From NBC News, “President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a new round of punishing tariffs, saying the United States will impose a 100% tariff on imported branded drugs, 25% tariff on imports of all heavy-duty trucks and 50% tariffs on kitchen cabinets. Trump also said he would start charging a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture next week.”
Eh, so what? Seriously, at this point, who f***ing cares? Despite all the tariffs currently in effect, consumers remain unfazed, spending with reckless abandon. Dictator Don’s appointed governor, Stephen Miran, recently stated that there was no material manifestation of inflation due to tariffs in the economy. And guess what? He’s right! Not only is he right, but whatever inflation there may be in the markets, consumers seem to be largely unaffected or unbothered by it. Just look at any economic datum point. Sure, inflation indicators are inching up, slowly, but nothing that is shocking the economy, notwithstanding 25 percent and 50 percent tariffs here and there or 10 percent tariffs everywhere. GDP is growing faster than expected. Jobless claims — both new and ongoing — are ticking down, indicating that people are finding employment. New housing starts and sales are rebounding. Seems like home building is undeterred despite what the National Association of Home Builders cautions, “The Department of Commerce announced in August 2025 that it is more than doubling its countervailing duties rate on Canadian softwood lumber imports from 6.74% to 14.63%. Coupled with the anti-dumping rate of 20.6%, tariffs on Canadian lumber will now reach 35.2% (up from the current 14.4%).” Granted, these levels of tariffs have only been in effect since August, and houses typically take longer than that to build, but nothing seems to be stopping this economy. People want, and when they want, they buy, regardless of a crumbling democracy surrounding them. Buy, buy, buy is the national mantra. Look away! Ignore the dictator! Just put it on the credit card!
So, why wouldn’t The Don! feel emboldened to do more damage when no one appears to mind? Why wouldn’t he slap on more tariffs on everything? Because no one f***ing cares. People will pay until it hurts and blame Democrats for the weak economy and praise RepubliKKKlans for making their lives worse because that’s how it always f***ing works. Every f***ing time. RepubliKKKlans keep getting away with it because f***tard voters let them. Nay, indeed, they encourage and condone Dictator Don’s behavior. Whatever! I f***ing give up. I’ve been waiting for these tariffs to start wreaking havoc on the economy to show morons of America the error of their votes, but I doubt that will ever happen. We truly do live in a consequence-free country for RepubliKKKlans, that is. Democrats always get blamed for everything, and they just roll over and take it. Oh, well. Welcome to stupid America. Nothing matters. It just doesn’t!