@tedcruz The issue is not whether the U.S. Treasury directly wires money to Iran. The issue is that the administration is backing a deal that unlocks/permits a massive economic value to the Iranian regime. Calling it “not a cent from us” is narrow & avoids the real policy consequence.
@nicksortor Taxpayers get screwed again while military industrial complex gets to make billions rebuilding…America is dying & these politicians are MIA
@TillamookDairy@andyspicer The orange & cream never sold among others but this one I would buy 5 a month. They were gone quick. Only tillamook I bought.
Makes no sense
@crunchy0ats@lindpud@WhiteHouse Imagine being a biz knowing you have imports scheduled to arrive in July----you might have 10% tariffs---you might have 50% ----on 500k in goods that adds up quickly. 96% of these tariffs are paid for by Americans.
@crunchy0ats@lindpud@WhiteHouse Tariffs without a parellel rebuild and then reshore plan tied to a long term vision create chaos---out of the blue 10% is not creating the stability that is needed. It will last 150 days---but then guess what---more unknowns of what comes next...consumers pay for that uncertainty
@EricLDaugh Those who accept this as normal I believe our founders would crtique as no longer a "citizen" in a Republic, but a "subject" of the Treasury. God help us---another year of uncertainty & CHAOS for businesses that may go bankrupt with goods 1 day out of port.
@EricLDaugh The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling this morning was the "parchment barrier" doing its job, but Bessent's speech this afternoon is a "usurpation" that requires Congress to wake up.
@EricLDaugh Madison’s greatest fear was uncertainty. He believed that for a person to be free, the laws must be stable and predictable. And from what I read he believed law that "is too voluminous to be read, or too obscure to be understood" is a tool of tyranny.
@EricLDaugh Madison famously argued that "War is the true nurse of executive aggrandizement." He believed the Executive branch would always use "emergencies" (like "National Security" or "Economic Security") as an excuse to grab more power and more tax money.
@EricLDaugh By promising "unchanged revenue" via Section 122, 232, and 301 after SCOTUS struck down the primary tool, Bessent is essentially saying the Executive has found its own "purse."
@annvandersteel@EricLDaugh@NaughtFan Many famlies in this country are hurting & credit card debt is drowning them while they barely tread water---Small biz pays tariffs, then consumers, not China, not European Union who we had an even larger trade defict with last check. Trump has NO Plan while country burns
@annvandersteel@EricLDaugh@NaughtFan Congress is supposed to pass tax bills. By jumping from 122 to 232 to 301, the Executive branch is essentially playing "Whac-A-Mole" with the Constitution. Every time the Supreme Court stops one, they pop up with another. I voted Trump 3x---but hes missing the mark on tariffs
@GabrielBelloso_@menoftribe@WallStreetMav The same studies show that the remaining tariffs (even after the SCOTUS ruling today) will cost that same household $400 to $1,300 a year. You're bragging about giving families $4 a month back in tax breaks while charging them $100 a month extra in higher prices for basic goods.