King Canute knew he couldn't control the tides to but Trump thinks he can control supply and demand.
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So the "elected" government is trying to control prices? Isn't that the definition of socialism?
It's an element of a planned economy which has been more commonly used in authoritarian socialist countries but isn't exclusive to them.
(Fun fact because I just looked it up: There doesn't seem to be one generally accepted definition of "socialism".)
Socialism is only bad when the left does it.
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Rages at reality for doing the thing everyone said would happen?
What the fuck did this moron think was going to happen?
I honestly don't think anyone actually informed him of how this would go down.
The president currently holds a cabinet of people and constituents who have, for the greater part of the past 12 years, relied on the ideals of sycophantic behaviour and likewise. To be in the room and suggest that an idea is not good would and likely has turned heads and gotten them removed from their positions. Look at the most recent Removal of the FEMA administrator: bashed on fema previously, incited change, told congress that axing FEMA would be a bad thing, immediately fired and replaced with a sycophant
Lack of informed information because it doesn't align is part of the M.O. of this administration and the GOP for several years now. The only thing that matters is the ideal of greatness, whatever logic that entails.
This individual also has notably refuted and refused to consume media that doesn't tailor to his outlook. Even bashing on Fox, which is the biggest right winged media outlet out there.
My point is, he probably did not truly know what would happen. On paper and in his entourage, tariffs are indeed technically a tax on other countries, but in practice It is a tax on the people.
Chyna was going to pay the tariffs
What does the WWE have to do with any of this?
doesnt sound very free market to me
if they raise prices because they have to, thats just normal
if they raise prices because they can get away with it, thats kinda nasty though
Ironically, the Economy was one of the number one concerns among voters during the election. People blamed Biden for the stores raising prices, while the Biden admin actually investigated major grocers over artificially high prices, and then elected Trump who is actually responsible for raising prices.
The hard part is proving one vs the other, and they know it.
Captain dipshit said he’ll be watching and so will the customers. So? The price will go up from the tariffs. It’s like he struggles to be this much of a moron. I feel like he’s so stupid that I get dumber every time I have to listen to him talk.
Remember when his business school professor said he was the dumbest student he ever taught? Looks prophetic.
Hahaha! This is the ONE time I agree with Trump.
All defending the house that Sam built, it is the richest company in the world by revenue beating out Amzaon and state owned organizations like Saudi Aramco and Chinese controlled organizations. It regularly bullies its way into small towns, demanding tax cuts and the infrastructure to build their stores, run those stores at a loss until all competition is gone then raises prices to squeeze out the area. Then is happy to shut down the "bottom performing stores" leaving a wasteland behind for these towns that lost everything to the mega giant. They're turning the home town of Bentonville into Austin, even driving out local business for their friends out of Austin.
And the biggest thing is... Project 2025, all of this going on, written by the Heritage Foundation... The Walton Family Foundation is one of the big funders of the Heritage Foundation as well as many of the other Project 2025 advisory board partners. They made it easy to search even! https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/grants-database
I've come from its home town, Walmart has always pushed a radical republican conservative agenda. Walmart is not some hapless victim, this is pure 100% leopards dining on some faces that voted for the leopards eating faces party.
The only thing I agree with on Trump here is that he's correctly pointing out that WalMart made billions in profits last year. Yes, WalMart supported this monster in the first place thinking it would work out for them in the long run, so it's a leopards eating faces scenario for sure, and I wouldn't be sad if WalMart lost profits this year because of Trump's stupidity. It's just too bad that regular people are going to suffer because WalMart killed the small businesses that used to support towns that they wormed their way into.
We aren't even done adjusting to inflation pricing, and here we are not getting slapped with a Trump Tax on top of it. Madness.
The only thing I agree with on Trump here is that he’s correctly pointing out that WalMart made billions in profits last year.
