• Janx@piefed.social
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      5 days ago

      People have unfairly held US presidents responsible for the state of the economy in the past… But in this case Trump’s illegal tariffs and pointless war with Iran absolutely are the cause of current high prices, or at least huge contributing factors. Republicans are a disaster for the economy…

      • Damage@slrpnk.net
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        He’s both effect and cause, he wouldn’t be there if the USA didn’t have fundamental social problems, and if he didn’t exist, someone else could have been in his place causing different problems

    • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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      5 days ago

      The evolved system is the cause. One person with several minions could easily topple this.