“Because of tariffs, we are taking in hundreds of billions of dollars of profits,” he said. “It’s one of the reasons I can offer, if Republicans win the House and the Senate, $5,000 to every adult. And we can do it and the Democrats can’t, because the Democrats don’t have any income, and they’re gonna drive us in[to] a depression. They won’t have any money.”

Bitch you already promised us a tariff refund check.

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    At least in that fictional narrative they knew enough to reward someone smarter than them.

    The way it typically works is to have the dumbest declare that their vibes overrule expertise.

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      Yep that’s why I say that I would much rather be in an idiocracy situation right now. It was truly an optimistic look at the future. If you look back now.