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Dulcinea

(9,131 posts) Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:37 AM Wednesday

Trump asks the Supreme Court to give him total control over the US economy

(Vox) In a trio of cases, two currently pending before the Supreme Court and one that is likely to land on the justices’ doorstep as soon as Tuesday, President Donald Trump claims new powers that, if he prevails, would give him near-total control over all US fiscal and monetary policy.

The first is the ongoing litigation over Trump’s tariffs. The Court plans to hear two challenges to the tariffs, known as Trump v. V.O.S. Selections and Learning Resources v. Trump, in November.

At least 10 federal judges have concluded that Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed many of the ever-shifting import taxes that have defined his second term in office. And the amount of money at stake here is massive — Trump’s lawyers estimate that the tariffs “will reduce federal deficits by $4 trillion in the coming years.” Yale’s Budget Lab estimates that they will raise $2.4 trillion if they remain in effect for 2026-35.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-asks-supreme-court-him-200000365.html

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Trump asks the Supreme Court to give him total control over the US economy (Original Post) Dulcinea Wednesday OP

This surfered Wednesday #1

☝️ underpants Wednesday #2

He wants to have dictatorial control over the economy and the press, and some out in the cloud say we should not lostincalifornia Wednesday #3

6 bankruptcies.................... Lovie777 Wednesday #4

Tariffs are breakeven at best fiscally WSHazel Wednesday #5

Based on observation, owning a casino is close to as good as owning the werewithal to print money. BobTheSubgenius Wednesday #6

Fuck no Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #7

Every past mafia Don is turning over in his grave from jealousy. mdbl Wednesday #8

surfered

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1. This

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:48 AM

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underpants

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2. ☝️

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:59 AM

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lostincalifornia

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3. He wants to have dictatorial control over the economy and the press, and some out in the cloud say we should not

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 09:04 AM

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resort to "name calling", but when someone resorts to fascist and nazi ideologies, it isn't NAME CALLING, it is calling it what it IS.

Lovie777

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4. 6 bankruptcies....................

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 09:17 AM

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USA - 7th.

WSHazel

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5. Tariffs are breakeven at best fiscally

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 10:09 AM

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because they reduce economic activity and create the need for bailouts in industries like agriculture that get hammered by them.

BobTheSubgenius

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6. Based on observation, owning a casino is close to as good as owning the werewithal to print money.

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:33 PM

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Drumpf could not even manage THAT. Having anything at all to do with running the US economy, let alone having control of it, if far, far beyond his skill set, or even his capacity to develop it.

He should be kept as far away from the levers of that power as is legally possible. I'd even support extra-legal means.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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7. Fuck no

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:50 PM

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I don't want a guy who bankrupted several businesses control over the economy.

mdbl

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8. Every past mafia Don is turning over in his grave from jealousy.

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:49 PM

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