@SpeakerJohnson Shame on you. $40 billion to Argentina!?! what happened to America first!? Now we set up dictators instead of feed our people. No Snap benefits for children in November! a $350,000 Ballroom!?? While Americans deal with higher prices, facing higher health care premiums. SHAMEFUL
@HawleyMO (the coward running man) thinks we are as stupid as his MAGA base.
Josh Hawley’s “Tariff Rebate” Scam, Explained
1. It’s YOUR money, not a gift.
Josh Hawley is proposing to give every American a $600 check from tariff revenues. That sounds nice until you realize…
2. Tariff revenue comes from YOU, not China.
Tariffs are taxes on imported goods. That means U.S. consumers and businesses pay them, not foreign countries. Every time you buy appliances, clothes, electronics, or even groceries impacted by tariffs, you’re footing the bill. This is not a foreign penalty, it’s a domestic tax hike.
3. So this isn’t a bonus, it’s a partial refund.
Hawley is acting like he’s Santa Claus handing out $600. In reality, he’s overtaxed you at the store, and now wants to hand you back a small fraction of what you’ve already paid… while keeping the rest for the government. That’s not generosity. That’s a cash grab with a cheap bribe tacked on.
4. It’s voter manipulation, not economic policy.
This is a cynical ploy to buy votes from people who don’t realize they’re being conned. Tariffs have already driven up prices across the board, contributing to inflation. So Hawley helps jack up prices and then offers you a little hush money to say thanks for your pain.
5. And here’s the kicker, it won’t hurt China one bit.
Tariffs haven’t made China pay. They haven’t forced better trade behavior. They haven’t boosted U.S. manufacturing. They’ve just been a tax on Americans, plain and simple.
6.Republicans call it “socialism” when Democrats propose relief.
When Democrats push for stimulus checks or expanded tax credits, Republicans scream about “big government” and “socialism.” But when they do it, funded by a regressive, inflationary tax, they call it patriotism. The hypocrisy is astounding
Josh Hawley’s plan is not economic relief. It’s a political gimmick wrapped in economic gaslighting. It’s like stealing $2,400 from you in higher prices and then handing you $600 and expecting you to cheer and vote for him.
This is the MAGA version of a stimulus:
- Make things more expensive
- Pocket the tariff revenue
- Give you crumbs back and call it a gift
- Hope you’re too uninformed to notice
Oh, and let's not forget
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@elonmusk HUH?
2 men came to America as immigrants. one man has been sent to a shithole prison w/o due process, accused of something there is NO proof of.
The other is illegally gathering info on Americans, & has taken billions from taxpayers in subsidies despite being a billionaire.
Trump would like you to believe that protesting against him means you're a traitor to the country.
What he fails to remember is that protesting against tyranny is how this country was founded.
#HandsOffProtests Black Monday Tariffs We The People #HandsOff#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
@CalltoActivism might as well be saying "let them eat cake"!!!
he's an out of touch, heartless creepy moron set out to ruin America like he did ALL of his companies.
@SenMcConnell DUH!!!! Why did you ever support this moron!??
Now speak up & get your spineless republican cohorts in the house to stop this madness!!!
The results last night proved America cannot be bought. Trump and Musk expect us all to lay down while they steamroll over our lives and liberties.
Fuck that, and fuck them.