Trump announces tariffs on foreign movies, to support radical leftist Hollywood elites

[Anonymous]

Expensive movies are not going to be the cheap lipstick of the 1940s. People will make do, and many already have plenty on streaming.

Wait, what? Trump's going to outlaw streaming? Hooo boy, that went to well for Prohibition.

[Anonymous]

The movies will be a lot better under Trump. Great art comes from misery, not happiness.

[Anonymous]

I thought California liked fees, taxes and government funding

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

He's saying that if you make a movie elsewhere, doesn't matter where the director is from, the movie will be taxed when shown in the US. Another way to stick it to the taxpayers.

But, um, how does that work when the film distributors get paid based upon a percentage of boxoffice revenue? Normal film rental paid by cinemas in the US is ~50-55%. Does the percentage go up?

They would have to apply tax to the distribution, which would be pushed on to the consumer.

A PP had it right, movie theaters would have to charge "foreign" films more, but not sure how they would do that for movies that shoot partly in the US and partly in another country. Who would determine that the movie is 51% made in USA so the tariff would not apply.

Trump is truly f*n bizarre and stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought California liked fees, taxes and government funding

And I thought Rs hated tax. Hm.. we live in the upside down world, I guess. Trump is telling you that the sky is green, and you are agreeing with him as you look at the blue sky. Or, I guess he is telling you "Don't look up" (pun), and so you don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought California liked fees, taxes and government funding

California and New York subsidize the red states. Think of how much richer those states would be if they got back what they put into the system.

[Anonymous]

Literally every tv show and movie I see is not filmed in the USA. It’s fairly ugly here, and the stories won’t look right unless elaborate sets are built.
Will this make the new downtown movie more expensive to watch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

He's saying that if you make a movie elsewhere, doesn't matter where the director is from, the movie will be taxed when shown in the US. Another way to stick it to the taxpayers.

But, um, how does that work when the film distributors get paid based upon a percentage of boxoffice revenue? Normal film rental paid by cinemas in the US is ~50-55%. Does the percentage go up?

They would have to apply tax to the distribution, which would be pushed on to the consumer.

A PP had it right, movie theaters would have to charge "foreign" films more, but not sure how they would do that for movies that shoot partly in the US and partly in another country. Who would determine that the movie is 51% made in USA so the tariff would not apply.

Trump is truly f*n bizarre and stupid.

Well, tbh most people watch movies at home, but in theaters.
He must have played golf with some weirdos over the weekend.

[Anonymous]

Trump is just jelly because the movie industry has always hated him. He's probably hoping this move will convince them to grovel at his feet and beg him to be in their movies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought California liked fees, taxes and government funding

And I thought Rs hated tax. Hm.. we live in the upside down world, I guess. Trump is telling you that the sky is green, and you are agreeing with him as you look at the blue sky. Or, I guess he is telling you "Don't look up" (pun), and so you don't.

Trump has traded places GOP are now the Dems and vice versa

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump is just jelly because the movie industry has always hated him. He's probably hoping this move will convince them to grovel at his feet and beg him to be in their movies.

They're taking his cameo out of Home Alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

He's saying that if you make a movie elsewhere, doesn't matter where the director is from, the movie will be taxed when shown in the US. Another way to stick it to the taxpayers.

But, um, how does that work when the film distributors get paid based upon a percentage of boxoffice revenue? Normal film rental paid by cinemas in the US is ~50-55%. Does the percentage go up?

They would have to apply tax to the distribution, which would be pushed on to the consumer.

A PP had it right, movie theaters would have to charge "foreign" films more, but not sure how they would do that for movies that shoot partly in the US and partly in another country. Who would determine that the movie is 51% made in USA so the tariff would not apply.

Trump is truly f*n bizarre and stupid.

Well, tbh most people watch movies at home, but in theaters.
He must have played golf with some weirdos over the weekend.

so there's another point. Streaming companies would have sell the made in USA movies at one price, and foreign made films at another price. That would include rentals, I presume. Seriously bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought California liked fees, taxes and government funding

And I thought Rs hated tax. Hm.. we live in the upside down world, I guess. Trump is telling you that the sky is green, and you are agreeing with him as you look at the blue sky. Or, I guess he is telling you "Don't look up" (pun), and so you don't.

Trump has traded places GOP are now the Dems and vice versa

Seriously. He doesn't really believe in law and order or the Constitution. Even Dems believe in upholding the Constitution. He's a wannabe dictator, though he's trying very hard to be an actual dictator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Literally every tv show and movie I see is not filmed in the USA. It’s fairly ugly here, and the stories won’t look right unless elaborate sets are built.
Will this make the new downtown movie more expensive to watch?

Sorry, meant Downton Abbey, not downtown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

He's saying that if you make a movie elsewhere, doesn't matter where the director is from, the movie will be taxed when shown in the US. Another way to stick it to the taxpayers.

But, um, how does that work when the film distributors get paid based upon a percentage of boxoffice revenue? Normal film rental paid by cinemas in the US is ~50-55%. Does the percentage go up?

They would have to apply tax to the distribution, which would be pushed on to the consumer.

A PP had it right, movie theaters would have to charge "foreign" films more, but not sure how they would do that for movies that shoot partly in the US and partly in another country. Who would determine that the movie is 51% made in USA so the tariff would not apply.

Trump is truly f*n bizarre and stupid.

Well, tbh most people watch movies at home, but in theaters.
He must have played golf with some weirdos over the weekend.

so there's another point. Streaming companies would have sell the made in USA movies at one price, and foreign made films at another price. That would include rentals, I presume. Seriously bizarre.

That doesn’t matter to me. I’ll pay more for quality. Stuff done here is junk. Or I’ll wait until it’s free.