The Trump Tariffs thread

[K1052]

How crazy is this? How can people that don't understand sales tax be in charge of the US economy?

Any civilized society would have Navarro and Lutnick involuntarily committed to a secure mental health facility where they can receive appropriate care.

 

[Heartbreaker]

How crazy is this? How can people that don't understand sales tax be in charge of the US economy?

Trump doesn't appoint on merit. He appoints on Loyalty to Trump.

The USA has a brain-worm addled, anti-vaxxer in as Secretary of Health and Human Services, FFS.

This is the problem with Authoritarian governments. Absolutely unqualified idiots (or worse) end up in power, by showing they are absolutely loyal to the king.

 

[m8d]

You can't make this shit up.

 

[Brainonska511]

They are calling it the stupidest trade negotiating position in history. They are saying it very strongly.


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Nevermind that the president can't really solidify trade deals because he doesn't have that power under the Constitution. That's really on Congress. The whole thing is a giant, illogical, stupid, and quite illegal clusterfuck.

 

[outriding]

Any civilized society would have Navarro and Lutnick involuntarily committed to a secure mental health facility where they can receive appropriate care.

Well the BBB has killed the mental health facilities so they will now just wonder streets homeless and holding signs that tariffs are needed to MAGA

 

[Brainonska511]

It's amazing to see Trump's spokespeople say that tariffs won't raise prices and be inflationary and yet somehow also bring industries back to the US. Like, it can't do both of those things at the same time. If it doesn't raise costs, then it can't incentive on-shoring.

 

[uallas5]

You can't make this shit up.

Probably false. Can't really find anything about this other than Instagram/Facebook posts but I did find this:

Migrant worker misinformation derails NJ farm’s generous food bank effort

Indigo Farms in New Jersey donates 20,000 pounds of blueberries to combat food insecurity, while seeking volunteers to help harvest amid a cloud of misinformation about their labor needs.

nj1015.com

Basically, a large blueberry farm in NJ is willing to donate a large portion of its crop to a local food bank, but the food bank needs volunteers to help with the harvest. We're talking 20,000 lbs so it's a lot. The advertisements for help with the harvest got picked up and twisted around on social media, next thing you know "Nurses are being asked to harvest crops"

A New Jersey farm has been faced with a case of "no good deed goes unpunished" as its donation of organic fruit has been twisted into a viral misinformation post on social media.

Read More: Volunteer at a farm in NJ to harvest blueberries for food insecure families | https://nj1015.com/nj-farm-donates-blueberry-crop/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

 

[nakedfrog]

How crazy is this? How can people that don't understand sales tax be in charge of the US economy?

We had to vote the fascists that don't value competence in so we could save our country from imaginary emergencies, because we've got a lot of dumb fucks that prefer to vote based on what vibes with what they feel is true.

 

[dainthomas]

Taco and burrito coverings. 🌯

The rest of it however...Im..Not Sure.

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Lol I missed hair and eyes were 'yes' when watching the movie.

 

[amenx]

After Trumps 50% tariff on steel, Canada decides not to export it to the US. And to redirect its steel production into its own industries. Detroit automakers are reeling.

 

[Jaskalas]

After Trumps 50% tariff on steel, Canada decides not to export it to the US. And to redirect its steel production into its own industries. Detroit automakers are reeling.

Central planning 101.
With Emperor Stable Genius.

 

[Heartbreaker]

After Trumps 50% tariff on steel, Canada decides not to export it to the US. And to redirect its steel production into its own industries. Detroit automakers are reeling.

I'd prefer to stick to real news sources. That's basically just more AI slop.

The steel situation in Canada is not that rosy, nor does the impact to USA seem that dire.

 

[Indus]

Yeah I'd stay clear of clickbait youtube channels.. there was one yesterday about Trump having Powell arrested because he wouldn't raise interest rates..

I'm all for destroying MAGA, sending them all to face FPV drones in Ukraine but lets at least stick with facts on economics and vaccines.

I mean that's how we got into this trouble.

 

[WelshBloke]

After Trumps 50% tariff on steel, Canada decides not to export it to the US. And to redirect its steel production into its own industries. Detroit automakers are reeling.

But... But that's the entire point of tariffs. That's why you do them!
Of course most sane leaders try to figure out a different source of a product they really need before tariffing it but Trumps going to Trump!

 

[Jaskalas]

Yeah I'd stay clear of clickbait youtube channels.. there was one yesterday about Trump having Powell arrested because he wouldn't raise interest rates..

I'm all for destroying MAGA, sending them all to face FPV drones in Ukraine but lets at least stick with facts on economics and vaccines.

I mean that's how we got into this trouble.

Indeed.
Although... it may be that, in order to whip up the frenzy needed to stop MAGA....
We may need to fight fire with fire. To use the tools and weapons of our enemy.

