Trump administration considers a centrally planned economy to deal with coronavirus

Trump Insists on Paying for Coronavirus Prep by Cutting Heating Aid for the Poor

16 Likes

Three words: Trump Tower Pyongyang.

7 Likes

Fascism is a form of far-right authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy.

10 Likes

certainly fits the FEMA camps conspiracy theory

3 Likes

I think he likes Eastern European women better, but I guess he could import them.

4 Likes

Jesus. I expected to be linked to an Onion article.

10 Likes

Oh sure, I’m okay with this. It’s not like this guys somehow run a fuckin’ casino into the ground or something!

4 Likes

And might not return Air Force One or its crew when he got there.

4 Likes

I suspect he will loot everything possible from the Federal gov’t if and when he leaves. We may need to call in Nicholas Cage to retrieve the Declaration of Independence.

9 Likes

We are now in the Onion Universe.

11 Likes

Just when you thought that irony couldn’t get any more deader they come up with this shit.

2 Likes

The Onion Universe isn’t this cruel.

19 Likes

imagine october, a million dead, stock market tanked, every large retail business collapsing (amazon oddly doing awesome)

“oh the elections are unsafe, too many people in the same place, we’ll just have to cancel them until further notice”

6 Likes

In the future, assuming civilization survives, kids studying this era will routinely confuse the two. I can totally see covfefe being a wrong answer on a multiple choice question.

6 Likes

one free mask with every case of corona beer.

3 Likes

The pretext may not be Coronavirus, but this is going to happen, I’d bet anything (except democracy).

6 Likes

”Originally enacted during the Korean War, the Act essentially empowers the President to control the means of production”

But… that’s COMMUNISM! If there’s one thing that red blooded Americans are afraid of it’s the red menace of communism.

4 Likes

He could take over the Ryugyong Hotel

6 Likes

In fact, it’s more than mere speculation. The machine has been gearing up for years:

11 Likes

Well this should make for some interesting fodder if Bernie debates Trump. Kind of hard to point the “you’re a socialist!” finger at your opponent when you yourself are a socialist.