By weaponizing trade, Trump is disrupting global supply chains, triggering layoffs, and pushing away American vassals. China and others are retaliating, while the US shields dying industries instead of investing in the future. His regressive tax shifts burden workers, reward rentiers, and hollow out the economy. The result is a collapsing dollar, lost trust, and an empire in freefall.
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/04/14/michael-hudson-robber-barons-trump-tariffs/
#us #economics #tradewar #tariffs
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