Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/28/soybeans-sacrificed-in-trumps-china-gamble-00583232
A person close to the administration said it was “ruffled” and “completely caught off guard,” by the outcry from soybean farmers warning of the potential for financial ruin. That prompted a rush to brief senior officials as well as the president in recent weeks. “There was an information gap. But that was a learning opportunity,” said the person, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly.
This is what happens when you vote for people who have no experience in government and no education in how to run a government. Worse when it's someone who thinks a government can or should be run like a for profit company that uses bankruptcy, fraud, and lawsuits as business strategies.
Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/28/soybeans-sacrificed-in-trumps-china-gamble-00583232
A person close to the administration said it was “ruffled” and “completely caught off guard,” by the outcry from soybean farmers warning of the potential for financial ruin. That prompted a rush to brief senior officials as well as the president in recent weeks. “There was an information gap. But that was a learning opportunity,” said the person, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly.
Anonymous wrote:These are Trump Taxes--not tariffs.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals and increases in ACA health insurance starting in October are going to be devastating.
People can live without new upholstered furniture for 3 years, or repair used trucks to postpone replacement by as long as possible. But there are many people on branded pharmaceuticals because there is no generic, or because the generic doesn't work for them as well or causes allergies (for expensive meds, I'd think that few working class people and insurance companies voluntarily pay for the brand name). With a 100% tariff, won't they have to transition to worse drugs or surgery, or simply go without - which will not only lower their quality of life, perhaps permanently, but also increase health care costs?
Anonymous wrote:Tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals and increases in ACA health insurance starting in October are going to be devastating.
Anonymous wrote:I don't see how the economy is messed up. I've made close to 100K on my investments since he's been in office. I've never got that return when Biden was in office. I do shop for groceries and gas and really haven't notice price increase. Maybe on steaks and crab meat. That's it.