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9 hours ago, Okie State said:

Of course all of that. Somebody told him something though and he latched onto it. What was it?

His first bit of analysis here was that before income taxes, tariffs were a or the primary revenue source of the US Government.  So, more tariffs = no income tax.

Someone else told him that tariffs can also be used to incent domestic purchasing and manufacture.

That's about all the analysis he's ever done.

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2 hours ago, Texas Jeff said:

My theory:

Trump does not buy stuff.  Most of our leaders don't.  If they want a hamburger they ask an aide and a hamburger appears.
Trump does know what he thinks his net worth is, and higher is better.

So, to Trump, having more money is the goal since he does nothing to get the stuff he actually uses.  Rounds of golf, transportation on a private 747, food, clothing, shelter.  He gets what he wants not by trading money for goods, but by asking someone else to make them appear.  If the person fails to make the goods appear, they are fired, which he enjoys doing, and he has a person that will make a new person appear who will attempt to make the goods he wants appear. And if they don't, he will fire them too, which he enjoys doing.

Along with many of our leaders, he is disconnected from the experience of the average American.

Yep.  And when it comes to actually spending money, like on one of his projects, he seems to be a colossal cheapskate, even though it's not his money.

No or less spending means Trump richer.  No consideration whatsoever for what the spending purchases or its value.  If he's spending, it means someone's getting over on him.  The zero-sum, transactional nature of that fucking guy.

That's why he loves licensing his name more than anything else.  He doesn't come out of pocket at all.

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