re: Trump has it right on the economy. Tariff-hating "conservatives" are clueless

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He made the case that it would increase economic activity

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The economic activity was stock buy backs

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Job shifting, to better jobs...for those who make good decisions at least

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The average chemical plant worker makes more money than the average lawyer in Louisiana

The dumbest thing about the anti-tariff bros is how they constantly say that tariffs are taxes and we shouldn't want them. Yet, when Trump was passing the BBB, they claimed that we should want the higher taxes because the tax breaks would increase the deficit.

There is no logical consistency in their arguments. We shouldn't want tariffs because they increase taxes, but we also shouldn't want lower income taxes because it increases the deficit.

No matter what Trump does, they have a built-in reason to complain. That's what conservatism really means in the Trump era.

It just proves what the OP says - they are stuck inside the old paradigm. Trump says, "I'm going to make taxes more optional using tariffs and new ways to generate money." But the true conservatives yell, "No! We demand you forcefully take money from us through our income. New revenue streams are unconservative. The government can only make money by stealing directly from the workers."

They complain about many people not paying taxes, but then bitch when Trump moves to a system where all people are treated equally. Tariffs fix some of the problems they complain about, but they refuse to accept anything but the old, failed system.

Conservatives just aren't creative people by nature. So when a guy like Trump comes in with new ideas, they freak out and stick with the familiar, even though they've been complaining about it for years.

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The voters will not accept it.

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That is the biggest obstacle. There are plenty of areas, yes even past the DOD, to cut government.

Yes, Democrats, the SSA can have it's budget reduced and still provide service without people receiving less benefits.

DOGE proved this. There is plaenty of FWA that can be cut to make our Federal system more lean.

You cannot tax your way out of a deficit.

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Where’s the thread from last year where you stated America doesn’t manufacture anything?

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Feel free to link it

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Hole sections of this nation totally disagree with you.

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They likely either didn't make good decisions or want inefficient jobs where they're paid more than their value.

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You act as if this nation was not advancing in tech and more until the Libitarians saved us from ourselves.

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You are using words that you don't understand.

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Again. Full of shot. You are nothing more than a joke.

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Explain to me how what I said was "full of shite", please

Our wage growth is as to be expected. The price of certain goods (specifically RE) has out-paced wages. That's an indictment on the particular good, not the wages.

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If you are talking about further lowering taxes, that's a different argument.

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I am talking about increasing economic activity which tariffs do not do.

Federal reserve and HISTORY disagrees with you

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I am talking about increasing economic activity which tariffs do not do.

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U.S. COMPANIES RESHORING / EXPANDING PRODUCTION BACK IN THE U.S.

These are all explicitly documented as bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. or shifting production here from abroad.

GE Appliance Park (GE Appliances)

Walmart

Hubbardton Forge

Zentech

Ford

Newell Brands

American Giant

Jones Plastic & Engineering

Abbott

Apple

Chobani

Cra-Z-Art

Johnson & Johnson

IBM

Merck

Nvidia

Niron Magnetics

Waterlogic

Todd Shelton


Sources for these include the Reshoring Initiative’s company list and case studies, plus recent reporting on specific reshoring moves like Newell moving Sharpie production to Tennessee and American Giant shifting apparel to U.S. plants, as well as CBS coverage of firms expanding domestic production.

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FOREIGN COMPANIES MOVING MANUFACTURING INTO THE U.S. (FDI)

These are foreign-headquartered firms that have announced or begun building/expanding manufacturing facilities in the United States.

TSMC

Samsung

Hyundai Motor Group

Honda Motor

Nissan

Volkswagen / Audi

Stellantis

AstraZeneca

Roche

Sanofi

Novartis

GSK

Novo Nordisk

Cipla

CSL

Air Liquide

Lavazza

Inventec


These are drawn from recent Reuters and CBS reporting on foreign automakers, chipmakers, and pharma companies adding U.S. plants or major manufacturing expansions in direct response to tariffs and supply-chain risk

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