Walmart, which became the nation’s largest retailer by making low prices a priority, has found itself in a place it’s rarely been: Warning customers that prices will rise for goods ranging from bananas to car seats.
For the economic safety of the US’ citizens, we really need to figure out how to get rid of a president’s ability to put tariffs on anything. We’ve found out what happens when there’s nothing stopping a president from just pushing them out frivolously. They just should not be able to do this. If we need to put tariffs on anything, it needs to be something passed in the House and Senate. Slowing it down so people actually think things through like real professionals is the key. It should not be done by the president ever again. No exceptions. No saying “Maybe the next president can be trusted to not do this.” They can’t be.
The voters are the problem dude. Congress can take back this power any time they want. They won’t, and they know that most of them won’t even take an electoral hit for their inaction on this.
There is no rule you can put in place in a democracy that can protect voters from themselves.
For the economic safety of the US’ citizens, we really need to figure out how to get rid of a president’s ability to put tariffs on anything. We’ve found out what happens when there’s nothing stopping a president from just pushing them out frivolously. They just should not be able to do this. If we need to put tariffs on anything, it needs to be something passed in the House and Senate. Slowing it down so people actually think things through like real professionals is the key. It should not be done by the president ever again. No exceptions. No saying “Maybe the next president can be trusted to not do this.” They can’t be.
The voters are the problem dude. Congress can take back this power any time they want. They won’t, and they know that most of them won’t even take an electoral hit for their inaction on this.
There is no rule you can put in place in a democracy that can protect voters from themselves.