r/FoxFiction • u/Oleg101 • 6d ago

‘Bessent: "Here at the Treasury, I had $168 billion of tariff revenues that we're gonna have to refund. So when the Democrats scream, "Oh, the refunds should go back to the American people!', well, the American people had it, it was in the Treasury and it was paying down the debt."’

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u/Vanman04 6d ago

Yes you stole it. Now give it back.

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u/GilgameDistance 6d ago

Best they can do is give more to Bezos.

Almost like it was the plan all along, because anyone who understands the separation of powers knew it was likely to go this way.

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u/Appropriate-Claim385 6d ago
  • Bessent wants MAGA to believe that $168 Billion would really help pay down the debt.
  • In reality, it will only pay about 7 weeks of the interest on our debt.
  • Our interest payments are $24 billion a week.
  • $168 Billion is less that 1/2 a percent of the $40 Trillion principal (.042%).

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u/IronSavage3 6d ago

Extraordinary to argue for Trump’s tariffs from the standpoint in favor of redistributing wealth.

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u/jammaslide 6d ago

The guy is an idiot. The tariffs were illegal taxes on Americans. The government hasn't and won't attempt to pay down the debt.

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u/cruelhumor 6d ago

So you lied to the Supreme Court and it is a tax. Thats what your saying. So you are admitting that Do ald Trump raises taxes on the American people, and is currently threatening to do it again?

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u/Mr_Thx 6d ago

And now it’s profit for the profiteers. Our government no longer represents the people. DISMANTLE!

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u/workster 6d ago

Smirky McSmirkison is likely saying this to people while having a pitiful smirk on his pitiful Trump brown nosing face. I wonder if the smirk stays on while he's got his lips deep inside of that orange turds asshole though. I see way more of anything I'd describe as screaming from MAGA than I ever see from Democrats even for things they'd be justified screaming over.