The other countries pay the tariffs my ass. And there's been no amazing job growth either.

...for expenses incurred on behalf of American consumers.

...and aren't disadvantaged by the legal fees.

Don't sell yourself short.

...that this ruling is in response to several suits by importers and others affected by the tariffs, so I'd expect some kind of recompense.

So we pay Trump to screw us, then pay to repair the damage.
Trump loses nothing.

...and it's true that we pay.

But what it is that Trump gains with tariffs beyond just fucking with Americans eludes me.

And yes, when the government steals from people and gets caught, they're normally obligated to pay it back to the victims out of the general fund that we all pay into.

It's not as if they're going to recover their losses by the government pretending to associate them exclusively with the revenue they collect from taxpayers.

One way or the other.

Any illusion that we will get something from Trump is just a shell game or Ponzi scheme.

To stop the tariffs allowing this to continue while our woefully slow and inadequate court system does its thing.

...most of the higher courts are dawdling on the central questions, while allowing the disputed actions to continue.

It's really something.