Results: Tariffs
Why is it so difficult to for some to understand the real way tariffs work?
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Why doesn't someone in Trumps circle explain tariffs to him? They are misunderstanding tariffs' economic impact
16%
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362 votes
They agree with his viewpoint
17%
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363 votes
They know he is resistant to criticism
28%
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620 votes
They have limited expertise on the subject
16%
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360 votes
They are using it as a political strategy so don't need to explain it
19%
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419 votes
I disagree with the question and believe he/his staff knows what they are doing
17%
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383 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
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40 votes
Not Applicable
32%
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706 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.20% | 5 | |
| The idiot Trump does not allow anyone to disagree with his policies. Because he is an idiot. | 0.04% | 1 |
| How would anyone know if any of the above are reasons for explaining or not explaining to Trump | 0.04% | 1 |
| They are all to busy sucking up to Trump and don't want the big baby to throw a fit. | 0.04% | 1 |
| they're idiots like Trump | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't know enough to comment | 0.04% | 1 |
| Yes men, one and all | 0.04% | 1 |
| None of the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| Hard to explain complicated matters of tarrifs to an idiot like trump. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I think Trump knows what he is doing from experience. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Because they are just as stupid as he is. | 0.04% | 1 |
| If Trump imposes tariifs on Canada. The Canadians will impose tariffs on hydro and oil. Americans will pay 25% higher for gasoline in the west. Ontario and Quebec supply electricity to 11 states and they will suffer | 0.04% | 1 |
| He thinks he knows it all. | 0.04% | 1 |
| they're all idiots | 0.04% | 1 |
| Because he understands and does not need explanations. All you need to know is you should always buy American. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Special | 0.04% | 1 |
| He is incapable of understanding | 0.04% | 1 |
| I am sure the points above get credibility; I am also sure we are often lied to especially in regards to time. Thanks | 0.04% | 1 |
| If countries comply and look after their boarder tariffs will be limited . | 0.04% | 1 |
| The question incorrectly presumes that no one in his circle explained tariffs and the expected outcome. | 0.04% | 1 |
| In MAGA world logic is an enemy, and truth is a menace. | 0.04% | 1 |
| They are sycophants. | 0.04% | 1 |
| They don't want to "poke the bear", so to speak. | 0.04% | 1 |
| They really DON'T know what tariffs are | 0.04% | 1 |
| I think none of them have the intelligence of a brass doorknob. | 0.04% | 1 |
| He is using them as a bargaining chip. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Biden is the emperor that has no clothes. Politicians & mainstream media can't admit Biden is cognitively impaired..they're "more interested in their own position than helping the country" Bread & beef cost 50% more today than before the pandemic! | 0.04% | 1 |
| cry more commies | 0.04% | 1 |
| Why, apparently, doesn't the author understand that tyarrifs are constitutional, wherreas gthe federal incoime tax ISN'T?! | 0.04% | 1 |
| Because there all idiots | 0.04% | 1 |
| They're idiots | 0.04% | 1 |
| Trump knows what Tariffs are- he is a business man first and has been for a long time. | 0.04% | 1 |
| They are blindly in denial and the blind leading the blind marching towards a worse economy and a disastrous future living in heII with the rumpass | 0.04% | 1 |
| Upfront it will raise prices but in the next few years it will reduce child labor and bring factories back to the USA. | 0.04% | 1 |
| who says Trump has to be reasonable? | 0.04% | 1 |
| Education system is rigged to make people stupid | 0.04% | 1 |
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Is it a case of the Emperor has no clothes? (Admin note: When someone uses this phrase, it typically means that a person in a position of power or authority is being exposed for their lack of substance or for pretending to be something they are not, and others are either too afraid or unwilling to speak the truth.) Yes
35%
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780 votes
No
15%
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324 votes
Undecided
14%
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306 votes
Not Applicable
36%
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790 votes
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Are those who can say something more interested in their own position than helping the country? Yes
36%
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800 votes
No
11%
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234 votes
Undecided
16%
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352 votes
Not Applicable
37%
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814 votes
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