When you lie for a living on TV, no not Trump, but Press Secretary and brainwash your MAGA cult into thinking paying 25% more in tariffs means lower prices.
A tariff is a tax, YOU pay the tariff. China does not pay it.
A tariff is a tax, YOU pay the tariff. China does not pay it.
Press Secretary - tariffs are a tax cut
Fox News reporter - "Have you ever paid a tariffs? It is not a tax cut, it is a tax. WE PAY IT"
Press Secretary - *gets triggered* YOU ARE NOT WELCOME BACK HERE!
Fox News reporter - "Have you ever paid a tariffs? It is not a tax cut, it is a tax. WE PAY IT"
Press Secretary - *gets triggered* YOU ARE NOT WELCOME BACK HERE!
by Trump-Epstein_list_missing March 13, 2025
Get the tariffs are a tax cutmug. The misplaced joy expressed by politicians, in the face of ruinous tariffs, and financial hardship foisted upon helpless citizens.
US President Trump has been in a tariffic mood, after watching the worlds reactions to his ruinous trade tariffs.
by NorthAm.FairTradeAgreement.org February 12, 2025
Get the Tarifficmug. by Ntalantala April 12, 2025
Get the Tariffmug. The use or treat of economic intimidation, against countries, civilians or corporations, to further the pursuit of political aims.
Canadians have been threatened with economic destruction, by an unwarranted trade war with the United States, that could best be described as an international act of tariffism.
by NorthAm.FairTradeAgreement.org February 10, 2025
Get the tariffismmug. A political strategy using import taxes to exploit and/or coerce a country by putting them in financial distress.
The US attempt to use tariffism to intimidate Canada will backfire and they risk finding themselves without allies.
by RonLillycrop February 16, 2025
Get the Tariffismmug. The strategic use of economic fear, threats, and surprise import taxes by a government to coerce compliance, punish dissent, or protect fragile national egos—often under the guise of patriotism, fairness, or “leveling the playing field.” Unlike terrorism, which weaponizes explosives, tariffism weaponizes spreadsheets and supply chains, inflicting psychological and financial trauma on domestic populations while claiming to target foreign bad guys.
Compare:
Terrorism: instills fear through violence
Tariffism: instills fear through rising prices and economic whiplash
Note:
Practitioners of tariffism are often immune to consequences due to their immunity from basic economics and their ability to print more money or blame foreigners.
Compare:
Terrorism: instills fear through violence
Tariffism: instills fear through rising prices and economic whiplash
Note:
Practitioners of tariffism are often immune to consequences due to their immunity from basic economics and their ability to print more money or blame foreigners.
When the administration slapped a 400% tariff on toothbrushes from Luxembourg, citizens began stockpiling dental floss in terror—a textbook case of tariffism.
by JesterOthePines June 4, 2025
Get the Tariffismmug. by Pumpkin eater July 14, 2025
Get the Tariff taxmug.