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MAGA sure does love having their faces eaten

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[–] whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world 116 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Explaining his approach to the tariff policy that has triggered weeks of turmoil on global markets, the - president compared the US to the world's department store.

"I am this giant store. It's a giant, beautiful store, and everybody wants to go shopping there," he said.

"And on behalf of the American people, I own the store, and I set prices, and I'll say, 'If you want to shop here, this is what you have to pay.' "

This sounds like the thinking of a dictator, not of a leader. He doesn’t own the “store”, the people do.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 44 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I own the store, and I set prices

So capitalist that it's gone all the way around and become communism.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm just going to point out that while communism has its problems itself, no, this is capitalism alright.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 9 points 3 days ago

I suppose I'm thinking of the precursor stages to true communism with a command economy and centrally set prices.

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