So for a 145% tariff on China, you would have to assume that Chinese vendors have more than a 60% markup and can live on a reduction of income of that amount (if price is maintained the same).

Incorrect, but I take your point. @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com was incorrect in his statement. But ‪@talsorapa.bsky.social‬ above has the math correct. The way to think of this, imo, is that Trump imagines the government can pocket the tariff, foreign companies give up their profits.

yes, yes it is. all the saids have been said. we need not re-litigate everything.

Sorry. I like a lot of your takes, but I think you lost it here. I thought Cenk was incredibly accommodating and respectful to you. And I really do not understand your logic in your attacks and vituperativeness.

so…just thought i’d let you know.

now i suppose i can be blasted for being dumb.

same here

All of what Trump said was awful, except the condolences and moment of silence.

And then the follow-on suck-ups also talking about the flight controllers, as if that has anything to do with this.

So.... when will you be issuing a statement as to why you backed Kristi Noem for Homeland Security. Just wondering. I really cannot understand that vote.

and by ‘Biden’s use of pardons’ I mean the blanket pardons for his family and such. I understand the urge and the argument. But Trumps aberrant use of pardons should not be normalized.

I thought your essay on the possibility of shame impacting Republicans wrt the pardons of the violent 1/6 offenders was good. BUT…as someone on the left, I am none too pleased with Biden’s use of pardons either. I understand the reasoning, but I dislike normalizing blanket pardons. we’ll regret it.