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Economy

Tariffs, inflation, jobs, taxes, and the myth that trickle-down ever trickled.

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Economy

Economymedium“Inflation is Biden's fault. He spent too much!”Share

EconomyBut Obama!medium“Trump fixed the economy. Best economy ever!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismeasy“Democrats are socialists! They want government to control everything!”Share

Economyeasy“Gas was $2 under Trump! Biden made gas expensive!”Share

EconomyBut Obama!medium“Trump had the best economy in history before COVID!”Share

ImmigrationEconomyeasy“Illegals get free welfare and healthcare!”Share

ClimateEconomyeasy“They're forcing us to buy electric cars! Gas cars will be illegal!”Share

EconomyForeign Policymedium“Tariffs are winning! China pays for them!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismmedium“Trump is a self-made billionaire! He built an empire!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismmedium“Republicans are fiscal conservatives! Democrats spend too much!”Share

EconomyImmigrationhard“Immigrants are draining Social Security! They're bankrupting us!”Share

Economymedium“Trump had the greatest economy in history before COVID!”Share

Foreign PolicyEconomymedium“America First means putting Americans first! Fair trade, not globalism!”Share

EconomyDemocracymedium“DOGE is saving taxpayers billions! Elon is cutting waste!”Share

Economymedium“Raising the minimum wage kills jobs! Small businesses can't afford it!”Share

ClimateEconomymedium“Solar and wind are unreliable! We need coal and gas forever!”Share

EconomyCulture Warsmedium“Student loan forgiveness is unfair to people who paid their loans!”Share

Economymedium“Unions are corrupt! They protect lazy workers!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismhard“The estate tax is double taxation! It's stealing family farms!”Share

EconomyBut Obama!hard“Biden's spending caused inflation! The Inflation Reduction Act made it worse!”Share

ClimateEconomyhard“Nuclear is the only clean energy! Greens hate science!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismhard“Social Security is going bankrupt! Democrats stole the trust fund!”Share

Culture WarsEconomymedium“School choice saves kids! Democrats trap poor kids in failing public schools!”Share

HealthcareEconomymedium“Obamacare killed jobs and destroyed healthcare! Repeal it!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismhard“Cut corporate taxes and jobs explode! Democrats hate business!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismmedium“Billionaires earned every penny! Stop punishing success!”Share

EconomyMediaeasy“Look at the stock market! The president is doing great!”Share

ImmigrationEconomymedium“Immigrants are stealing our jobs!”Share

Economymedium“Trickle-down economics works! Cut taxes and everyone wins!”Share

Economymedium“Raising overtime pay will destroy small businesses and kill jobs!”Share

EconomyForeign Policymedium“Tariffs will lower prices and bring manufacturing home!”Share

DemocracyEconomyhard“Schedule F is just fixing a bloated bureaucracy!”Share

DemocracyEconomyhard“Elon isn't running the government! DOGE is just finding waste!”Share

ImmigrationEconomyeasy“Illegals get free housing, healthcare, and welfare!”Share

DemocracyEconomymedium“Democrats caused the government shutdown!”Share

EconomyForeign Policymedium“Tariffs protect American jobs! Other countries pay the tax!”Share

EconomyDemocracymedium“Social Security is going bankrupt! We need to cut benefits now!”Share

ImmigrationEconomymedium“Illegal immigrants don't pay taxes — they drain the system!”Share

Economyeasy“Unions destroy jobs and hurt the economy!”Share

ImmigrationEconomymedium“Undocumented immigrants get free welfare and housing!”Share

Foreign PolicyEconomymedium“Foreign aid is a waste! We give billions to countries that hate us!”Share

Culture WarsEconomymedium“DEI is reverse racism! It's illegal discrimination against white men!”Share

ClimateEconomymedium“Green energy causes blackouts! Texas proved renewables don't work!”Share

DemocracyEconomyhard“The IRS is a political weapon! They're coming for conservatives!”Share

EconomyForeign Policyeasy“China owns all our debt! They could crash our economy anytime!”Share

ClimateEconomymedium“EPA regulations kill jobs! We need to slash the green tape!”Share

Economymedium“Overtime rules will destroy small businesses! They can't afford it!”Share

Economyeasy“The stock market is at record highs! The economy is booming!”Share

EconomyEducationmedium“Public sector unions bloat budgets! Teachers unions protect bad apples!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismmedium“Social Security is going bankrupt! Democrats stole the trust fund!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismeasy“Biden caused all inflation! Trump fixed it instantly!”Share

ClimateEconomymedium“Wind and solar caused the Texas blackout! Renewables are unreliable!”Share

ImmigrationEconomymedium“Immigrants drain welfare! They get free everything while we pay!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismmedium“Trump's tax cuts paid for themselves! Revenue went up!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismmedium“Reagan fixed the economy! Inflation was terrible until he cut taxes!”Share

EconomyCulture Warseasy“California is communist! They're a failed socialist state!”Share

Economymedium“Amazon paid zero taxes! Corporations don't pay their fair share!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismmedium“Welfare queens drive Cadillacs! Democrats want free stuff for lazy people!”Share

ClimateEconomymedium“Coal keeps the lights on! Green energy can't replace fossil fuels!”Share

Economyhard“Right-to-work states are freer! Unions force people to pay dues!”Share

ClimateEconomymedium“Green energy will collapse the grid! Wind and solar can't keep the lights on!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismmedium“Democrats always raise your taxes! Republicans cut them!”Share

EconomyWhataboutismmedium“Only Democrats run up the deficit! Republicans are fiscally responsible!”Share

ClimateEconomyeasy“Coal is coming back! Trump brought back coal jobs!”Share

DemocracyEconomyeasy“Lobbying is just petitioning the government! Everyone does it!”Share

DemocracyEconomyeasy“The revolving door is fine! Industry experts know the rules!”Share

EconomyDemocracyeasy“Billionaires earned their influence! Success shouldn't be punished!”Share

DemocracyEconomymedium“Public campaign financing is a taxpayer handout to politicians!”Share

DemocracyEconomymedium“Transparency mandates waste taxpayer money! Red tape!”Share

EconomyDemocracymedium“The Progressive Blueprint is utopian fantasy!”Share