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Trump's Second Term

If the Supreme Court rules against Donald's Tariffs it would mean paying back trillions of dollars. So much it would take years to work out.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The actual numbers that we would have to pay back if, for any reason, the Supreme Court were to rule against the United States of America on Tariffs, would be many Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and that doesn't include the amount of "payback" that Countries and Companies would require for the Investments they are making on building Plants, Factories, and Equipment, for the purpose of being able to avoid the payment of Tariffs. When these Investments are added, we are talking about Trillions of Dollars! It would be a complete mess, and almost impossible for our Country to pay. Anybody who says that it can be quickly and easily done would be making a false, inaccurate, or totally misunderstood answer to this very large and complex question. It may not be possible but, if it were, it would be Dollars that would be so large that it would take many years to figure out what number we are talking about and even, who, when, and where, to pay. Remember, when America shines brightly, the World shines brightly. In other words, if the Supreme Court rules against the United States of America on this National Security bonanza, WE'RE SCREWED!

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
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Andy_Ross said:
If the Supreme Court rules against Donald's Tariffs it would mean paying back trillions of dollars. So much it would take years to work out.
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Paying back trillions of dollars to who? Tariffs are taxes on American companies, not foreign countries. So "paying back tariffs" is actually "refunding overpaid taxes", which should be a godsend for American companies right about now. Of course, it would be expected all the major US corporations would soak up ("thieve") the majority of this bonus payout, and not pass it on to consumers. The little people at the bottom of the food chain? Nuh. And Trump, naturally, would take a great armful for himself...a service fee for "your favorite president" being so generous to you?? ;)
 
Segnosaur said:
I think Exxon is making a smart decision.

Why spend millions/billions investing in the Venezuela oil industry, given how politically charged the situation is, and knowing that:
- Trump is incompetent and things he gets involved with tend to go wrong
- I am sure that there are various rebels/resistance groups in venezuela that are looking forward to blow up soft targets associated with American oil interests
- Even if they were to invest and improve Venezuela infrastructure, there is a good chance that it will all be for nothing, as either future Venezuelan governments could turn around and seize/nationalize the oil industry again, or future American presidents could return things.
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To poke at things a bit more broadly to add to this, oil companies greatly value stability in their exploitation. It takes notable amounts of time and investment to build the infrastructure and logistics and a notable amount of time more for it to pay itself off. The oil industry generally prefers stable dictatorships so they can exploit more and bribe away accountability more easily, yes, with the stable part being the most important part of that. To be clear there, though, they can be barely satisfied with stable conditions that are much better for the people, though, so long as profits are to be had, though they will pretty much inevitably work to make those governments more authoritarian. The "resource curse" is a very real phenomenon, after all, and the exploiters are the primary cause for that. Venezuela, right now, is an extremely terrible place to try to invest in for those companies specifically because of how relatively unstable it and the rules that they would need to operate under are. It's entirely plausible that such will change in the future, but not before things settle down in a bunch of ways.
 
Andy_Ross said:
If the Supreme Court rules against Donald's Tariffs it would mean paying back trillions of dollars. So much it would take years to work out.
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You should have to pay it out of your own ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ pocket, deadbeat!
 
Hegseth: "We're revising the warrior ethos. We want to get rid of the distractions and the debris. No more DEI. No more dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship and social justice and political correctness. We're done with that. We're unleashing the warfighter to be ready, trained, disciplined, accountable, and lethal."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010801378755588097
 
Andy_Ross said:
Hegseth: "We're revising the warrior ethos. We want to get rid of the distractions and the debris. No more DEI. No more dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship and social justice and political correctness. We're done with that. We're unleashing the warfighter to be ready, trained, disciplined, accountable, and lethal."
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"Fight cruel, because smart and effective are woke!"
 
Andy_Ross said:
Hegseth: "We're revising the warrior ethos. We want to get rid of the distractions and the debris. No more DEI. No more dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship and social justice and political correctness. We're done with that. We're unleashing the warfighter to be ready, trained, disciplined, accountable, and lethal."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010801378755588097
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Yeah, if there's one word I associate with this regime, it's accountability.
 
Andy_Ross said:
If the Supreme Court rules against Donald's Tariffs it would mean paying back trillions of dollars. So much it would take years to work out.
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So Trump is saying that so much money has been stolen (which is what taking money against the law is), that it cannot be ruled a theft because if it was it would destroy the US economy.
 
Andy_Ross said:
Hegseth: "We're revising the warrior ethos. We want to get rid of the distractions and the debris. No more DEI. No more dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship and social justice and political correctness. We're done with that. We're unleashing the warfighter to be ready, trained, disciplined, accountable, and lethal."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010801378755588097
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looks like this dip ◊◊◊◊ crawled out of his hole and is speaking publicly again since his last humiliation
 
Andy_Ross said:
Hegseth: "We're revising the warrior ethos. We want to get rid of the distractions and the debris. No more DEI. No more dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship and social justice and political correctness. We're done with that. We're unleashing the warfighter to be ready, trained, disciplined, accountable, and lethal."
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Because what's really been hampering the US military is accepting that climate change is real. How can you concentrate on fighting a war somewhere when you're constantly distracted by thoughts that Vanuatu might be underwater in a few generations? Away with that!
 
Andy_Ross said:
Leavitt: "With a little bit of patience, the American people are going to continue to see that the best is yet to come.
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Sounds great. Let me unpack that to clarify it in my mind.

"With a little bit of patience" = hold on, not yet.
"are going to" = but not yet.
"continue to see" = nothing changing yet.
"the best" = now we're talking.
"is yet to come" = Aww. Not happening yet.

So, uh, jam tomorrow I guess. Put your optimistic face on, folks. Oh, that is your optimistic face? 'kay.
 
Jack by the hedge said:
Sounds great. Let me unpack that to clarify it in my mind.

"With a little bit of patience" = hold on, not yet.
"are going to" = but not yet.
"continue to see" = nothing changing yet.
"the best" = now we're talking.
"is yet to come" = Aww. Not happening yet.

So, uh, jam tomorrow I guess. Put your optimistic face on, folks. Oh, that is your optimistic face? 'kay.
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I like that tortured "we are continually going to see that the best is yet to come" logic. 😄
 
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