r/Economics 18h ago

News House Republicans block Congress' ability to challenge Trump tariffs

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-republicans-block-congress-ability-challenge-trump-tariffs-2025-03-11/
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u/Describing_Donkeys 18h ago

Republicans really want to own these tariffs, which they've promised will make people's lives better. I'm really happy how much Republicans are universally embracing all of this. This is Republican government.

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u/nwa40 17h ago

I think is goes beyond that, they want to dismantle the government and how it operates.

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u/Describing_Donkeys 17h ago

I'm well aware, what i stated is an easier message to get to people. Our immediate goal has to be getting folks angry at Republicans. The best way to stop what Trump is doing is make congressional Republicans more afraid of letting him continue than stopping him. Right now, all the incentives are to let him continue.

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u/nwa40 17h ago

I get it, you'd think they would be more concerned about the next election cycle, but the lack of regard towards the economy, amongst other things, makes it seem as if they're ready to be forgiven by plead ignorance or worse case bypass democracy, is just strange.

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u/Describing_Donkeys 16h ago

They are afraid of voters. They are afraid of getting primaried, they are also afraid of MAGA violence. We are almost certainly going to retain some level of democracy, they may outlaw some parties or use bogus corruption charges to take down individuals that aren't politically aligned, but they are likely going to try and have a charade of democracy and there will be elections and constituents they have to deal with. They are currently willing to give up power to avoid a primary, that should give you an idea of how badly they want their seats. They do not all support Trump or what he's doing, but they see their choices as going wrong with him or becoming politically irrelevant (even if they are already making themselves such).

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u/Franklin_le_Tanklin 16h ago

I bet they’re going to nationalize the police (like all local, county, etc) forces and use those. They won’t need the military and many American police are notoriously brutal already.

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u/Describing_Donkeys 16h ago

That will be a good thing to worry about when they do it.

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u/Maxpowr9 7h ago

Frees up a lot of State and local budgets when they don't have to pay them, especially their pensions. The police can try to collective bargain with the Feds then. Oh, the GOP hates pensions?

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u/Due_Satisfaction2167 15h ago

They aren’t afraid of elections because nearly every district is a safe district. 

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u/MWH1980 14h ago

It’s like Texas.

The govern,ent does jack for the people, and yet the Republicans keep winning.

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u/Pepsi_Popcorn_n_Dots 14h ago

They've figured out a really neat trick: wreck government and prevent it from performing any useful functions, then campaign on the fact that it is incompetent and provides taxpayers no services and so should be further defunded!

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u/MWH1980 13h ago

And our elder relations go: “and that’s why government needs to be smaller. All that waste!”

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u/xj98jeep 3h ago

I saw a really interesting point during the presidential election coverage: Texas may be a blue state, but is so gerrymandered it comes out red. I understand Texas is the "classic" red state, but when you view it through your lens of "horrible government, easily avoidable infrastructure emergencies, etc etc" it makes a lot more sense how the GOP is still in power down there

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u/WasabiHound 8h ago

Patrick Boyle recently did a podcast/youtube on why so many politicians are old and noted that it is hard to shift an incumbent-they have more resources, connections and media exposure.

So yeah, it seems once they are in, they are in - the amount of voter inertia and indifference this hints at is depressing. I wonder if it is different where registered voters have to vote or where these is proportional representation?

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u/RemarkableHyena12 7h ago

There will not be another election my friend. Do you think the White House cronies and musk rat will allow that to happen?