I appreciate it can be difficult, if not impossible, to come back from that. After instilling a fervor into people. But that may be our only option to stay in the fight. If we must choose between losing this war or becoming savages.... not a simple choice to just say no to AI slop.

 

[Indus]

They think MAGA voters are stupid and they're right..

 

[K1052]

As rising prices increase in salience for the electorate they are tanking Trump's numbers. They hate the prices, they hate the admin focus on tariffs, and they hate by 20 points the idea of more tariffs.





https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-trump-deportation-program-prices/

 

[Sportsshooter]

Quoted for posterity. You're going on ignore soon enough, bur not before being publicly exposed and embarrassed.

For posterity; I'm not embarrassed, are you? Love watching my investments grow. I want the USA to succeed, your hate for Trump has you hopping America fails but you aren't getting your wish. Winning still isn't getting old.

 

[alien42]

For posterity; I'm not embarrassed, are you? Love watching my investments grow. I want the USA to succeed, your hate for Trump has you hopping America fails but you aren't getting your wish. Winning still isn't getting old.

you should be embarrassed, you said this...

"And in a few weeks, after 100 plus countries agree to fair reciprocal trade, will you come back here and admit how wrong you were?"

there haven't even been 10 countries that have made trade deals with the US and it's been a couple of months, not just weeks.

just because i hate trump doesn't mean i hope the US fails, that's just plain stupid. FYI, i have made a killing in the markets this year by hedging against trump and his stupid tariff wars.

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you got pwned and i have the receipts.

 

[Sportsshooter]

you should be embarrased, you said this...

"And in a few weeks, after 100 plus countries agree to fair reciprocal trade, will you come back here and admit how wrong you were?"

there haven't even been 10 countries that have made trade deals with the US.

just because i hate trump doesn't mean i hope the US fails, that's just plain stupid. FYI, i have made a killing in the markets this year by hedging against trump and his stupid tariff wars.

It doesn't matter how many times you have been wrong does it? You will keep being wrong and are so programmed, facts, numbers and positive results will never open eyes that will not see. Tell me again what is going to happen so I can evaluate your prediction. I'll check back in a month or so and when things are even better, yet you will have the same delusions. Raging against fair and reciprocal tariffs is also delusional. Japan was a nice win wasn't it. We finally have a President doing the right thing after all his predecessors talked the talk but did the opposite.

 

[alien42]

It doesn't matter how many times you have been wrong does it? You will keep being wrong and are so programmed, facts, numbers and positive results will never open eyes that will not see. Tell me again what is going to happen so I can evaluate your prediction. I'll check back in a month or so and when things are even better, yet you will have the same delusions. Raging against fair and reciprocal tariffs is also delusional. Japan was a nice win wasn't it. We finally have a President doing the right thing after all his predecessors talked the talk but did the opposite.

you were wrong, dumbass...

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again, you stated...

"And in a few weeks, after 100 plus countries agree to fair reciprocal trade, will you come back here and admit how wrong you were?"

it's there for everyone to see and you not only can't admit you were wrong, but that i was 100% correct.

you have in fact been publicly exposed and embarrassed, congrats.

 

[Indus]

you were wrong, dumbass...

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again, you stated...

"And in a few weeks, after 100 plus countries agree to fair reciprocal trade, will you come back here and admit how wrong you were?"

it's there for everyone to see and you not only can't admit you were wrong, but that i was 100% correct.

you have in fact been publicly exposed and embarrassed, congrats.

Don't argue with someone that has his head up his ass.

 

[nakedfrog]

you should be embarrassed, you said this...

He's not capable of embarrassment, shame, introspection, nor admitting fault, only providing the deepest of throats for Herr Trump to plunge the depths of.

 

[fskimospy]

It doesn't matter how many times you have been wrong does it? You will keep being wrong and are so programmed, facts, numbers and positive results will never open eyes that will not see. Tell me again what is going to happen so I can evaluate your prediction. I'll check back in a month or so and when things are even better, yet you will have the same delusions. Raging against fair and reciprocal tariffs is also delusional. Japan was a nice win wasn't it. We finally have a President doing the right thing after all his predecessors talked the talk but did the opposite.

Any reason you can't just admit to being wrong? Is it because you're programmed?

 

[pmv]

Don't know if this came up before in this thread, but on the BBC Americast podcast someone made the point that Trump's tariff increases on Brazil being explicitly tied to the conviction of Bolsonaro (who says there's no honor among thieves?) makes it very very hard to justify the tariffs being based on those Presidential 'economic emergency' powers.

In what possible way is Brazil trying its former President for corruption an 'economic emergency' for the US? But that's the basis for Trump being able to unilaterally impose tariffs, no?

Trump singles out Brazil for 50 percent tariffs over Bolsonaro trial

US president pointed to the criminal trial of far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro as the reason for the steep tariff hike.

www.aljazeera.com