• ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    This is me except it’s video games and hiking. Just make sure you buy a video card ASAP before the tariffs double the cost.

    While it’s nice to hang out in our bubbles, the things that are going on are eventually going to hit video games. They’ve already hit hiking. While I do agree with the general sentiment of this post, there is a time fast approaching where we won’t be able to ignore it any longer.

    I think Trump is going to start sending people to federal prison for cannabis possession. The only reason the feds don’t do this is because of an unwritten agreement to leave the states alone and let them legalize it if they want to. Technically the feds could roll on it to blue states and start fucking people over. I worry that this will happen eventually.

    • SPRUNT@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      The only thing that keeps me from worrying about this is the amount of tax revenue that comes in from pot sales. Money is the only thing they truly care about.

      • ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        I hope you are right. They need to pay for their tax cuts somehow.

        However, if the the Republicans in Congress cared more about money than they do about party loyalty they would take away the tariffs, which they can do at any time. The presidency was only given tariffs powers by Congress after 9/11 so Bush could quickly tariffs nations who were involved in the attack. The executive branch is not supposed to be able to tax anything.

        I worry that they’ll do whatever he wants them to do, and if they do nothing to control him it will be proof of this. We need to take care of ourselves but also be open to these possibilities.