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Economy

dutch777

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1. Such a surprise! The whole world now hates America and wants no goods/service therefrom and some of us...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 10:00 PM

Apr 23

...who even live here are boycotting everything we can to send a message Trump, Lutnick, Navarro et. al. thought they could tariff everyone and there would be no meaningful blowback. You may be able to brow beat governments, but when ALL the little guys foreign and domestic say FU to your goods/services and you are a consumer driven economy, you be f^^^ed!

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US economic output hits 16-month low in April, expectations crater [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 23 OP

Such a surprise! The whole world now hates America and wants no goods/service therefrom and some of us... dutch777 Apr 23 #1

More winning orangecrush Apr 23 #2

Sentiment fell sharply. Prices rose at the sharpest rate for just over a year. Lots of other bad recent surveys progree Apr 24 #3