XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.politics.economics   
   From: msims@badtacos.nz   
      
   On 12 Feb 2026, NoBody  posted some   
   news:gfgroktetunt613mosbsrg3kbj4q5423lh@4ax.com:   
      
   > On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:07:52 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.   
   > Sherman) wrote:   
   >   
   >>> | President Donald Trump's tariffs cost the average American   
   >>> | household $1,000 last year, according to new research from   
   >>> | the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.   
   >>   
   >> | ...   
   >> | More than 10 months after Trump dramatically seized   
   >> | "emergency" tariff powers from Congress -- and upended   
   >> | decades of American free market orthodoxy as he did so --   
   >> | the House last night finally pushed back. Three Republicans   
   >> | voted with Democrats to reject Speaker Mike Johnson's   
   >> | attempt to reinstate a House ban on tariff votes. It was   
   >> | more than enough to overturn the wafer-thin GOP majority.   
   >> | ...   
   >> | And don't forget: The Senate has already voted against   
   >> | Trump's tariffs, with four rebel Republicans siding with   
   >> | Dems last October. Both chambers now appear to have an   
   >> | anti-tariff majority -- meaning we are reaching the point   
   >> | where Congress is now actively rebuking the president over   
   >> | his signature economic policy.   
   >> | ...   
   >>>efeat-00775533>   
   >>   
   >>    --bks   
   >   
   > Laughter!   
   >   
   > Veto on its way.   
      
   "The U.S. economy experienced strong growth in late 2025, with real GDP   
   increasing at an annual rate of 4.4% in the third quarter, the fastest in   
   two years."   
      
   Bradley can't read.   
      
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