Trump administration issues price controls by end of 2025
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Dec 31
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This Dispatch's Jonah Goldberg, waffles a bit about not making predictions and then makes the following prediction that:

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In other words, he’ll treat these companies the way he’s treating various law firms. Trump’s 25 percent  tariffs on foreign cars—including cars made by American companies in Canada and Mexico—will undoubtedly and incontrovertibly raise costs for automakers for myriad reasons. And Trump is suggesting he will punish firms that pass those costs onto consumers. In other words, while he hopes Chinese firms will eat increased costs, he’s demanding that American firms do it. 

At some point they will not be able to. Then what? Well, lots of things. But let’s stay on point. Trump cannot tolerate the idea that he’s wrong about tariffs (or anything else). As a result, when reality proves him wrong, he will not confess error and embrace free trade. I mean this is the guy who tried to float the idea that the Access Hollywood tape was faked. He’ll say the price increases are a conspiracy to hurt him, to increase profits, or both. And then he will look for ways to set prices to where they “should” be if sinister forces weren’t undermining him.

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https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfile/donald-trump-tariffs-eggs/?signup=success

This market will resolve true, if Trump (or his administration) impose any form of price control. Angry posts or threatening interviews are not price controls but any form of de facto price control will be considered as a price control. An example of a de facto price control would be issuing an executive order ordering the NLRB, OSHA, or EPA to crack down on something if/after a manufacturer raises prices.

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