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Breaking, from the NYT: Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs

"In a major setback for President Trump’s economic agenda, the court ruled that he could not invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to set tariffs on imports. The 6-3 decision has significant implications for the economy and consumers. The federal government has collected more than $200 billion in tariffs since the start of last year."

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/20/us/trump-tariffs-supreme-court

Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling and Trump’s Immediate New Levies Add New Uncertainty in Global Trade

The decision is a major setback for President Trump, who responded by imposing a 10 percent global tariff after lashing out at the justices who ruled against him. Trade deals his administration has struck with countries around the world are now in question.

The New York Times

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Viss Feb 20

@briankrebs the real question becomes:
- with tariffs gone, will american companies no longer have to pay them, or will some other bullshit crop up
- if they are in fact really gone, will they lower their prices again?
- are americans going to keep getting fucked in the wallet by american corporate greed, even though the tariffs are gone?

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jkdelauney

@Viss @briankrebs price stickiness is a thing. I wouldn’t expect much of a drop in prices for most things. Maybe a small amount here and there, but overall the billionaires will just use it as a way to make themselves even more disgustingly wealthy to try and fill the hole in whatever they have that they think is a heart.