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Re:Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff b... by jacquesm on Monday January 19, 2026 @12:49PM (#46682140)
That's a really nice comment but does not bear in any way on what I wrote. The Trump administration has now completed its first year. There are three to go.
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Re:Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff b... by skippyboxedhero on Monday January 19, 2026 @03:26PM (#46684060)
Yes, i am saying very directly that the prediction made was made by many (which is the comment you replied to) that tariffs WOULD HAVE ALREADY caused the economy to fall into a deep recession. These predictions were wrong, they were obviously wrong at the time they were made but that didn't stop the breathless coverage about a coming Great Depression.

Whatever happens next is irrelevant, it won't make that prediction correct.

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