President Donald Trump - J.D. Vance Administration

[n_huffhines]

Remember for a couple minutes conservatives were the free speech champions of America?

We want free speech on college campuses (except for student protesters) and social media platforms (not owned by Musk), but everything else is fair game!

 

[FLVOL_79]

Trump raises inflation. MAGA!


Oh wait, he was gonna lower it. Celebratory victory lap rescinded.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Remember for a couple minutes conservatives were the free speech champions of America?

We want free speech on college campuses (except for student protesters) and social media platforms, but everything else is fair game!

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Free speech is fine as long as you dont talk about Jesus, Mohammed, Epstein, Russia, or tarriffs.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

For simplicity's sake I'm saying that we balance our books by:

1) Increasing revenue
2) Lowering spending

Politically the Dems don't want to do #2 (and Republicans aren't too good at that either) and Republicans don't like to do #1...so here we are. Trump is doing some #1 with tariffs and that is beneficial to our books. It's why we were in the black last month for the first time in 9 yrs

We were in the black last month only because of calendar adjustments (Certain June payments went out May 30). We were 70 billion in the red otherwise....

 

[Sea Ray]

We were in the black last month only because of calendar adjustments (June payments went out May 30). We were 70 billion in the red otherwise....

Tariff revenue was up 300%. I find that significant. It's not enough to balance the budget but it's a start

 

[McDad]

2 of the biggest contributors to increased prices are an increased money supply and velocity. Prices (outside of commodities) rarely decrease.

Yeah, those three items have a complementary relationship.

Electronics is the sector where price decreases over time are the norm. Effective price decreases (cost versus purchasing power) is something we experience but do not think much of.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Tariff revenue was up 300%. I find that significant. It's not enough to balance the budget but it's a start

20 something billion in June tariff revenue. 7 trillion of annual apending....

It's a start but its still a drop in the bucket

 

[Sea Ray]

20 something billion in June tariff revenue. 7 trillion of annual apending....

It's a start but its still a drop in the bucket

Everything's a drop in the bucket compared to that, granted

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

You evidently think that everything is instantaneous .... and there is zero lag time between an announcement of the imposition of tariffs and when they will have an impact on the price of that particular material/good. That is ridiculously simplistic.

I am only going by the article YOU posted indicating stocks were impacted by first term tariffs.

I understand the basics of economics and have questions. I appreciate those people who back up what they post With details.

I’ll quit questioning you have a difficult time with the facts.

 

[McDad]

20 something billion in June tariff revenue. 7 trillion of annual apending....

It's a start but its still a drop in the bucket

equivalent to finding about $20 in your car that you pay about $600 a month in car payments.

 

[n_huffhines]

I can't wrap my mind around Trump and the soccer trophy. How is this real life? What the hell is he doing handing out the club WC trophy? I see all the memes and I checked TWICE to make sure the story is real.

Don't have time to talk about Epstein, but has time for whatever this is.

 

[LouderVol]

20 something billion in June tariff revenue. 7 trillion of annual apending....

It's a start but its still a drop in the bucket

this assumes the tariffs have no impact on the rest of the revenue the feds are counting on.

 

[CobbVol]

The Fed wasn't cutting rates regardless of the inflation number. The are not accountable to anyone except their masters and would find another excuse no matter what inflation number was released.

Yea, declining economic activity isn’t the only reason to reduce rates. Low rates yielding increased economic growth is an actual thing.

 

[EasternVol]

Tariff revenue was up 300%. I find that significant. It's not enough to balance the budget but it's a start

You'll find it significant too when the imported stuff you buy goes up.

 

[Vol8188]

The Fed wasn't cutting rates regardless of the inflation number. The are not accountable to anyone except their masters and would find another excuse no matter what inflation number was released.

I’ve heard you say some of this before. What’s your argument for why interest rates should be lower?

 

[volbeast33]

Actually, the UFW talked about the child labor in my screenshot but stated farm labor is exempt from a lot of child labor laws. Were they actually being broken? Or are you just trying to deflect from outright authoritarianism with whatever distraction is convenient?

They have to be 21 to work on a matijuana farm.

