What are your thoughts on Trumps 10% tariffs?

[EricaParruzzo]

At this point, all I care about is, America, it's people and Trump fixing Obama, bidens mess.

Democrats, liberals, LGBTQ, feminists, Karen's, far left , and social justice warriors are the reason why people voted for trump. And Anti religious groups, man haters and anti male groups. Is why Trump is back.

[phraseology]

In general free trade is preferable for the consumer, but free trade is not what America has with all nations. For example the USA and China are currently in an economic war. China imposes export tariffs on 107 commodities and import tariffs on 1,010 commodities, so it is reasonable for America to leverage the powers of tariffs in response to China's business practices. They impose tariffs on us, they manipulate their currency, they doctor up phony financials to scam investors, inflate their GDP with tofu-dreg development, etc. There is no reason to allow China to trade freely in our nation when they are up to all sorts of skulduggery to attack our economy and that's not even getting into their role in manufacturing precursor chemicals for fentanyl which they sell to the Mexican cartels who produce the street drug and smuggle it across our southern border to poison our citizens in a modern era opium war as they bribe corrupt politicians like Biden/Harris to open the border... 10% for the "big guy"... Of course we should leverage our economic power against our enemies.

[lightbulb27]

I dunno, usually protectionism backfires somewhere else... like maybe agriculture in this case, but whom knows. We get a lot of stuff from Canada... how will they respond? Id put in tariffs if I were them.

likely required to pull some jobs back to USA. but not sure that is really gonna work... in what fields? when labor and regulations so cheap other places, it's a business decision.

you gonna pack up your printing plant that has been moved to Taiwain and Vietnam, retrain Americans to run the factory when you have hard working people where yo uare at?

ya gonna pack up your Toyota plant in Canada and move it to USA? don't think so... maybe, but doubt it.

Maybe gets a few... but I can't see to the other side of how this flows...

Let him do his thing. Biden was playing cards as well... restricting access to tech, etc..

God help us... pass the potatoes and gravy...

[phraseology]

Toyota has 10 manufacturing plants in the USA, 1 in Canada and 2 in Mexico. The Canadian plant only has crossover with the RAV4 which is also manufactured on US soil. Mexico is the supplier for the Tacoma which currently isn't manufactured in the USA, but Toyota has enough infrastructure in the USA and a large enough workforce that they could easily produce that truck here.

[phraseology]

Obviously you were not aware of the industrial base in the South East...

[phraseology]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It6hU_ECVSk

[lightbulb27]

@phraseology I was aware of some, and Honda as well.
I like to buy cars made in Japan... like the 4 runner. solid! start making parts all over, the complexity and quality issues. very complex is car making these days.
but are they trying to pull more jobs back to USA by making more pricy elsewhere. maybe. or just trying to raise prices to offset deflation in govt? who knows...

[LeatherDame]

Mercantilism is a economic strategy from the great age of sails…


It’s regressive, causes massive inflation and unless it’s accompanied by the infrastructure improvements necessary to make American manufacturing competitive… it will just make everything more expensive.


Case in point:
A 25% tarrif on Mexican car parts means cars being 25% more expensive
OR
Manufacturing does move to the USA, which at current production costs would make cars cost 200% more than they currently do, aka double.


So unless there’s massive investment in infrastructure, this is just a new tax via inflation.

[Anonymous]

he should increase the tariffs even higher

people saying the tariffs will backfire have no idea what tariffs even do

not to mention he had them in his first administration and Biden used them in his administration

[Dargil]

Major Tariffs (25 to 50%) are mercantilism.. protecting our industries and markets. Minor ones (10%) are projection of foreign policy without war.

[Dargil]

Do any of you three morons actually think you are smarter than Trump? Yes? Then why aren't you a billionaire CEO? The man has a lifetime of accomplishment. You are jealous, bitter whiners. We won you lost. Now go jack off in your safe space.

[NaultD]

Wildly flailing with zero understanding or comprehension of your own actions. Sounds like a recipe for anything but success. Good luck.

[zagor]

Trump throws things out there without the faintest understanding of the consequences of policies.

[DrPepper12]

I thought it was 110K voters spread among three states... Or POTUS Harris

[Anonymous]

• sits back with popcorn•

[Anonymous]

Get off your fake pink profile clown

[msc545]

Prepare to pay higher prices.