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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

This is not surprising. It's just another example of conservatives not actually paying attention because they want so, so, so badly to be right about something.

Edit: typo

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 107 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

A conservative will eat a bowl of pig shit if a liberal has to smell their breath.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 34 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

You know what: I would smell their breath if they’d eat a bowl of pig shit. It’d be worth it.

[–] rzlatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

they would still cheer together as a herd how you suffered and post that on twitter as a victory, completely ignoring that they intentionally put shit in their mouth for joy of seeing other suffer.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago

Now we're owning the conservatives

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 79 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Can we raise taxes on Trump voters to pay for all of this?

[–] capital@lemmy.world 21 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

If history repeats itself, China will institute tariffs in such a way so as to target Trump voting states/counties as much as they can.

But this whole thing will be disastrous to us all, to be clear.

Edit: Bringing a link from lower down in the thread: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/03/business/economy/china-tariff-retaliation.html

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago (3 children)
[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Tax whiskey, car parts, and agricultural output ( for example ).

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Didn't they just stop buying soybeans last time?

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 5 points 12 hours ago

Without looking at data, I would suggest taxing aluminum first because that will make cheap beer more expensive. Cities will tend towards bars (steel kegs) and independent brewers (glass bottles), while conservatives will drink bud lights from a can.

You could probably do way better with data, and China has more data than any other country. They will find the perfect product to tariff.

[–] capital@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

I’m having a hard time finding old articles from Trump’s first presidency but I remember some analysis of the retaliatory tariffs China implemented seemed to target products produced in redder states and counties.

Edit: Finally found what I was looking for (I really dislike mobile versions of websites btw).

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/03/business/economy/china-tariff-retaliation.html

[–] RarePossum@programming.dev 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Soybeans are the big one they hit last time

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 8 hours ago

Sell them to me then. I need the soy milk for my coffee.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago

Can’t states impose their own taxes on imports? Since that’s where the ports are? Like if the product isn’t going to be sold in the state but transported further, then put additional tax it.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 57 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

"It's hurting you too, so it was worth it."

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[–] sepi@piefed.social 31 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Vote for stupid and you get stupid

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

But I didn't vote for stupid. Why do I get stupid anyway? Fuck. Who let the pigeon into the chess hall? You know they just shit all over the board then strut around like they won.

[–] sepi@piefed.social 1 points 16 minutes ago

You didn't vote for stupid. I wasn't talking to you. See, there was another group of people, and these people voted for stupid. I am talking to them. Do you go around thinking everybody is talking to you?

[–] ModestMeme@lemm.ee 21 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Don’t forget, the non-voters are just as complicit as the Trumpers.

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Does anyone in Temecula want free eggs?

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Depends on the animal. We talking cobras?