← Back to context Comment by UncleOxidant 20 hours ago This president single-handedly raised tariffs on goods from all over the world. 4 comments UncleOxidant Reply jameslk 20 hours ago High inflation and large debt preceded the tariffs. That said, the tariffs didn’t help either. That’s why I said largelyUltimately the president is enabled or constrained by laws enacted by congress RickJWagner 16 hours ago Yes. It is a tax. He raised a tax.You might argue it is inflationary. carefree-bob 16 hours ago By that logic, interest rate hikes should be inflationary.It is highly unusual to argue that taxation is inflationary since the whole point of inflation is to reduce demand. tmountain 4 hours ago You might argue it is illegal.
jameslk 20 hours ago High inflation and large debt preceded the tariffs. That said, the tariffs didn’t help either. That’s why I said largelyUltimately the president is enabled or constrained by laws enacted by congress
RickJWagner 16 hours ago Yes. It is a tax. He raised a tax.You might argue it is inflationary. carefree-bob 16 hours ago By that logic, interest rate hikes should be inflationary.It is highly unusual to argue that taxation is inflationary since the whole point of inflation is to reduce demand. tmountain 4 hours ago You might argue it is illegal.
carefree-bob 16 hours ago By that logic, interest rate hikes should be inflationary.It is highly unusual to argue that taxation is inflationary since the whole point of inflation is to reduce demand.
High inflation and large debt preceded the tariffs. That said, the tariffs didn’t help either. That’s why I said largely
Ultimately the president is enabled or constrained by laws enacted by congress
Yes. It is a tax. He raised a tax.
You might argue it is inflationary.
By that logic, interest rate hikes should be inflationary.
It is highly unusual to argue that taxation is inflationary since the whole point of inflation is to reduce demand.
You might argue it is illegal.