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Truly insane that the GOP is attacking US taxpayers like this. China is only able to be harmed by how much pain is inflicted through a domestic tax hike. When

Truly insane that the GOP is attacking US taxpayers like this. China is only able to be harmed by how much pain is inflicted through a domestic tax hike. When the dust settles on this, the executive branch needs to be nerfed to the point that it's mostly a figurehead. Certainly the unchecked tax hike via tariffs power needs to be ripped out immediately, before (any further) permanent damage can be inflicted on the country.

taylodl 2y ago
It'll be interesting to see if there's anything Trump can do to cause the GOP-led Congress to reign him in. The Senate is starting to fracture, but so far, the House remains in steadfast support. Maybe once their supporters start feeling the impact of this, they may start singing a different tune.
- DrillShopper 2y ago
  The House Republicans will just blame Biden in the run up to election in 2026, and I'm sure their idiot sycophants will eat it out of the palms of their hands.
  - taylodl 2y ago
    I understand and to a large degree agree with what you are saying, but those "idiot sycophants" don't have a bottomless wallet and the resulting inflation is going to hit them hard. My father-in-law had a saying "I may be dumb, but I ain't plumb dumb" that I think applies here: I suspect the majority of these folks aren't plumb dumb.
    - DrillShopper 2y ago
      The ones ignorant enough to vote for Trump again are also ignorant enough to blame Biden for another two years. In four years, if inflation and tariffs make the cost of living higher, then I think that Republican candidates will have problems, but in the midterm I think they can spin enough bullshit to keep the easily-distracted still voting for them. They just have to say "woke trigger the libs China beautiful clean coal Biden bad men in women's sports" and it's over.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > the House remains in steadfast support House is fighting Trump on blowing out the deficit [1]. [1] https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/08/congress/andy-harris-freedom-caucus-house-budget-trump-00278061 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/08/congress/an...
- AnimalMuppet 2y ago
  > The Senate is starting to fracture, but so far, the House remains in steadfast support. Which is kind of odd. 100% of the House is up for re-election; only 1/3 of the Senate is. I would expect the House to be fracturing more than the Senate.
  - goatlover 2y ago
    Give it some time. Mid terms are still many months off.
  - throwup238 2y ago
    > Which is kind of odd. 100% of the House is up for re-election; only 1/3 of the Senate is. I would expect the House to be fracturing more than the Senate. The senators all have to battle state wide campaigns that are much more competitive than most safe house seats, which tends to have a moderating influence. Their campaigns are also a lot more expensive so they have to answer to a greater number and diversity of donors, while being less afraid of a more extreme primary challenger.
    - taylodl 2y ago
      That's an interesting point. Gerrymandering only affects the House, not the Senate.
Aloisius 2y ago
This has the makings of the largest tax hike on Americans in history.
- namirez 2y ago
  The largest and the most regressive tax since it impacts mostly the lower economic class that's already struggling with the cost of living.
  - feelandcoffee 2y ago
    Yep, this is more or less a VAT in disguise
charlieok 2y ago
I like the idea of converting the executive branch to be just the cabinet and not the president or vice president. National elections for a few of the most significant ones (e.g. secretary of state, attorney general). Maybe Congress appoints the rest. When designing a system to be resistant to attack, it helps to split up roles. A "superadmin" type of role is a vulnerability. Similar idea here.

taylodl 2y ago

It'll be interesting to see if there's anything Trump can do to cause the GOP-led Congress to reign him in. The Senate is starting to fracture, but so far, the House remains in steadfast support. Maybe once their supporters start feeling the impact of this, they may start singing a different tune.

DrillShopper 2y ago
The House Republicans will just blame Biden in the run up to election in 2026, and I'm sure their idiot sycophants will eat it out of the palms of their hands.
- taylodl 2y ago
  I understand and to a large degree agree with what you are saying, but those "idiot sycophants" don't have a bottomless wallet and the resulting inflation is going to hit them hard. My father-in-law had a saying "I may be dumb, but I ain't plumb dumb" that I think applies here: I suspect the majority of these folks aren't plumb dumb.
  - DrillShopper 2y ago
    The ones ignorant enough to vote for Trump again are also ignorant enough to blame Biden for another two years. In four years, if inflation and tariffs make the cost of living higher, then I think that Republican candidates will have problems, but in the midterm I think they can spin enough bullshit to keep the easily-distracted still voting for them. They just have to say "woke trigger the libs China beautiful clean coal Biden bad men in women's sports" and it's over.
JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> the House remains in steadfast support House is fighting Trump on blowing out the deficit [1]. [1] https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/08/congress/andy-harris-freedom-caucus-house-budget-trump-00278061 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/08/congress/an...
AnimalMuppet 2y ago
> The Senate is starting to fracture, but so far, the House remains in steadfast support. Which is kind of odd. 100% of the House is up for re-election; only 1/3 of the Senate is. I would expect the House to be fracturing more than the Senate.
- goatlover 2y ago
  Give it some time. Mid terms are still many months off.
- throwup238 2y ago
  > Which is kind of odd. 100% of the House is up for re-election; only 1/3 of the Senate is. I would expect the House to be fracturing more than the Senate. The senators all have to battle state wide campaigns that are much more competitive than most safe house seats, which tends to have a moderating influence. Their campaigns are also a lot more expensive so they have to answer to a greater number and diversity of donors, while being less afraid of a more extreme primary challenger.
  - taylodl 2y ago
    That's an interesting point. Gerrymandering only affects the House, not the Senate.

Aloisius 2y ago

This has the makings of the largest tax hike on Americans in history.

namirez 2y ago
The largest and the most regressive tax since it impacts mostly the lower economic class that's already struggling with the cost of living.
- feelandcoffee 2y ago
  Yep, this is more or less a VAT in disguise

charlieok 2y ago

I like the idea of converting the executive branch to be just the cabinet and not the president or vice president. National elections for a few of the most significant ones (e.g. secretary of state, attorney general). Maybe Congress appoints the rest. When designing a system to be resistant to attack, it helps to split up roles. A "superadmin" type of role is a vulnerability. Similar idea here.