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Why do trump supporters think they will soon have this extra money in their pockets?

There is talk of tariffs. So it seems some trump supporters think that eventually all this money will come back to America and somehow we will all be richer.

Like at first things will hurt but then get better.

Do they not realize that if America does see this magic boost of money, the rich are going to keep it for themselves?

Imagine this family at the dinner table having this feast, and there is the pitiful doggy staring at everyone eating, hoping that maybe morsel will somehow fall in his direction.

The family is - Musk, Trump, CEOs, and shareholders. The pitiful doggy is - hopeful trump supporters.
The doggy thinks, "Everyone is eating so good, when will I get mine?" Then someone says, "GO AWAY!" 🐶

I hate to tell you but any extra profits are not going to "trickle down".
I know that good ol trump, the same guy who in 2015, said he would build some wall, made it sound like that but nOoOoOo...

Somebody will ask for sources. Well, just common sense. My gut feeling.

I just would like to know where trump supporters get this wild idea that the rich class is going to share the wealth?
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MissingLink · 51-55, M
Most of them don't understand how tariffs work, probably because the orange guy keeps saying the other countries are going to pay them when infact the importer pays them. So if Walmart gets a 20 dollar coffee pot from China a 20 percent traffif is 4 dollars, doesn't sound like a lot but Walmart is not going to let that cut into their profit margin so that coffee pot just went from 25 to 35 so Walmart can cover the tarrif and still make a profit.
@MissingLink Well, just like you liberals said during the Biden inflation, if you can't afford it, get a better job!
MissingLink · 51-55, M
@RoguishEyes not a liberal, just explaining how tariffs work, voted for trump 2x, but could not vote for him again, so I voted for no one, I lived in state were it didn't matter anyway