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People are missing the big tariff picture

Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:34 am
Posted by Mike da Tigah
Bravo Romeo Lima Alpha
Member since Feb 2005
61826 posts
Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:34 am
Lotus Eaters cuts through all of the BS and gets down to the nuts and bolts of it all, which is obviously to bring manufacturing and sustainability back to the United States and save this country from it’s own economic ruin we are headed to at breakneck speed.

Great piece which in essence labels the US and UK economies as BS economies without any real substance, and rightly so. We’ve gone from an economic manufacturing powerhouse to full on dependency, and many are perfectly content to remain in that condition when they have the wherewithal to change that condition.

Posted by FizzyPop
350 posts
Member since Jun 2024
823 posts
Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:43 am to
Did we have to do all of this when millions of Americans will also be cutting Uncle Sam a sizable check in less than 2 weeks? The timing seems tone deaf to me.
Posted by Mike da Tigah
Bravo Romeo Lima Alpha
Member since Feb 2005
61826 posts
Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:47 am to
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Did we have to do all of this when millions of Americans will also be cutting Uncle Sam a sizable check in less than 2 weeks? The timing seems tone deaf to me.


A 2 trillion dollar deficit and rising is dictating the timing for us all. None of this is sustainable and so I’d argue it’s so late in the game that it’s critical if we want a country.
Posted by Tomatocantender
Boot
Member since Jun 2021
5597 posts
Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:50 am to
Great do it in February less than 30 days after taking office or do it in June. Just don't do it when your actual tax paying base is paying Uncle Sam $30k just to file an extension along with looking at 6-figure losses in their 401k
This post was edited on 4/4/25 at 7:53 am
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
16357 posts
Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:50 am to
It’s all pretty simple economically

With the tarriffs, trump wants Americans to buy their stuff made in the USA and try to force other countries to trade more fairly with us be it through tarriffs or currency manipulation or cheating on labor laws etc.

The result of that will be increased cost of goods here in the USA.

Are you willing to pay more to get the trade picture straightened out?
Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
7227 posts
Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:50 am to
The people who are crying about tariffs are mentally weak. Sometimes you gotta endure a little pain for longer term gain. You can't run a marathon without putting a few bandaids on your nipples.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
476080 posts
Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:51 am to
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which is obviously to bring manufacturing


This is one argument.

I guess today MAGA is pivoting back to this one and abandoning the "fair trade" stance that populated this board yesterday
Posted by blzr
Saratoga
Member since Mar 2011
30744 posts
Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:51 am to
How long will this take? Long enough to lose midterms and the White House in 4 years probably
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
93156 posts
Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:55 am to
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Are you willing to pay more to get the trade picture straightened out?

Hell yes.

Beats paying 3x as much for groceries because the Biden Regime was cutting 10 billion dollar checks to every country in the world to spread trans and DEI shite.

Posted by onepiecemayne
Member since Nov 2023
1212 posts
Posted on 4/4/25 at 7:58 am to
If trumps tariffs don't work, Republicans won't win another presidency for the next 20 years.
This post was edited on 4/4/25 at 7:58 am
Posted by Mike da Tigah
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Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 4/4/25 at 8:03 am to
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If trumps tariffs don't work, Republicans won't win another presidency for the next 20 years.


For that matter, neither will democrats as something else will take it’s place.


This post was edited on 4/4/25 at 8:04 am
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