MissouriDem47 Yesterday #43

Temporary fix TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #44

So TARIIFF money paid by US citizens is going to be given to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt? Thank goodness for NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #47

More lies orangecrush Yesterday #48

He will use that money for tax breaks to bail out billionaires who own some farmland Attilatheblond Yesterday #50

Because of course Aviation Pro Yesterday #51

tRump, Socialist Scum. Those lazy farmers have boot straps, use em, freeloaders. OverBurn Yesterday #53

And what legislation allows him to do this? Bluetus Yesterday #54

There is no Tariff surplus Wiz Imp Yesterday #55

CANT DO THIS WITH EO eringer Yesterday #57

"WE FOUND 31 BILLION DOLLARS"....what a fucking door jam this asshole is democratsruletheday Yesterday #58

Again, arsonist puts out fire he started to be called a hero, saviour, and get that Nobel Peace Prize Blue Dotty 20 hrs ago #61

Throwing our country deeper in debt. Emile 1 hr ago #63