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Mary Nelson<p>Catherine Rampell:<br>"The GOP has an Orwellian solution to pay for Trump’s tax cuts<br>Extending them will cost trillions of dollars? No problem."</p><p>Republicans have " devised a cheat. Rather than admitting how much their tax agenda would cost, they are simply asserting that they get their first $4 trillion — free!"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://wapo.st/4ckf3y8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/4ckf3y8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Georgiann Baldino<p>"As it stands, the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> ploy can end only one of two ways: embarrassing failure or the congressional equivalent of a high-stakes heist, breaking the law to dole out trillions of dollars in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> to the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>." </p><p>MSNBC <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/gop-budget-trump-tax-cuts-rcna199289" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio</span><span class="invisible">n/gop-budget-trump-tax-cuts-rcna199289</span></a> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;America is spinning quickly in the direction of Hungarian populism, Hungarian politics, and Hungarian justice. But that means Hungarian stagnation, Hungarian corruption, and Hungarian poverty lie in our future too.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Orb%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Orbán</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hungary</span></a><br />/12</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;In fact, annual average inflation in 2023 was more than 17 percent. In 2024, the government predicted 4 percent growth; the reality was 0.6 percent. Anyone who contradicts this messaging is unlikely to be widely heard.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Orb%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Orbán</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hungary</span></a><br />/11</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished. ...</p><p>&#39;Please trust us,&#39; Orbán declared in his annual state-of-the-nation speech in early 2023. “You can bet on it: By the end of the year, we will have inflation in single digits&#39;.” </p><p>~ Anne Applebaum</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Orb%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Orbán</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hungary</span></a><br />/10 </p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/viktor-orban-hungary-maga-corruption/682111/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3x9sHVa0LDGR9gcTv0mlsRo&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/magazine/archi</span><span class="invisible">ve/2025/05/viktor-orban-hungary-maga-corruption/682111/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3x9sHVa0LDGR9gcTv0mlsRo&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;&#39;The president has got a heck of a lot of analysis before him, and he&#39;s gonna make the right choice, I&#39;m sure.&#39;</p><p>The National Economic Council is the primary group the president uses to develop domestic and international economic policy, so the fact that Hassett appears to have no idea what’s coming is concerning.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <br />/9</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;On the Fox News Channel this morning, Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said: &#39;President Trump has a long run vision of a golden age of America and we’re working really, really hard to get it out there in time. But I can&#39;t give you any forward-looking guidance on what&#39;s gonna happen this week.&#39;&quot;</p><p>~ Heather Cox Richardson</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <br />/8</p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-30-2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/march-30-2025</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;The collapse is coming—and as [Canadian MP] Charlie [Angus] warned, it’s going to hit Americans first. Higher prices. Job losses. Isolation.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <br />/7</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;Trump is a geopolitical Ponzi schemer, running a fraud on the American people and weakening our standing in the world. But he’s not just hurting Americans. He’s also making our allies reconsider everything, from intelligence-sharing to military procurement.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <br />/6</p><p>~ Ben Meiselas</p><p><a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/canadian-mp-charlie-angus-on-why" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meidasplus.com/p/canadian-mp-c</span><span class="invisible">harlie-angus-on-why</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;Where are we headed? A recent survey of corporate chief financial officers finds 60 percent of them agreeing that we’re headed for a recession this year. Is anyone surprised? This is what Republicans do. They screw up the economy. Later down the line, Democrats get elected and have to fix everything.&quot;</p><p>~ Michael Tomasky</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <br />/5</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/193360/trump-tank-economy-liberation-tariffs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/193360</span><span class="invisible">/trump-tank-economy-liberation-tariffs</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;The Dow Jones suffered its worst day in weeks on Friday. … Goldman Sachs yesterday upgraded their U.S. recession risk to 35 percent … and Japan’s Nikkei index fell 4 percent during early trading this morning.&quot;</p><p>~ Simon Rosenberg</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dow</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <br />/3</p><p><a href="https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/today-is-a-do-day-mad-donalds-tariffs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hopiumchronicles.com/p/today-i</span><span class="invisible">s-a-do-day-mad-donalds-tariffs</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;European and Asian markets tumbled Monday morning and now that the markets are open in New York, it’s a day in Trump’s America, so best not look at your 401K.</p><p>And now Canada has officially broken up with us.&quot;</p><p>~ Marcie Jones</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <br />/2</p><p><a href="https://www.wonkette.com/p/dear-leaders-liberation-day-of-your" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wonkette.com/p/dear-leaders-li</span><span class="invisible">beration-day-of-your</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;The stock market is melting down. Stocks fell sharply today as traders nervously looked ahead to Trump’s tariff plans.</p><p>The S&amp;P 500, the broadest market index, hit its lowest level since September.&quot;</p><p>~ Robert Reich </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <br />/1</p><p><a href="https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-shock-market" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertreich.substack.com/p/the</span><span class="invisible">-shock-market</span></a></p>
Ray*mond Li*terally<p>I frankly don't understand why both Liberals &amp; Conservatives are promising <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> when we will need that money for targeted support for the threatened tariffs, but cutting the rate doesn't do as much for low income Canadians than raising the basic deduction. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a></p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Kal @kaltoons @baltimoresun on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;Yesterday I shared the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow estimate of 1st quarter GDP falling almost 6 points in the last two months due to Trump’s reckless economic policies. Well shortly after publishing yesterday the estimate was updated, and it dropped another full point. This important measure that US financial markets pay close attention to has now dropped almost 7 points under Trump!&quot;</p><p>~ Simon Rosenberg</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <br />/8</p><p><a href="https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-madness-is-tanking-the-economy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-</span><span class="invisible">madness-is-tanking-the-economy</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;Stocks ended the week with steep losses after new federal data showed prices rising faster than expected, reigniting inflation fears on Wall Street.</p><p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 715 points on the day, falling 1.7 percent. The Nasdaq composite lost 2.7 percent and the S&amp;P 500 index fell 2 percent.&quot;</p><p>~ Sylvan Lane</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dow</span></a> <br />/7</p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/business/5219986-stocks-slide-federal-data-inflation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/business/5219986-s</span><span class="invisible">tocks-slide-federal-data-inflation/</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;On Tuesday, news dropped that the administration’s blanket firings and wildly shifting tariff policies have dropped consumer confidence to a low it has not hit since January 2021. Today’s stock market tumble started after the Commerce Department released data showing that consumer prices are rising faster than economists expected.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dow</span></a> <br />/6</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“&#39;Another wipeout walloped Wall Street Friday,&#39; Stan Choe of the Associated Press wrote today. The S&amp;P 500 had one of its worst days in two years, dropping 2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 715 points, losing 1.7% of its value. The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.7%.&quot;</p><p>~ Heather Cox Richardson </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dow</span></a> <br />/5</p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-28-2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/march-28-2025</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial futures slumped to a 12-year low, driven by rising anxiety over tariffs and inflation.&quot;</p><p>~ Matt Ott</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dow</span></a> <br />/4</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/consumer-confidence-economy-inflation-bd6ece8784efff205e2ab922bcb86958" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/consumer-co</span><span class="invisible">nfidence-economy-inflation-bd6ece8784efff205e2ab922bcb86958</span></a></p>
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