Same Old Deal, New Handouts: Trump’s U.K. Trade Pact Delivers for the Rich, Leaves Workers Behind
Despite Lutnick's Spin, Trump’s U.K. Deal Offers Little for Workers, Plenty for the Privileged
All of Howard Lucknick’s obligatory groveling before the MAGAt god/king won’t change the fact that the UK tariff “deal” Donnie 2-Dolls announced today is just the same old deal we already had-except now with extra goodies for the elites cruising around in Bentleys and Rolls Royces.
And all the “Art of the Deal” maker himself had to do was wipe out $10 trillion in global stock market value, shrink America’s economy and decimate small businesses from sea to shining sea.
But let’s not get distracted by yet another embarrassing spectacle of yet another spineless sycophant debasing himself for Trump’s approval (I break it down in the attached video).
All the Republican-level gaslighting in the world won’t distract from the fact that this so-called “groundbreaking” U.K. tariff deal is the same deal we’ve always had… but with extra giveaways for the rich and a middle finger to everyone not being driven to school in a Rolls Royce (like an unelected South African sociopath parasite we know).
Trump’s Tariff Toll Isn’t Pretty
Trump’s needless, ridiculous, unconsidered trade wars aren’t just a reflection of his complete lack of business acumen and ignorance of how an economy actually works—they’re economic arson, torching Main Street to keep Mar-a-Lago’s chandeliers sparkling. Let’s count the carnage:
Small Businesses Are Already Getting Crushed
A Senate Joint Economic Committee report lays it bare:
Trump’s tariffs forced 1 in 3 small businesses to raise prices, slash jobs, or shut down entirely.
366,400 jobs evaporated at firms with fewer than 10 employees—a 3% bloodletting in a sector that employs half of America’s workforce.
Tariffs saddled U.S. companies with $72 billion in added costs, with small manufacturers taking the hardest hit.
But hey, Republicans can just repeat “small business… small business” while their propaganda outlets distract with the latest attack on trans people.
Soaring Consumer Prices
During his campaign to escape the consequences for his life of crime, Donnie 2-Dolls promised to “make America rich again.”
You’ll be shocked to learn— he lied.
Since the con man returned to disgrace the Oval Office with his bottomless criminality, household goods—from washing machines to electronics—have spiked 12-15%.
The average family is already paying $1,200 more for basics, per the Economic Policy Institute.
Global Economic Sabotage
The IMF estimates Trump’s tariffs cost the world economy $1.7 trillion in growth, while retaliatory tariffs from 40+ countries kneecapping U.S. farmers and exporters.
China is giddy about the U.S. surrender. They are currently cutting deals without us.
In 100 long-as-hell days, the worst president in history cause America’s reputation as a stable partner to go up in flames.
“America First” means “America Alone” and “Workers Last”.
The UK “Deal”: More Welfare for the Elite
Trump’s “new” agreement with the U.K. is just another day of making the rich richer off all our backs.
Luxury Car Handouts: The first 100,000 British luxury cars (Bentleys, Rolls-Royces) get a sweetheart 10% tariff rate, per USA Today.
Big Tech Bailout: The U.K. “reduced” its digital services tax—a direct gift to Amazon, Google, and Meta, who furiously for the change.
Workers Are Left Behind (as Usual): No wage protections. No supply chain fixes. Just a 5% drop in real wages and 16,000 U.S. jobs wiped out by retaliatory tariffs on bourbon, motorcycles, and blue jeans.
The rest of us get the same exact 10% tariffs that were already in place before the con man began his Project 2025 blitzkrieg of destruction, as small businesses continue to close in droves thanks to the world’s most prolific grifter.
Why This Deal Is Just Another Trump Fraud
Let’s be clear: This isn’t a “deal”, it’s another heist from middle-class families to top 1%. It’s a rebranded scam, designed to protect Trump’s fragile eggshell ego and give Republicans another opportunity to debase themselves by fawning over a tax-cheating, serial bankrupt convicted felon who failed at everything he’s ever touched.
Traitor Trump’s tariffs have already driven up consumer prices across the board and are projected to reduce long-run GDP as well as wages, with middle-income households taking a $22,000 lifetime loss—while the richest are largely insulated from the pain. In short, this is the same deal as before, just with extra perks for the wealthy and more chaos for everyone else.
Like every move the convicted felon Republican Standard Bearer makes, his chaos-creating tariffs are about shifting wealth upward, sabotaging global alliances, and creating a smokescreen for his rampant corruption and greed.
But at least Lutnick got yet another opportunity to display his performative obedience. I’m sure there will be many more to come.
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