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[–] astutemural@midwest.social 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Looks like books are back on the menu, boys.

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

How do I download one of those?

[–] astutemural@midwest.social 3 points 2 hours ago

Project Gutenberg

Anna's Archive

Or your favorite lagoon of buccaneers.

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 27 points 9 hours ago

he really is the dumbest motherfucker on the planet

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 10 points 8 hours ago

It’s simultaneously a grift and a way to impose a flat sales tax all in one package.

  1. Republicans have been creaming their pants for years at the thought of imposing a regressive flat tax on all sales while doing away with income based taxation. This would forever shift the majority of the tax burden to the poor and middle class. Which is why we see Trump cutting taxes on the wealthy with his Big Ugly Bill and imposing a tariff as a way to tax the unwashed masses while simultaneously claiming he isn’t. Hopefully the courts strike down his power grab and force Congress to vote on Tariffs. The weasels will probably give it to them but at least we get to see Republicans go on record as voting for a tax increase.

  2. Trump has announced or will announce tariff exemptions that benefit large companies that have donated to him. Sometime later if he feels he needs more money he will announce a higher random tariff on the exempted goods and shake these corps down for more money/favors. All the while he can claim he is doing our industry a favor.

Never forget Trump is a grifting piece of shit who will always stick it to the little guy.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 34 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Conservatives are 100% onboard with a felon rapist pedo skyrocketing our cost of living while destroying our global reputation.

If anyone is still unsure if conservatives are traitors to our nation, now is the time to pinch yourself and wake up.

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

He'll back down from this like everything but what a fucking complete moron

[–] bigbabybilly@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Dude is a great decision machine. Someone should make him preside- oh. 😕

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, I think he's much better suited to being a reality TV star. Oh wait, that's what he is.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Better suited for a prison cell.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 21 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

A bit of chip history: Taiwan Semiconductor (the current pseudo-monoply in cutting edge processor making) rose as Taiwan the country transitioned from a dictatorship to democracy.

They got state funding, and support for thier business as trade opened up. To simplify, it was like a mix of hyper free-trade capitalism and technocratic command economy/socialism no one on either end of political spectrum would like. And it worked! It's still working.

The CHIPS act in the US was a baby step in that direction, which (even with Intel's incredible corporate dysfunction) got me excited.


...And that is basically the opposite of what Trump is proposing.

Basically, take away Intel/Micron/IBM subsidies and tax the shit out of their existing overseas business. And deregulate them instead of directing them.

In other words, drain their capital, and give them free reign to think short term as their manufacturing circles the drain.

To be fair to Trump, most business people do not grasp how indescribably capital/research intense processor manufacturing is. Investment is in the many billions, planning takes decades and is extremely technical, and dependent on economic and research forecasts. They have to be forced to think long term, given truckloads of cash to do it, and not get derailed by quarterly earnings targets and cutting long-term projects on the vine for quick cash.

But still... this is like the worst thing he could have done, IMO.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

CHIPS Act. Yet another major Biden win that gets overlooked in favor of shitting on him.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Biden did a lot of great stuff but the USA would rather live in a reality TV show from hell while marching towards authoritarianism apparently. Oh wait, they don't understand any of that shit because half of them can't fucking read.

[–] carrylex@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

The other 95% of us:

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 39 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Release the Epstein files.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Every time somebody says this it always makes me think of the scientist from the expanse.

We should definitely release those files it would be really helpful.

[–] Sertou@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

"There was a button. I pushed it." Where's Holden when you need him?

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Perhaps this could tax the huge data centers being built in the USA, which tend to get huge local tax incentives. But, if I had a data center I was trying to kit out, this would encourage me to setup shop any place other than the USA. (Latency matters, but not equally for everything.)

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no, don't worry. Big tech will get exemptions and write offs.

[–] rustyricotta@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 hours ago

Only the big tech that donates large sums of money to Tramp (which seems like most of them)

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 40 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (7 children)

What do you mean "likely pushing up cost of electronics". That is the literal point of a tariff, to push the prices up and make competing goods more appealing to consumers. The only way it doesnt raise prices is if importers just eat the cost, which they will almost certainly not do and, frankly, shouldn't do.

[–] blakemiller@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago

I’ll throw in the “well actually” here so no one gets wrapped around the axle — the true point of tariffs are to boost domestic business at the expense of weakening foreign sales. The scales tipped in favor of domestic businesses should be advantageous and arguably a good strategy in some circumstances …in a vacuum. That’s the “well actually” and it’s worth nothing in 2025 because all advantage is nullified if those domestic businesses lack the skill and resources to produce said goods. The industries currently targeted by tariffs are so huge and complex that domestic businesses stand zero chance (even with tariffs) in place to replicate the technology, supply chain, and workforce that would be able to stand competitively toe-to-toe with the global market.

So it’s entirely a tax on Americans by another name, and for zero gain.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 20 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

In the US the point of tarrifs is to tax the poor to pay for tax breaks for the rich.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 11 points 14 hours ago

Bingo, this is just a way of raising taxes on the poor without "raising taxes".

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

CPUs are so expensive, I guess I'll buy a good old US made abacus instead!

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 12 hours ago

Damn, if only we had some bill that would increase manufacturing of chips domestically. It would be foolish to cancel such a bill while also creating a tariff. How will people favor domestic manufacturing without that manufacturing existing? Surely the president would never do that.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 12 hours ago

Now to figure out how to play Doom on it.

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[–] Sertou@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

In this case there are no competing domestic products though, or few enough as makes little difference. This is just taxation with extra steps.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 25 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (4 children)

Fuck, I'm going to have to go back to doing math in my head again, aren't I?

[–] dwemthy@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago

Get an abacus before tariffs catch up with them too

[–] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It's not that bad, you go to Youtube & look up your local Indian mathematician

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[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 hours ago

Do it, idiot.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 34 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 19 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I agree, but I think we should amend this phrase.

Release the UNREDACTED Epstein files

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I want it in audiobook format. Read by Will Wheaton.

Excuse me? LeVar Burton is still alive.

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 16 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

I watched part of this announcement and he said something I normally don't pick up on

"If they have started to build or have plans to build they don't have to pay the tariff."

Sounds like.jobs.

But what I heard was it was a discount for the oligarchy. Why do you only get a discount if you are in the position to at least pretend to be building a factory?

And then since prices are now double, you get to import and sell at an easy profit.

[–] sobchak@programming.dev 5 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, Apple's stock went up 5% yesterday because of Tim Cook's meeting with Trump (where he promised $600 billion investment in US manufacturing), and Apple's saying they won't be affected by the new 50% tariffs on India. There are also ghost factories that were built during Trump's first term.

[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Which literally means they have to announce fake plans to build which be continually delayed until at least 2028

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 14 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

"...likely pushing up..."

"...likely..."

Of course it will! What kind of reporting is this? "...forcing the price up..." Is the phrase they were looking for.

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