• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Simple. Prices will go up, Trump will hold a press conference announcing prices are lower, and 50% of the country will believe prices are lower instead of the lying mainstream media.

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      2 months ago

      The mainstream media will report that Trump said prices are lower, and not actually point out that he is a lying liar.

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        2 months ago

        This the the answer. The two major tenets of his platform are “raise tarrifs” (inflationary!) and “deport immigrants” (raising costs on production). Shit is going to get more expensive, but it won’t matter if facts continue not to matter and you have a boogieman to shake your stick at.