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Average new car costs $50,000 . American cars are crap with Buick rated the best of the American cars at #8 . Toyota is ranked #1 with the 4 runner.

Could the car market start another 2008 crisis?

Do you buy new or used? People are upside down in value with their cars. Purchase cost is higher , insurance is higher , mechanics to fix car is higher.

What American need is a car without the extras. Just FM radio, AC/Heat , roll up and roll down windows. Price would be affordable. Cars are like houses today , buyers have to buy what is out here. Repos are at all time highs , so don't listen to Trumpsters saying economy is booming. If so , Repos would be at all time lows.

President Trump on Thursday announced a slew of punishing tariffs on pharmaceuticals, heavy trucks, kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered furniture, saying import taxes on those products would go into effect on Oct. 1.

The tariffs range from 25 percent to 100 percent, with the highest levies applying to “any branded or patented” pharmaceutical product coming into the United States. That decision poses considerable political risk, given that Americans could face higher prices for drugs, as countries pull back from exporting them into the United States.

Trump said exceptions would be made for pharmaceutical companies that are building manufacturing facilities in the United States.

This year, as Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose tariffs on imported medicines, most of the largest brand-name drugmakers have announced plans to spend billions of dollars building or expanding U. S. factories.

Trump said they would protect American producers from “unfair outside competition.” He said his actions were justified by “large scale ‘FLOODING’” of the products into the USA by other countries.

“It is a very unfair practice, but we must protect, for National Security and other reasons, our Manufacturing process,” Trump wrote.

Higher costs from the new tariffs will be felt across sectors of the economy, from housing and health care to logistics. The president also said the United States would begin imposing a 50 percent tariff on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and associated products, along with a 30 percent tariff on imported furniture and a 25 percent tariff on foreign trucks.

The tariffs will be issued under a national security related law, known as Section 232, that Trump has used to issue tariffs on steel, aluminum, cars and copper. On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced that it was beginning new investigations under the law into imports of robotics, industrial machinery and medical devices, which could result in tariffs.

SOCIAL fundraiser for the individual owner... and absolves some of the angst against Elon. You enter your car into the lot and charge people per rock, baseball hit or ball throw... just like a fair, and they get to destroy your car! We could even shoot corn cannons at them, the sky is the limit... ahemmm..

At the end... your Tesla is trash and goes to the dumb... I mean dump. Fire department on hand in case of a battery fire... which would be really cool, but dangerous.

You keep the $ raised because... here's the benefit... you need to buy a new car, or some bus tickets or a bicycle... but you boost the economy by buying somethign else! All, while disposing of your garbage Tesla you were gonna save the planet with.

Genius... Win Win!!

BENEFITS:

Those that despise Tesla and Elon can take out their frustrations... legally!

Boost to the economy... new car sales, you can buy local!

RULES:

You own your car and are financially responsible.

Your Tesla is fair game once entered into the contest

You set the price of destruction in a competitive bid process.

God dang I'm smart... outdid myself...

I remember when Biden took office, fuel prices shot up within days. Personally, the Biden presidency has not benefitted me at all. However, I feel I have been more at a disadvantage ever since.

• The tech recession really started to take effect. I am a software engineer. Due to the mass layoffs in the tech industry, it is much more challenging to land a new role.
• The cost of rent skyrocketed within a year of Biden taking office. A one bedroom apartment that once cost $800 a month rose to $1,300 a month.
• Homeownership became more unobtainable. Being almost 30 and wanting to own my first home, I was outpriced. For example, looking at the history of these homes, a condo that once sold for under $200k in 2021 is now selling for over $350k in 2024.
• Interest rates have increased for mortgage loans, car loans, or any type. of loan/line of credit.
• I feel my career has not taken off. I have employment instability everywhere I go.
• I am having difficulties obtaining affordable mental healthcare or any healthcare for that matter.
• I feel more strapped financially even for just groceries. I spent about $8 today on just 2 items: a tube of Pillsbury orange roles and a jar of store brand apple butter.
• My overall stress levels have increased.

These are just examples of issues I have encountered on a personal basis.