re: But tariffs don’t work….

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Yeah, but it might happen, and if it does then something happened. They don't know what, but something happening is better than nothing happening.

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Sure but if nothing happens, it was 7D Backgammon, anyway

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Well, let's do it this way shall we. You got tariffs. You will get more. And I don't give a frick about your stupidity.

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This is BamaATL territory. Outstanding.

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And in 1918, unemployment was 1.4%. In 1929, it was 3.2%.

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All under a rich nation that used tariffs as it's main income.

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Yep. Lots of typewriters, too. MTGA!

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How can that be? Biden kept almost all of Trump's tariffs. He even raised them in 2024.

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There's more than one variable that determines the health of an economy?

EDIT: Knew this point was going to be arse...

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There's more than one variable that determines the health of an economy?

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According to this thread... there's only one.

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And in 1918, unemployment was 1.4%. In 1929, it was 3.2%.

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And one should compare the size of government relative to GDP then vs. now.

But we're leaving all sorts of things out like transportation speed, ability to communicate, and all sorts of stuff. To pretend the world is just like it was in the early 20th century is silly enough to be dishonest.

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Totally not a strawman.

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you cited it as evidence.

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A trade deficit means you're rich.

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Our national debt proves that false, as does over a decade of our debt to GDP ratio.

Try again.

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Our national debt proves that false

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Has no direct relationship to a trade deficit.

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It does unless you are sporting a 37 trillion debt. You are smarter than this. The trade deficit and federal debt are not directly related.

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Again, you are smarter than this. Trade deficit and federal debt (spending more than you bring in) are a combination to create the total. When you are “rich” you can have a trade deficit as long as your internal income matches the trade deficit. We have done neither for decades. The thought of us over coming our trade deficit by increasing gdp alone is a pipe dream. The thought of us curing our debt/deficit through balanced trades is also a pipe dream. It will take both period. Reduced spending, at least even or surplus trade ratios, reduced interest on the national debt, etc. at the end of the day you have to bring in more than you spend. Unfortunately we also have to deal with 1 trillion in interest on our debt a year. For you to say that our trade deficit means we are rich is ridiculous. You are smarter than this.