The Trump Tariffs thread

[Indus]

Product shortages and empty store shelves loom with falling shipments from China

Businesses have been canceling orders for products from China after Trump imposed a 145% tariff on most Chinese imports, risking product shortages for American consumers.

www.nbcnews.com

I don't think MAGA's gonna get a lot of unemployed tech or truck workers to move to Florida to start picking fruit at $7.15 an hour if they were somehow paying that much anyways.

 

[Heartbreaker]

Product shortages and empty store shelves loom with falling shipments from China

Businesses have been canceling orders for products from China after Trump imposed a 145% tariff on most Chinese imports, risking product shortages for American consumers.

www.nbcnews.com

I don't think MAGA's gonna get a lot of unemployed tech or truck workers to move to Florida to start picking fruit at $7.15 an hour if they were somehow paying that much anyways.

It's simple.

1: Deport Immigrants
2: Use Tariffs to keep out affordable products, and create terrible low wage jobs only immigrants would do.
3: ???
4: Profit

 

[Indus]

It's simple.

1: Deport Immigrants
2: Use Tariffs to keep out affordable products, and create terrible low wage jobs only immigrants would do.
3: ???
4: Profit

Thing is the Fox News and MAGA platforms went all in on giving the rich everything that they needed immigrants to make the system work.

Then they reversed course and went all apeshit on their own immigrant workers to demonize them.

Sorta reminds me of them saying Obama would be a dictator with death panels.. but when the actual dictator shows up.. they don't say shit even though they're complaining about retribution being real.

 

[Jaskalas]

but when the actual dictator shows up.. they don't say shit even though they're complaining about retribution being real.

If only it was real. Trump would have never seen a second term.

 

[QueBert]

 

[esquared]

This could also be in the
"delicious and tasty schadenfreude thread"

 

[trenchfoot]

Product shortages and empty store shelves loom with falling shipments from China

Businesses have been canceling orders for products from China after Trump imposed a 145% tariff on most Chinese imports, risking product shortages for American consumers.

www.nbcnews.com

I don't think MAGA's gonna get a lot of unemployed tech or truck workers to move to Florida to start picking fruit at $7.15 an hour if they were somehow paying that much anyways.

I'm still waiting to hear from big agra about how their undocumented field workers are being raided wholesale by ICE as well as those midwestern cattle ranchers and meat packing plants who crucially rely on undocumented workers for their business' survival. Seems like Trump got put in his place as far as sweeping the nation of illegal immigrants "except when it hurts his billionaire buddy's profits." Have cake, eat it too for the oligarchs. The rest of us, stop bitching and pick up crumbs off the floor.

 

[VRAMdemon]

Love that I think the Chinese government is the one being honest here. Fantastic.

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It's not like voters elected a known pathological liar who pathologically lies, is it? Donald is lying and bragging simultaneously. Those are his only sharply refined skills

Funny how he's always been rewarded for lying even when the lies were obvious, and even when the lies were cruel or dangerous or the product of deep stupidity that would normally make someone unfit for public office. The press STILL doesn't call out the obvious. I bet the GOP Reich never thought America and its free press would roll over so easily.

Peace deals: 0
Trade deals: 0
Golf Outings: 25
MAGA!

 

[Heartbreaker]

Can we verify this is real? Because I think the cause and effect would still escape most in the MAGA cult, and they would be somehow blaming democrats for this like they do for every other real or imagined ill.

Even after all the dictatorial moves, trampling constitutional rights, ignoring judges and the rule of law, the moronic tariffs...

When they recently polled Trump Voters they were almost unanimous, that they would Vote Trump again if given a do-over.

It's like they knew they were voting to destroy America, and they are happy with the progress. Because hey, at least they are "owning the libs".

Do Donald Trump supporters regret their vote? What poll shows

A new poll revealed how many Trump voters have "concerns" about their vote in the 2024 presidential race.

www.newsweek.com

"Only two percent said they wish they could have voted differently"

On the other side three percent of Harris voters would change it...

 

[Indus]

Why isn't she being charged for employing undocumented immigrants??

 

[K1052]

Tariff otaku is awake again.

 

[Indus]

Tariff otaku is awake again.

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Is he still programmed in BASIC?

10 PRINT "TARIFFS WILL BE GREAT FOR OUR COUNTRY"
20 PRINT "GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING"
30 IF X donated more than $100,000,000 THEN READ "Reports from CEO Donors"
40 IF CEO Donor paid more than $1,000,000,000 THEN make a tweet on Donor's behalf
50 CLS
60 GO TO 10
RUN

 

[brycejones]

Tariff otaku is awake again.

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It would be funny if he wasn't the President.

 

[K1052]

It would be funny if he wasn't the President.

If he sticks with this for a year we're going to have a massive surge in sentiment for free or nearly free trade because the treats just disappeared.

 

[Indus]

If he sticks with this for a year we're going to have a massive surge in sentiment for free or nearly free trade because the treats just disappeared.

I just don't see anyone keen for a photo op for the new Maralago accords..

Everyone is taking their ball and going home and finding alternate suppliers/ markets.

 

[Heartbreaker]

As a Canadian, I just thought to look something up, as Trump dismisses our ability to resist his Mafia style trade war.

He also assumes China will have to come begging because so much of it's exports go to the USA.



17% of USA's exports go to Canada. It's the #1 country the USA exports to (tied with Mexico - for another 17%)

15% of China's exports go to the USA, which is the # 1 country China exports to.

Point being Canada has just as much ability to harm the US economy with tariffs, as the USA does to Harm China, if not more.

I also noticed that between Canada, Mexico and China, we collectively account for 41% of Total US exports.

I think these three should get together behind the scenes and have a united front...

Also, How fucking stupid is it to attack your two best trading partners collectively representing 34% of your exports, especially if you decide to attack China and are left with no allies and might even push your best trading partners into allying with China?

The EPIC stupidity of Trump.

 

[DaaQ]

Well the Mazda plant in Alabama is discontinuing production of the CX-50 headed for Canadian market. Existing units in transit will ship and go to dealers.

Side not appears that Ford sold Mazda to Toyota some time back. It was Auto Alliance under the Ford umbrella. No wonder they turned the Flat Rock MI plant into Mustang production.

Either way this will hurt Alabama and surrounding businesses.

Alabama FAFO.

 

[Heartbreaker]

Side not appears that Ford sold Mazda to Toyota some time back. It was Auto Alliance under the Ford umbrella. No wonder they turned the Flat Rock MI plant into Mustang production.

As a Mazda fan and long time follower, an accuracy enhancement.

Ford once owned about 33% of Mazda, which was considered controlling interest.

Ford Eventually divested, but did not sell to Toyota. Shares were spread out, including a significant chunk back to Mazda, making Mazda independent again, which they still are.

But in recent times they have a partnership with Toyota in some specific areas.