Let me put it simply to you Jerome, if Trump imposes a 20% across the board tariff on all countries tomorrow, we are fvcked. He promised he would do it, but I doubt he will
Trump Has a Point About Other Countries’ Tariffs on Our Goods
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I appreciate the effort, but that's not really what I was asking about.
I agree with you about the impact and the trend, but am still in search of why or to what end.
You’re wandering off on me. Get
focused and ask a question that makes sense.
No, I'm been completely consistent on what I've asked about. What is the goal of all of this and what are these terrible trade deals that are being levied against the United States?
Not just pablum, but what is actually happening ing to cause the most powerful man in the world to feel the deals he negotiated in the past are now detrimental to the US?
No one has ever seen such a glorious plan
Are you suggesting FDR deliberately provoked Japan with the oil embargo?
At this point tariffs are the only thing he has to entertain himself. DOGE is tied up in court and Putin has a fantasy draft to win Ukraine instead of a peace deal.
You think trumps proposed 20% tariff on these countries barely charging 5% to the us, if any thing at all, is a more level playing field?
If it were reciprocating, sure. But it’s not. You probably don’t get that though, being a trump supporter and all.
I realize it's hard for you to believe when your boy Don continuously lies to you about how terrible everything is.
Are you by chance vertically challenged? Cause my post went right over your head.
I realize it's hard for you to believe when your boy Don continuously lies to you about how terrible everything is.
60+ years ago…..pre-OPEC! Pre- open ChinaAre you suggesting FDR deliberately provoked Japan with the oil embargo?
A different world then….
Hardly relevant to today’s business world.
TL;DR Trumanese Summary:
TRUMP’S TAKE: OTHER COUNTRIES RIP US OFF ON TARIFFS—TIME TO FIGHT BACK!
Folks, I’ve been saying it for YEARS—other countries charge ridiculously high tariffs on our goods while we let them walk all over us. Totally unfair! Believe me, I know trade deals better than anyone, and we’ve been getting ripped off.
Japan, Taiwan—okay, they’re not the worst. But some of our biggest trading partners? China, the EU, Mexico? They hit us with tariffs way higher than what we charge them. It’s a joke. My administration is putting America First by finally standing up to these unfair practices. We’re not going to sit back and let other countries take advantage of us anymore.
The U.S. Trade Representative is investigating all of this—looking at countries that make it harder for American businesses to compete. We’re talking about 88% of total trade—huge numbers, folks. Other presidents ignored it, but I FIX things. Fair trade, reciprocal trade, that’s what we’re doing. No more free rides for other countries.
We’re making America STRONG again—tough on trade, tough on tariffs, and great for our economy. Believe me!
TRUMP’S TAKE: OTHER COUNTRIES RIP US OFF ON TARIFFS—TIME TO FIGHT BACK!
Folks, I’ve been saying it for YEARS—other countries charge ridiculously high tariffs on our goods while we let them walk all over us. Totally unfair! Believe me, I know trade deals better than anyone, and we’ve been getting ripped off.
Japan, Taiwan—okay, they’re not the worst. But some of our biggest trading partners? China, the EU, Mexico? They hit us with tariffs way higher than what we charge them. It’s a joke. My administration is putting America First by finally standing up to these unfair practices. We’re not going to sit back and let other countries take advantage of us anymore.
The U.S. Trade Representative is investigating all of this—looking at countries that make it harder for American businesses to compete. We’re talking about 88% of total trade—huge numbers, folks. Other presidents ignored it, but I FIX things. Fair trade, reciprocal trade, that’s what we’re doing. No more free rides for other countries.
We’re making America STRONG again—tough on trade, tough on tariffs, and great for our economy. Believe me!
This is a great take on WTO and China. Rules based trading when someone cheats. After the history lesson the takes on China's future and other countries power grabs is the best summary I've seen in a long time.
What would you call an economy that is 26% of the world’s GDP? I’d say pretty dominant.
It may. Also, it’s only a “tax” if you chose to buy a certain tariffed product.
Then don’t purchase such imported items. For instance, there has been a lot of talk about Canadian whiskey/liquor going up, perhaps drink something else. 🥴
So we went from "Trump will lower prices for Americans" to "You just have to by the cheap non tariff products" pretty damn quickly.
There's going to be a **** ton of products that are going to go up from this. And as another poster mentioned in another thread, other companies will raise prices now too and just blame it on the tariffs.
No it will not, and good luck avoiding the impact of these choices.
The avian flu riddled chickens seem to already be coming home to roost.
Isn’t it an attempt to either bring more production back to the U.S., and/or get such foreign investment into our country?
When many raw materials are tariffed to manufacture a good, and we are simultaneously the world financial pariah how can you remotely believe that?
We’ll see; forgive me if I don’t believe a bunch of yo-yo’s on the internet. 🥴
I just read that U.S. steel industry is supportive of Trump tariffs. There will likely be short-term losers and winners with these tariffs.
Of course they are. They are getting a windfall because they can't meet demand domestically, but all their customers just got a huge materials jump. Customers will be forced to pay or fold up their business. They don't know if consumers will pay the new price increases anyway.
No he doesn’t - you’re just retarded.
No…it IS an attempt to bring more $) into the YS so Don can cut taxes for his millionaire/billionaire friends, first abs foremost….
These are the same companies that Congress encouraged into leaving the US 40 years ago with NAFTA and by refusing to use the tax code to encourage them to maintain a presence in America…
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