re: Egg prices may go down but car prices

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Do you want to copy the economic actions of lesser successful countries?

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How else would it be possible for American producers to compete? Be honest, you like taking it up the pooper from the EU, UK, China, Canada, and Mexico, don't you? They use tariffs to raise the price of American goods in their markets, but we should just give them free access to our market. I'll grant you that tariffs aren't a good thing, but when they are being used by our trade partners to harm American production and manufacturing, making massive amounts of money for their governments on American goods, then sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

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Innovation, the way American producers have competed for decades.

Protectionism stifles innovation.

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How the hell do you innovate a 2x4? Have you innovated any wheat or rice lately? And once you have, how the hell do you get the chinese to buy your innovative rice, when their government makes it twice the price of their domestic rice, if they allow it in the country at all?

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The left getting upset that young chickens are coming into their laying time and eggs will drop because the Biden admin had wiped out nearly 40% of the entire laying flock in the US.

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They've released their plan to combat egg prices. The most immediate action will probably be the import of considerable amounts of foreign eggs. So, if you're one to care about the country of origin of the things you eat you may want to start checking it over the next few weeks when you buy them.

They've also earmarked up to $100 million for research into a vaccine for the chicken flu.

An interesting part last night was when Trump was touting the Ag tariffs and then pivoted into the egg issue. There will be tariffs on imported produce and ag products, which puts the increased import of eggs in conflict with that plan. Of course, they can exclude imported eggs from the tariffs for the time being. We will see how it all shakes out.

I'd rather pay $2-3k more for a car every six or seven years

Got some bad news for ya, that "$2-3k" is going to be more like $4-12k.

The tariffs affect not just foreign automakers but many domestic nameplates, like GM's Chevrolet, as well. An Equinox SUV's transmission may be assembled in the US and shipped to Mexico for final assembly before finally ending up at a lot in Omaha, for example.

Automakers rely on a complex supply chain in which parts and vehicles regularly cross North American borders during the manufacturing process or before they hit dealer lots, thanks to various regional trade agreements inked over the years.

A trade group representing Ford, GM, and Stellantis said the import costs would stymie American competitiveness, increase consumer prices, and decrease investment in US jobs.

I don't own a car, I lease but as autos go up in price so do my payments everytime I re-lease.

The last time I did this in late 2022 I dropped down from a Rav4 to a Corolla Cross which is basically a scaled down Rav in order to keep the payments the same.

Anyone who thinks tariffs are a good idea must've slept through the lesson in U.S. history when they were going over causes of The Great Depression.

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Got some bad news for ya, that "$2-3k" is going to be more like $4-12k.

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For a new vehicle, maybe. But I don't buy new vehicles. I refuse to pay full price for a showroom vehicle that loses 20% of its value automatically the moment I drive it off the lot.

But my point still stands. Things like vehicles and appliances are few-and-far-between purchases for the average American Taxpayer. Things like food and gas are everyday, recurring necessities. I'll pay more for the rare purchases if it means I pay a shitload less for my everyday purchases. I kept my last pickup for 21 years before finally getting something newer.

This reminds me of when gas spiked during the Hussein Soerto years and politicians were saying "it's not that bad everyone, think about this, you're paying more for a gallon of milk than for a gallon of gas". That logic was flawed, because the Average American uses multiple gallons of gas per day and maybe uses one to two gallons of milk per week at absolute most.

I’m fine with my no payments vehicles for a while.