It was called the "Inflation Reduction Act" and did no such thing, for starters.

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It was called the "Inflation Reduction Act" and did no such thing, for starters.

Author: iairishcheeks (27175 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 11:42 am on Apr 5, 2025

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They said it would cost $370B and is now estimated to cost 3-4X that amount over 10 years and even more in the future.

Since you seem confused as to what "bait and switch" means, here's a definition: First, the merchant "baits" the customer by advertising a product or service at a low price; then when the customer goes to purchase the item, they discover that it is unavailable, and the merchant pressures them instead to purchase a similar but more expensive product ("switching").

So, they baited us with the promise of a reduction in inflation (at a time when the public was desperate for it), sold it at a modest cost and then the switch is what we actually got, no inflation reduction and much higher costs. Get it?

Replies to: "It was called the "Inflation Reduction Act" and did no such thing, for starters."

Did Trump pull a bait and switch? - Quest4twelve - 8:02am 4/5/25 (21) [View All]
- No! Trump did exactly what he promised in campaign. He is the only leader with courage to do it. [NT] - Eli - 10:39am 4/5/25
  - Guess you failed math from whatever country you came from. Reciprocal means what over there? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 10:53am 4/5/25
    - ??? No idea what you're talking about from your own thread. [NT] - Eli - 10:59am 4/5/25
      - Keep up Eli... I'll type slower - Quest4twelve - 11:13am 4/5/25
        Tarriff will raise price. If not raising the price, that means tariff doesn't work. But tariff will - Eli - 11:24am 4/5/25
        Thank you for eventually agreeing with me that Trump lied on bringing prices down now. - Quest4twelve - 1:40pm 4/5/25
        No. In reality most countries will negotiate with US. The new deal will result in no tarriffs - Eli - 2:29pm 4/5/25
        Crazy how you have such blind faith broham. Aren't you the one who says you're not a Trumper? - Quest4twelve - 4:34pm 4/5/25
        . [NT] - Frank L - 12:07pm 4/6/25
- And here I thought fixing decades of lack of will to do the tough things would be easy. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:48am 4/5/25
  - Fixing it? Bwahahahaha. You mean making it worse. - Frank L - 10:37am 4/5/25
    - You think DOGE is just a smoke screen to increase spending? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:54pm 4/5/25
      - I know what the numbers say. I have my own thoughts on the subject, but they are speculation. - Frank L - 12:09pm 4/6/25
  - Round 1 of Trump was fixing the trade imbalance and he made it worse. - Quest4twelve - 10:24am 4/5/25
- Maybe we need another "Inflation Reduction Act". [IMAGE] - iairishcheeks - 9:41am 4/5/25
  - Went straight to wahtaboutism, cool. Didn't Trump negotiate and come up with USMCA? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 10:29am 4/5/25
    - You brought up bait and switch as if it was a new phenomenon. - iairishcheeks - 11:02am 4/5/25
      - How was the IRA a bait and switch, please explain? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 11:17am 4/5/25
        It was called the "Inflation Reduction Act" and did no such thing, for starters. - iairishcheeks - 11:42am 4/5/25
        Inflation went down whether directly or indirectly of the IRA - Quest4twelve - 1:37pm 4/5/25
        Economists are pretty unanimous that it had little to no effect. - iairishcheeks - 2:00pm 4/5/25