Trump tariffs: ruin U.S. economy until 2040

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If tariffs are unfair, why is it ok for other countries to put them on USA made goods?

Who said they were unfair? They are economically destructive to the US at the rates and breadth Trump is doing them.

People on this thread, saying it is a tax on Americans, hurting the poor and helping the wealthy.
Don't other countries realize this when they are putting tariffs up?

sure, but the US started this trade war right now. It's like saying Ukrainians shouldn't fight back against the Russians because their citizens are dying. When another country tries to hurt you, you don't just roll over because your people might get hurt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If any day exposes the differences between urban elites and most of the country, this day does

Just had a great couple meetings with contractors working on my house in North Carolina far from the beltway bubble.

None of them are impacted by the tariffs. None of them were Hispanic. They lived in the area since childhood, an electrician, a plumber, a contractor and helpers.

All of them support stopping the overwhelming immigration that replace US workers with cheap labor and all of them support tariffs to bring back manufacturing to US.

Maybe we should be able to build our own anti-biotics without the globalists demanding their cut.

Good Day!

OMG just because you say you aren’t affected doesn’t make it true.

Wait till your plumber friend loses business because fixtures are 25% more, pvc pipes more. Those industries are bracing for losses. Look what happened to lumber in the pandemic.

But I suppose it’s all wasted breath to cultists.

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How can contractor friend not be worried about cost of lumber?

Because he’s not real and that whole conversation didn’t happen LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Closing the barn door after all the livestock have escaped

Seriously. But, I still welcome it. It's going to be fun watching Trump argue with people in his own party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If any day exposes the differences between urban elites and most of the country, this day does

Just had a great couple meetings with contractors working on my house in North Carolina far from the beltway bubble.

None of them are impacted by the tariffs. None of them were Hispanic. They lived in the area since childhood, an electrician, a plumber, a contractor and helpers.

All of them support stopping the overwhelming immigration that replace US workers with cheap labor and all of them support tariffs to bring back manufacturing to US.

Maybe we should be able to build our own anti-biotics without the globalists demanding their cut.

Good Day!

OMG just because you say you aren’t affected doesn’t make it true.

Wait till your plumber friend loses business because fixtures are 25% more, pvc pipes more. Those industries are bracing for losses. Look what happened to lumber in the pandemic.

But I suppose it’s all wasted breath to cultists.

+1
How can contractor friend not be worried about cost of lumber?

Because he’s not real and that whole conversation didn’t happen LOL.

Forget the cost of lumber, think about all the things that go into a house or construction project and how many things are made overseas? Think of tools, they will probably double or triple in price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closing the barn door after all the livestock have escaped

Seriously. But, I still welcome it. It's going to be fun watching Trump argue with people in his own party.

This is how statutes/regulations happen - in response to when something bad happens.

I'm a bit astonished that Grassley went along with this. On January 6th, he was third (I think?) in line to the throne.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If tariffs are unfair, why is it ok for other countries to put them on USA made goods?

Who said they were unfair? They are economically destructive to the US at the rates and breadth Trump is doing them.

People on this thread, saying it is a tax on Americans, hurting the poor and helping the wealthy.
Don't other countries realize this when they are putting tariffs up?

Other countries, and I know that this seems a little crazy to Americans, use government money to help its citizens. In the US they will just use the proceeds to pleasure billionaires. The entire scam is built to transfer wealth from the bottom to the top.

Now, what allows other countries to do such things is a pragmatic and educated approach to economics and not the Play School version that dementia Donnie has scrawled out in dull crayon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If tariffs are unfair, why is it ok for other countries to put them on USA made goods?

Who said they were unfair? They are economically destructive to the US at the rates and breadth Trump is doing them.

People on this thread, saying it is a tax on Americans, hurting the poor and helping the wealthy.
Don't other countries realize this when they are putting tariffs up?

sure, but the US started this trade war right now. It's like saying Ukrainians shouldn't fight back against the Russians because their citizens are dying. When another country tries to hurt you, you don't just roll over because your people might get hurt.[/quote
The other countries put up their tariffs first.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: Stellantis announces they are immediately laying off 900 American workers at five auto plants across the US because of Trump’s tariffs.

A booming manufacturing economy, right here

Did they not consult with Brian, Trump's chief economic advisor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Closing the barn door after all the livestock have escaped

So since Trump would never sign this it might pass with a veto-proof majority?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If tariffs are unfair, why is it ok for other countries to put them on USA made goods?

Who said they were unfair? They are economically destructive to the US at the rates and breadth Trump is doing them.

People on this thread, saying it is a tax on Americans, hurting the poor and helping the wealthy.
Don't other countries realize this when they are putting tariffs up?

sure, but the US started this trade war right now. It's like saying Ukrainians shouldn't fight back against the Russians because their citizens are dying. When another country tries to hurt you, you don't just roll over because your people might get hurt.

The other countries put up their tariffs first.

Don't ask Grok about tariffs, it doesn't understand them. Use your own brain instead of a chatbot. Other countries did not put up their tariffs first. When Trump uses the words "reciprocal tariffs", he is wrong. He is using the wrong words. These tariffs aren't reciprocal, we are raising them first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closing the barn door after all the livestock have escaped

So since Trump would never sign this it might pass with a veto-proof majority?

We're going to have to wait until next week, or maybe after Easter, until the House comes back to town. Johnson sent them home on Tuesday in a hissy fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closing the barn door after all the livestock have escaped

So since Trump would never sign this it might pass with a veto-proof majority?

That right there answers PP’s how bad can it get question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Stellantis announces they are immediately laying off 900 American workers at five auto plants across the US because of Trump’s tariffs.

A booming manufacturing economy, right here

Whirlpool also laying off 650 in Iowa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closing the barn door after all the livestock have escaped

Seriously. But, I still welcome it. It's going to be fun watching Trump argue with people in his own party.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closing the barn door after all the livestock have escaped

Seriously. But, I still welcome it. It's going to be fun watching Trump argue with people in his own party.

This is how statutes/regulations happen - in response to when something bad happens.

I'm a bit astonished that Grassley went along with this. On January 6th, he was third (I think?) in line to the throne.

Whirlpool just closed a factory in Iowa in response to this.