Do you support the tariffs put on us by countries that want you to bend over for them, but don't want to bend over us?

[saraupstairs]

When did people become this stupid? There is no such thing as free trade. Trump wants to even the playing field. But apparently that offends the feeble-minded.

[lightbulb27]

This may end up being like watching a jake paul mike tyson boxing match... who threw what punch?

What should the tarriff be on an avocado, on a watermelon?

What's the real value of cotton and what should the tariff be.

What is the quality difference and thus tariff cost of a car part made in Mexico vs Canada vs Japan vs China?

someone better have a very sophisticated spreadsheet...

Generally speaking, tariffs are not good as they interfere with free trade but there is no such thing as fair, equal and such... so we are now going into protectionism, division, and dividing world.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/economist-milton-friedman-explains-why-tariffs-are-frank-camp

[saraupstairs]

Trump is focusing on American car companies not wanting to pay Americans. So they move the factory 10 feet across the border, use the slave labor, then attempt to sell the cars in America. None of those cars will now be sold in America under his watch. Biden doesn't give two shits about American workers.

[lightbulb27]

ok. as I said... that is protectionism. There was a time both sides, especially republicans... pushed to send those businesses overseas where costs were cheap, which made USA feel wealthy. That "ebb/tide" shifted too far and so is coming back.
the cost of such things, is going up is the result. Whats coming back is inflation...
right?
The counter balance to that is decline in govt expenses.
I'd love to see the economical math on all this...
The question I ahve is... what should us peons do... buy a car now while cheap, wait... save up cash, invest in companies? Really gotta think hard... that's what wall street doing.

[saraupstairs]

Buy a Toyota made in Kentucky. Simple. It's their largest plant in the world. They employ Americans, and avoid tariffs.

[lightbulb27]

I will buy a lexus or toyota or honda. many made in USA or some usa parts.
so much is made of parts all over the place. I want quality first.

[saraupstairs]

Good!

[lightbulb27]

then again... gotta watch the quality. I always buy older cars so see the history of the vehicle. It's a factor where it's made...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXp0PlfZYbA

[saraupstairs]

Better to get a horse.

[lightbulb27]

exactly, and instead of carbon belching motor... makes fertilizer for garden!

[saraupstairs]

AOC said we have to get rid of cows because they fart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUJtvN7ToC8

The only thing dumber than AOC, are the voters.

[lightbulb27]

she can eat all the bugs she wants... I'll catch some for her and deliver to her office.
realize some of those SA countries and asia make fried bugs, so maybe it's normal.
aoc could invest just 5 billion from infrastructure bill to make fart collectors and re-distributors... we could power the planet. MFGA (Make Farting Great Again).
Ah... the brittany days... I remember those...

[phraseology]

Yep. China for example imposes export tariffs on 107 commodities and import tariffs on 1,010 commodities currently, but the deep state want you to believe it's crazy town if America does something similar to China. They are a third largest trade partner. They impose trade tariffs, manipulate their currency, and lie about financials in their markets yet we're suppose to play limp dick faggots with them. Free trade is good for the consumer when all sides are on the same page. China's is reading a different book. We don't see eye to eye on trade. We are in an economic war with them and playing with our hands tied behind our back.

[phraseology]

*the

[saraupstairs]

Bingo. Most on here are clueless.

[Gwendoline]

I think there are already tariffs on us exports. The EU has tariffs to protect certain European agriculture and industries. States negotiate trade deals trying to get the best deal possible.

[saraupstairs]

Everyone uses them.

[Gwendoline]

Exactly. The EU gives other EU Countries an advantage over imports

[saraupstairs]

One here the left just hates them because Trump uses them.

[TadCurious]

The United States under presidents of both parties has allowed our trading "partners" to take advantage of us for decades, all in the name of "free trade." Those stupid policies have cost millions of jobs for our fellow citizens. It's also led to the absurd state of affairs where by we are actually dependent on communist China for things as important as antibiotics. These so-called "partners" have never hesitated to put up barriers to our products. Finally we have an incoming president who understands this and wants to do something about it.

[saraupstairs]

I can get that at the Dollar Store. Heck, for that price I should buy 20 of them! Or maybe pay more for one made in America. I probably don't need 20 of them.

[OlofssonBengtsson]

I am not going to be buying any luxury items, so the tariffs don't affect me much. The $60k car from Japan I am not buying that I am just buying regular items the tariffs don't bother me. It's going to be bad for people who max out their credit card to buy stuff they can't afford, but for me, I am going to get even more money from my business and job and be saving a lot.

[saraupstairs]

It's more about selling. People need jobs in America. If other countries tax the crap out of our products, they won't sell.

[exitseven]

America has lost ground for the last 30 years. Whole industries have been shipped overseas to never be seen again. America is the world's best innovator but instead it is easier to ship American jobs overseas. There is a barge as big as 3 football fields that goes between Chine and the Port of LA, It comes to LA practically awash in cheap Chinese goods and goes back to China practically empty. President Trump and myself are the only ones who had a problem with this.

[saraupstairs]

Why is this so hard to explain to the haters? Ask the Google AI if Americans still make televisions. It will say "Yes". Then it will say it hasn't happened in 50+ years. It misses the "still" part. (by design)
China has a bigger navy than us, and we paid for it. Stupid should be turned into electricity. We could save the Earth.

[exitseven]

Ironically Sony was the last company to make TVs in the US and this was 30 years ago.

[saraupstairs]

Trump is trying, but they hate him for it. And I'm not talking about the deep state. Look at the people on this site. He's not going to tax social security. What a monster. He's just looking out for the billionaires.

[Pterodon]

Tariffs aren’t really a good policy but they are a very good threat. The threatened countries are already on the phone trying to negotiate with Trump. If tariffs do happen yes prices may go up on some things but it will hurt other countries economies more than ours

[saraupstairs]

They do it to us.

[Pterodon]

I agree with what Trump is doing

[noohair]

When did people become stupid? lol... lol... Universities specialize in stupid.

[saraupstairs]

Good point.

[msc545]

Yet another person that doesn't understand tariffs

[saraupstairs]

Keep dreaming.

[onedarkcloud]

Love the poster of THE DEMOCRATIC COMMUNIST PARTY OF AMERICA concerning free trade for everyone else but us.

[eagle1951]

no i don't

[Dongie]

Yes, I do!!