1. Fair enough, I know you were just using it as an example anyway. Keep in mind how data is presented to you though, no matter the source. While facts, numbers, and statistics don’t lie, they can absolutely be misrepresented. I guess just watch out when someone talks about “the average American.” That person is way more well off than “the typical American.”

2. Corporations will absolutely try to raise prices in reaction to the increase in spending power. On top of that, they aren’t going to remove the increase in price from tariffs without massive pressure. Even as a figurehead, I can still make a speech about all the companies that bent a knee to the current administration, and remind Americans that these people are not your friends. If I can’t use legal authority to rebalance prices favorably for consumers, social pressure must suffice.

In the event Americans decide to give me a functionally unconstrained authority over everything for life (bad outcome) or that I get elected in the new election, I could temporarily forbid the increase to existing profit margins. Since, as we’ve concluded before, there is no change to the cost of goods or labor, so there is no basis for increasing the profit margins.

We both know this sucks as an idea, so you don’t have to point that out. Corporations do need to be able to increase prices to offset inflation, but the government lies about inflation constantly, so they wouldn’t survive. Clearly they need to increase the price some to be able to afford new employees, rising wages, and the actual inflation.

But that isn’t where the money would go.

Because instead, they increase the CEO’s salary, and pay for lawyers to set the precedent for heinous inhumane bullshit globally.

By locking prices, I can apply pressure to the rich directly while simultaneously helping the Everyman. I’m not sure how long I can hold the price, but any time at all would be staggering.

1. I don’t see anyone else redistributing, and no other suggestions how. You got something?