That's pretty much exactly what I was saying. Really my only thing I appreciated is him going after Walmart, and okay, I'll agree they should eat the profits on the tariffs, Musk may be the richest man, but the Waltons are the richest family and not by far. And yes, the tariffs are gonna suck for all of us and is one of the most mouth dribblingly stupid things that could ever be done. But here we are.
For the people hurting. It sucks. I'm in the same pool too so I'm in the same neck deep madness that's our current scenario. I'm sorry... I just can't bring myself to care as I've lived in red states full of people voting against their will and despite years of attempting voting outreach, having friends tell me proudly they just didn't vote even though they're in more danger of the policies than I... I just kind of threw my hands up on empathy and said fuck it, I'm gonna put on a helmet, hunker down and try to ride out this fucking storm with those that I trust. So right now I'm taking what little pleasure I can through schadenfreude of watching one of the companies that put America right where it's at currently get its hand bit by the dog it feeds.
I’m pressure that Trump doesn’t ACTUALLY care. He just wants to PERFORM like he cares so He can deny that it’s his fault. Walmart won’t lose profits and Trump gets to look like he’s “trying hard” to keep prices low.
I expect him to do absolutely nothing to Walmart, sure. I'm just REALLY REALLY hoping that he keeps ranting about them and gets his red hats angry at Walmart like he's done to other corporations. I expect there won't be any significant damage to its profits, but if it even tweaks the shareholders a little bit I'll be over here cackling like a madman.
That's the one thing I agree with him on as well, but honestly what did he expect? Trump—of all people—should understand greed. Billionaires aren't going to wilfully take a pay cut unless you force them to.
WalMarts whole thing is tiny profit margins
They literally don't have a choice. It isn't about giving up profit margins, it's about having a profit margin AT ALL.
Walmarts whole thing is driving out competition. They're the richest company in the world and supported Trump. They asked for this.
chance are they will rise prices way more than necessary to cover for the tariffs.
they will cry that they had no choice and have record profits.
BINGO!
It's depressing how important this is. Walmart is core to a lot of American's purchasing. If Walmart decides to kiss the ring, even for a while, when they stop could determine when a wave of anger will hit, maybe even control the midterms. If they just pass on the prices now, many americans' cost of living is going to soar, right at the same time many of them will be facing layoffs as businesses choke to death on materials costs.
Anyone else remember what happened last time large numbers of americans experienced large amounts of free time? Do you think they'll be any happier when they are experiencing that level of free time without the benefit of CoViD stimulus? A lot of people are going to get hurt.
Their costs go up because of the tariffs, he can't expect them to lose profit at scale just to appease him. It would be a super bad business decision on Walmarts side if they do that.
They literally can't without getting sued by investors. Look at United Healthcare - they're getting sued for lost profits because they couldn't deny more claims after Luigi.
Fucking lol... Best news I've gotten all day.
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Perfect malicious compliance opportunity: the price tag stays the same, but add an itemized Trump Tax for the difference.
Walmart won't kiss the ring. They supported Trump. The only thing they'll do is fight him if it looks like they can't control him.
And once the trade war is done, the prices will remain higher due to "record profits" and "people will continue to pay it because they have to".
100% This. Walmart is far from the "aw shucks" helping the common man image it wants to portray
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Just more displaying that the rich, and particularly rich people like trump, live in the land of no consequences. They make demands that others pay for, never themselves, and when underlings defy them they become furious. Walmart CEOs are underlings, now.
I hope this more of a "don't bite the hand that feeds you," and Trump recieves SOME kind of consequence. He's been a conman for years, and at some point, CEOs should be able to see that. Like, do they really think he has THEIR best interests in mind? We're lucky he's even accepting that one plane as a bribe, since I expected him to sell out for the price of a big mac with fries (no drink).
The American Lukashenko supporters are clueless about tariffs. Oh the fuck well, let them pay more for products in every single red run welfare Oblast in the USA. Like many have typed, those prices are not going to decrease.
Back to school prices are gonna see the most change.
Man he really is the American lukashenko D:
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