Anonymous
05/19/2025 07:05
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And Walmart is a very profitable company so while they likely can’t eat the entire tariff they could indeed help absorb some cost. The downside is that then their profits decrease and their share price will decrease. This does matter because people’s retirement savings are in the market.
What we are seeing is the challenge of making central market decisions in a capitalist system.
While I’m all for Walmart absorbing some cost and any true Dem should be as well - a better path would have been if there was greater certainty of which tariffs would stick to allow investors to reallocate their portfolios accordingly.
"What we are seeing is the challenge of making central market decisions in a capitalist system."
Exactly!
Will Trump issue an Executive Order that establishes a price freeze on Walmart, etc.? It's giving Chinese and Russian Communism, Five-Year Plan vibes.
Did Trump truely graduate from Wharton? He is clearly a wannabe commie dictator. Adam Smith is rolling over in his grave.
Yup....to he## with the Americans-he's here for Russia.
Anonymous
05/19/2025 07:00
Subject: Re:What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:In other words, Trump wants Walmart to cover up his idiocy by raising taxes on them.
Thanks. coming here to say this so it's not sugar coated.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 21:41
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
So screw Walmart shareholders and those who have that in their retirement plans as patriotism?
Anonymous
05/18/2025 20:41
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:And Walmart is a very profitable company so while they likely can’t eat the entire tariff they could indeed help absorb some cost. The downside is that then their profits decrease and their share price will decrease. This does matter because people’s retirement savings are in the market.
What we are seeing is the challenge of making central market decisions in a capitalist system.
While I’m all for Walmart absorbing some cost and any true Dem should be as well - a better path would have been if there was greater certainty of which tariffs would stick to allow investors to reallocate their portfolios accordingly.
Bull. As a Democrat, I have no desire to see my retirement portfolio that had shares in Walmart decline because of Trump’s idiocy.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 19:28
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And Walmart is a very profitable company so while they likely can’t eat the entire tariff they could indeed help absorb some cost. The downside is that then their profits decrease and their share price will decrease. This does matter because people’s retirement savings are in the market.
What we are seeing is the challenge of making central market decisions in a capitalist system.
While I’m all for Walmart absorbing some cost and any true Dem should be as well - a better path would have been if there was greater certainty of which tariffs would stick to allow investors to reallocate their portfolios accordingly.
Why would your version of a “true Dem” be in favor of Walmart absorbing some of the cost of Trump’s tariffs? Most Dems would not be in favor of the tariffs at all — particularly ones as poorly thought out as those have been. While it would stabilize things to know what tariffs will “stick” — the tariffs were stupid and completely unnecessary in the first place. There is no brilliant goal here that Trump’s tariffs address. He wanted to punitively fling his power around, and didn’t care who suffers in the process. That’s it.
They might mean that this way some of the tax burden would be on shareholders, except the wealthiest shareholders get the biggest tax breaks.
Shareholders don't have to eat it, the company doesn't have to eat it.
The company has a fiduciary duty to maximize profits for the shareholders. It sucks but that's captalism for you.
This is a myth.
https://thekeypoint.org/2020/05/16/the-shareholder-value-myth/
Anonymous
05/18/2025 19:26
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Trump wants billionaires and investors to voluntarily pay more taxes instead of just taxing them directly.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 18:57
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And Walmart is a very profitable company so while they likely can’t eat the entire tariff they could indeed help absorb some cost. The downside is that then their profits decrease and their share price will decrease. This does matter because people’s retirement savings are in the market.
What we are seeing is the challenge of making central market decisions in a capitalist system.
While I’m all for Walmart absorbing some cost and any true Dem should be as well - a better path would have been if there was greater certainty of which tariffs would stick to allow investors to reallocate their portfolios accordingly.
Why would your version of a “true Dem” be in favor of Walmart absorbing some of the cost of Trump’s tariffs? Most Dems would not be in favor of the tariffs at all — particularly ones as poorly thought out as those have been. While it would stabilize things to know what tariffs will “stick” — the tariffs were stupid and completely unnecessary in the first place. There is no brilliant goal here that Trump’s tariffs address. He wanted to punitively fling his power around, and didn’t care who suffers in the process. That’s it.
They might mean that this way some of the tax burden would be on shareholders, except the wealthiest shareholders get the biggest tax breaks.
Shareholders don't have to eat it, the company doesn't have to eat it.
The company has a fiduciary duty to maximize profits for the shareholders. It sucks but that's captalism for you.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 18:41
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
No company is going to eat tariffs.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 18:27
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And Walmart is a very profitable company so while they likely can’t eat the entire tariff they could indeed help absorb some cost. The downside is that then their profits decrease and their share price will decrease. This does matter because people’s retirement savings are in the market.
