Joe<p>Here we see why <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tradewar</span></a> is going to drive the economy into the dumpster. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmootHawleyTariffAct1930" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmootHawleyTariffAct1930</span></a> had a lower average tariff rate than the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MuskTrumpTariff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuskTrumpTariff2025</span></a> does. </p><p>If you look at the chart, most of us have lived with under 5% tariffs, while all of us are probably under 10% except in our earliest years.</p>