1337 $#!+ I did that<p>Fucking truth is Trump is living out a old timey bromide about trade deficits that utterly conflates such with national debt. Like, John Birch Society level eating your own shit. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/johnbirchsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>johnbirchsociety</span></a> The former on trade was proved tragic by President Hoover and Senators Smoot and Hawley, the latter less tested but many economists agree on limits. Point is, they are not the same thing, and Trump voters? They are far, far from knowing the difference anyway. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiots</span></a></p>