Bessent has warned that a delayed ruling "could result in a scenario in which $750 billion-$1 trillion in tariffs have already been collected."
"But, Your Honor. I've been running people over in my truck for a good three months now. If you ruled that running people over in my truck is illegal, why....there'd have to be considerable compensation paid!"
It's a novel argument.
What phenomenal bullshit - There's no way they've collected that much, or even will by the end of the year. That's 20% of the Federal budget, or 3% of GDP, collected in the last 5 months of the year after whiplash, back and forth "we're doing it today, no, now we're waiting 2 weeks"?
They're setting this all up for the largest theft ever committed on Earth.
They need to get these clowns under oath more often.
I don't see how that would change anything, though I'm all ears to find out why it could. I swear there's nothing stopping these fucks from doing exactly what they want at this point.
The largest theft ever committed on earth so far.
We’ve still got another 3.3 (+ ?????) years of this idiocy.
lol, as if he'll leave on someone else's schedule. The constitution to him is "really, more like guidelines."
"really more like guidelines for suckers"
it's not a compelling argument for the likes of you or me, but for the poor ultra-wealthy and powerful of the world, it often makes the spark of compassion in a judge's heart flare brightly.
The supreme Court will love it!
Just like when everyone thought absolutely presidential immunity was a crazy idea. We all laughed at that little guy with the raspy voice making that crazy case to the supreme Court. They loved that shit!!
The chance that this Supreme Court is going to rule against Trump is not coincidentally exactly equal to the amount of integrity its conservarive members possess - zero.
This weak diversion isn't out there to try to sway their decision - their decision is a foregone conclusion. The point is just to provide a readymade rationale for some number of people, so they can excuse the Supreme Court's inevitable betrayal of law, precedent and the Constitution with "Well, they had to do that - imagine how much money blah blah blah..."
And besides, if money really was an issue, the administration could easily make up the shortfall simply by making billionaires pay something approaching their fair share of taxes.
I mean, if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the tarrif then the market tanks and everyone gets to blame both. Absolute win!
The financial hardship into which millions will be plunged is not something to giddily be looking forward to saying "I told you so" about.
It's a shame it has to get to that point, but it seems like it's the only way the American people will finally rise up and fight back against MAGA & the billionaire class.
It ain't gonna happen if a bunch of sanctimonious assholes just use it as an excuse to gloat at people who are suffering.
It ain't gonna happen
Ftfy.
The headline every day is "dictator takes another large step towards fascism is America. Americans do nothing."
I said it once and I'll say it again. They will say that Congress must stop it.
Then fuck off on their (checks notes) RV...? Now that was cheap!
SCOTUS won't rule against Trump.
Refunds won't go back to the buyers.
Ya'll are fucked.
There's a possibility that the SCOTUS will say no further tariffs are legal but the ones in place had a pseudo-legally-valid status just by virtue of not yet being declared not-legal by the SCOTUS.
👆 this guy weasels
That's still #1
and those refunds will go to the companies as extra profits, instead of to the people who had to pay them.
and retail prices will still stay inflated.
The only solution is revolution.
The hero who brought justice to that CEO was ahead of the game.
~~The only solution is revolution.~~ The only verdict is vengeance. A vendetta.
FTFY.
Jah
Then he shouldn't have fuckin' done it then.
The law shouldn't care about your bad economic schemes.
This is America. Government is just another tool of our rulers to oppress us.
Look at how Musk conned Vegas with the hyperloop. No penalties, and nobody learned shit.
massive refunds
So he means… a tax cut!?
massive refunds
But not for you
The supreme Court is bought by the GOP, so they will find a way to side with his illegal tariffs.
Americans will continue to see prices skyrocket as our companies lay us off and then as we become homeless, they send us to their concentration camps they call "wellness camps"
Oh you spent 3 years gathering up enough shelter and supplies for a nice tent? Trump's gestapo throws it in a garbage truck and makes you watch before they take you to the camps.
We haven't even begun to talk about the effects of a global trade war and the fact many countries will simply stop providing us with supplies and materials as the US gets isolated.
Make no mistake, this is simply a warning from the government to the supreme court.
Imagine however if the court would use this case as a test, to see whether or not they still have any influence at all in the separation of powers.
We all know which way this will go.
Forced to issue
Even if the tariffs are declared illegal (which they should be, because legal opinions of this nature should not, in fact, be swayed by the obvious negative short term consequences of canceling geoeconomic policies that people all over the world pointed out were very fucking stupid; and they won’t be, because the Tribunal of Six is bought and paid for), the orangeboi regime will almost certainly just fucking ignore the unfavorable ruling, since it’s kind of a shit-centerpiece of their shit-agenda.
If this money is refunded, where would it go? It won't come back to consumers. It probably won't be spent on investments due to the uncertain economic climate. I think it would either disappear from the economy by getting locked "on the sidelines" or be pumped in the asset markets, US or foreign.
Is he trying to get ahead of Trump just ignoring a ruling?
Too bad they're not personally liable.
This feels like a damned if you do, damned if you don't thing.
If the Supreme Court sides with Trump, many companies will support the Union if America has a 2nd American Civil War. Let's see the supposed wisdom of this court.
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