What we are seeing is the challenge of making central market decisions in a capitalist system.
While I’m all for Walmart absorbing some cost and any true Dem should be as well - a better path would have been if there was greater certainty of which tariffs would stick to allow investors to reallocate their portfolios accordingly.
Why would your version of a “true Dem” be in favor of Walmart absorbing some of the cost of Trump’s tariffs? Most Dems would not be in favor of the tariffs at all — particularly ones as poorly thought out as those have been. While it would stabilize things to know what tariffs will “stick” — the tariffs were stupid and completely unnecessary in the first place. There is no brilliant goal here that Trump’s tariffs address. He wanted to punitively fling his power around, and didn’t care who suffers in the process. That’s it.
They might mean that this way some of the tax burden would be on shareholders, except the wealthiest shareholders get the biggest tax breaks.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 18:11
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walmart needs to stop buying Chinese crap
Yeah, I mean yeah, by why come we can’t make none this stuff in Kentucky? Why can’t I marry my cousin to?
Walmart is the #1 reason our manufacturing is in China. They pushed it over there because of their awful policies. This is well documented.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 18:05
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:And Walmart is a very profitable company so while they likely can’t eat the entire tariff they could indeed help absorb some cost. The downside is that then their profits decrease and their share price will decrease. This does matter because people’s retirement savings are in the market.
What we are seeing is the challenge of making central market decisions in a capitalist system.
While I’m all for Walmart absorbing some cost and any true Dem should be as well - a better path would have been if there was greater certainty of which tariffs would stick to allow investors to reallocate their portfolios accordingly.
Why would your version of a “true Dem” be in favor of Walmart absorbing some of the cost of Trump’s tariffs? Most Dems would not be in favor of the tariffs at all — particularly ones as poorly thought out as those have been. While it would stabilize things to know what tariffs will “stick” — the tariffs were stupid and completely unnecessary in the first place. There is no brilliant goal here that Trump’s tariffs address. He wanted to punitively fling his power around, and didn’t care who suffers in the process. That’s it.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 17:32
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walmart needs to stop buying Chinese crap
Their whole business model, as well as Target and several other US retailers, is predicated on selling stuff made in China. It has been this way for decades, when US businesses, in search of profits, offshored manufacturing to lower costs.
Yeah, but i still don’t see why we cain’t we do this in Kentucky in our factories. Yall ain’t talking sense. Trump is. Globalist cucks.
You have a naive view of economics, but seeing how you voted for the dumpster fire, I’m not exactly surprised
Billionaires are not bringing factories back of they can make a profit by just folding the tariffs into the cost of goods. And those prices will never come down.
So many Republican voters, so little understanding of ultra rich people.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 12:25
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walmart needs to stop buying Chinese crap
Their whole business model, as well as Target and several other US retailers, is predicated on selling stuff made in China. It has been this way for decades, when US businesses, in search of profits, offshored manufacturing to lower costs.
Yeah, but i still don’t see why we cain’t we do this in Kentucky in our factories. Yall ain’t talking sense. Trump is. Globalist cucks.
You have a naive view of economics, but seeing how you voted for the dumpster fire, I’m not exactly surprised
PP - you have a deficit in detecting sarcasm and satire. Good Lord.
Anonymous
05/18/2025 12:17
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walmart needs to stop buying Chinese crap
Their whole business model, as well as Target and several other US retailers, is predicated on selling stuff made in China. It has been this way for decades, when US businesses, in search of profits, offshored manufacturing to lower costs.
Yeah, but i still don’t see why we cain’t we do this in Kentucky in our factories. Yall ain’t talking sense. Trump is. Globalist cucks.
You have a naive view of economics, but seeing how you voted for the dumpster fire, I’m not exactly surprised
Guys, this person is obviously trolling (very poorly).
Hey? What is you saying’? People can’t tell the difference ‘tween reality n satire? You sayin’ people might have that dunnin’ kruger disease???
Anonymous
05/18/2025 09:58
Subject: What does eat the tariffs mean?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walmart needs to stop buying Chinese crap
Their whole business model, as well as Target and several other US retailers, is predicated on selling stuff made in China. It has been this way for decades, when US businesses, in search of profits, offshored manufacturing to lower costs.
Yeah, but i still don’t see why we cain’t we do this in Kentucky in our factories. Yall ain’t talking sense. Trump is. Globalist cucks.
You have a naive view of economics, but seeing how you voted for the dumpster fire, I’m not exactly surprised
Guys, this person is obviously trolling (very poorly).