For the American people, consuming like idiots is a "patriotic" duty. That is what they're told by their government. They are told that consuming drives the economy, which when translated into normal language means that paying for stuff you don't need increases the profits of giant corporations whose shareholders then see their own profits rise. Stock market goes up for brokers and investors, but who is left holding the bag? The American people that "drove" the economy to begin with.
That is why Americans by and large have no savings. They gave their money to corporations but get nothing in return. Having no savings, and spending their money on corporate junk, Americans are next encouraged to incur debt - the more you borrow, the higher your credit score - and so they live on debt where, again, they are skinned by high interest rates for the rest of their lives.
And now, you have a moron from South Carolina, a former secessionist pro-slavery state, suggesting that Americans should not only consume to drive the economy, but they should willingly pay high prices for "the good of their country". Any American who buys this bullshit is an idiot. Trump's tax break for rich Americans and for corporations is being paid for by idiots who accept the "patriotic" crap. Trump's tariffs may look like a great testicular show of force by the US against other countries, but they will only make the average American pay to make the rich richer. This is a time when "dumb" aptly applies to the average American, reserving the "ugly" to Trump and his billionaire friends.
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South Carolina Republican: High prices are ‘for the good of the country’
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) acknowledged that the public is seeing higher prices as a result of tariffs imposed by President Trump, but argued the trade overhaul is “for the good of the country.”
“I think a lot of people are seeing higher prices. Our family’s in the construction business, and we get a lot of our timber from Canada and other countries. Yes, it’s higher. Steel prices are up, but it’s for the good of the country,” Norman said Saturday on Fox News when asked to explain the network’s July poll showing that 55 percent of Americans disapproved of the president’s handling of the economy.
Norman, who is running to become South Carolina’s next governor, told host Jon Scott that “Should we expect high prices for a short time? Yes.”
“But overall, we couldn’t keep going the way we were going. The cancer in this country was letting other countries rule the day and tax our products,” the South Carolina Republican said. “And why should we run a deficit every month? And that’s why this President is doing such a good job.”
Trump’s latest round of “reciprocal” tariffs took effect on Thursday, impacting dozens of countries as the president realigns trade relations worldwide.
Nearly all imports will face a 10 percent tariff. Some countries, such as Syria, face a 41 percent tariff, while others like South Korea and Japan are staring down a 15 percent import tax.
“And you can’t go on… you know, poll numbers vary. They come up, they go down, but the bottom line is, he’s doing the right thing, and it could come at a better time, and if things will get better here,” Norman said.
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