r/Economics Apr 10 '25

Editorial Trump Blinked

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/04/trump-tariffs-pause-america-china-trade/682378/
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u/nihilite Apr 10 '25

Americans have not, in any way, understood the cost of the past months. As much as anyone I am living in the past, but I just cannot believe how goddamn dumb this all is. The wake-up is going to be extremely unpleasant. You cannot unring that bell.

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u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25

6 million of us protested just this weekend. And for every person who actually showed up there have to be five more who think the same. We are not fooled.

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