Homo Tarifficus

President Trump has tweeted his nickname for himself. “Tariff Man.”

I think it needs a little more punch, maybe “Diddle Tariff Man?” Diddle, after all, means “deprive of by deceit.”

Please.  The billions in tariffs are paid by Americans!  The “raid” on our wealth is the Trump Administration’s import taxes; raising consumer prices and destroying jobs.

Apologies to Elton John:

Tariff man, burning out his fuse up here alone
I don’t think it’s gonna be a long, long time
Till markets bring me round again to find
I’m not the man they think I am at home

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