 

[volbeast33]

You'll find it significant too when the imported stuff you buy goes up.

I just won't buy it. There is much that I need.

 

[Vol8188]

I disagree on your definition of significant. I'd call this significant:

Treasury posts unexpected surplus in June as tariff receipts surge​

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/11/treasury-posts-unexpected-surplus-in-june-as-tariff-receipts-surge.html#:~:text=With%20government%20red%20ink%20swelling,U.S.%2C%20January%2020%2C%202023.

You’ll see that early and then people will stop buying higher priced foreign goods

 

[n_huffhines]

Why did guy try to attach it last minute to that HR? Did he think it would go through or was he just looking to make them look bad? That is what I want to know.

Maybe he's just trying to get it to pass, lol.

They blocked it from the vote, so it was obviously a good tactic to attach it to bill that's expected to pass. This exposes Republicans because they showed they don't want it attached to a bill that they want to pass. If they want the Epstein files revealed, they could've hit two birds with one stone.

The swamp is real and knows no party.

There is a standalone bill coming up, so maybe enough pressure can fall on lawmakers between now and then to swing it, but I doubt it. R's seem to be in cover mode.

 

[BowlBrother85]

I am only going by the article YOU posted indicating stocks were impacted by first term tariffs.

I understand the basics of economics and have questions. I appreciate those people who back up what they post With details.

I’ll quit questioning you have a difficult time with the facts.

If you understood the basics of economics as you claim, then you would know that tariffs are inflationary. I don't think you understand $hit.

 

[hog88]

Yeah, those three items have a complementary relationship.

Electronics is the sector where price decreases over time are the norm. Effective price decreases (cost versus purchasing power) is something we experience but do not think much of.

Yeah, electronics get cheaper over time but typically it's the older tech that see the reduction.

 

[hog88]

I’ve heard you say some of this before. What’s your argument for why interest rates should be lower?

Just listen to Powell, he keeps backtracking on everything he's said. Can't lower rates until inflation cools, inflation cools and still can't lower rates because it MIGHT heat up again. A year or two ago he argued that rates didn't need to be raised because the inflation we were seeing was "transitory". Needed to see employment pick up and consumer spending stabilize to lower rates, now rates can't be lowered because we're at almost full employment and consumer spending is higher than projected.

My argument isn't so much that rates should be dramatically lowered, it should be around 3% give or take a quarter point if any other president was in office with the same numbers we're seeing that's where they would be. My argument is that the Fed is doing nothing but playing politics. Actually my argument has always been that the Fed should be disbanded.

 

[BowlBrother85]

I am only going by the article YOU posted indicating stocks were impacted by first term tariffs.

I understand the basics of economics and have questions. I appreciate those people who back up what they post With details.

I’ll quit questioning you have a difficult time with the facts.

The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge

Inflation rose last month to its highest level in four months as the cost of gas, food, and groceries rose, reversing several months of cooling price pressures.

www.apnews.com

^^^^ From 10 minutes ago on AP News ^^^^

FACTS.

 

[n_huffhines]

Swamp creatures. This is where we are now. Many of you celebrated Trump's attacks on the media and now we have a scared, subservient media.

- What did he get up to? 2 dozen lawsuits?
- Bezos bought the WaPo seemingly (at least in part) to use it to kiss Trump's ring.
- We kicked the AP out of the WH press because they used a phrase that offended Trump's delicate feelings.
- We got people (not real journalists) who are literally heaping praise and cheerleading the admin in the middle of softball questions. That's who has WH press access now.
- Defunded NPR and PBS specifically because of speech reasons.
- Threatened several outlets with FCC investigations.

And surprise, surprise, what does Charlie Kirk do when he gets a call from old Trumpy boy? He folds like a lawn chair.



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[Buddy’s Bandit]

If you understood the basics of economics as you claim, then you would know that tariffs are inflationary. I don't think you understand $hit.

Did Trump use tariffs in the first term? Yes.

Explain this.

U.S. Inflation Rate by President: From Truman to Biden

Here are the average year-over-year inflation rates by president, and the events and economic conditions that contributed to them.

www.investopedia.com

Typical Lib…..when info is requested they resort to name calling.