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12. Intended, possibly, but certainly not designed.

Sat May 3, 2025, 03:55 PM

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Krasnov Did Not Impose Tariffs Because Of Our Trade Imbalance [View all] gab13by13 May 3 OP

Absolutely! SheltieLover May 3 #1

Mango does what Putin tells him to... JT45242 May 3 #2

Also the weak dollar has a negative effect for sanctions gab13by13 May 3 #5

I'm not so sure if Trump is a trusted puppet for Putin anymore Ilikepurple May 3 #29

Interesting thought. c-rational May 3 #3

It's a shakedown tool JoseBalow May 3 #4

Absolutely, he put tariffs on everyone, gab13by13 May 3 #7

I'm guessing the tariffs are designed to replace the income tax. multigraincracker May 3 #6

Intended, possibly, but certainly not designed. dchill May 3 #12

We get it: Putin is the real President. dchill May 3 #11

Putin's benefit is definitely in the mix there. ananda May 3 #13

Venn Diagram Time ThornSurf91 May 3 #17

Krasnov Griefbird May 3 #18

Apparently it's his Russian code name bif May 4 #31

Klepto-Currency.... BurnDoubt May 3 #19

I think that many very powerful people markodochartaigh May 3 #20

I agree, something like this is bubbling under Trump's actions Ilikepurple May 3 #28

Time to go after the propaganda networks. SleeplessinSoCal May 3 #21

One of my pet peeves. yellow dahlia May 3 #25

G.O.P. works religiously to undermine America BoRaGard May 3 #23

Devaluing the currency... AntiFascist May 3 #24

When the dollar is weak, it makes our debt worth less. Intractable May 3 #27

EVERYTHING vapor2 May 3 #30