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re: President Trump announces 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:26 am to Breesus
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:26 am to Breesus
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When you plan and build large scale construction projects you don’t buy the entire job out before it begins. You plan out the buying and the labor in phases. Multiple companies involved in the project plan out their quarters and years based on phase estimates for projects. Sudden changes to pricing and manufacturing disrupt all of that and it causes a snowball effect.
This is just panican posting.
First you started by saying small business. A majority of small business are not building anything. They buy existing buildings and do modifications to tailor to their needs.
Big companies look long term and eat any costs because the long term gain will more than compensate for initial build costs.
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Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:28 am to OU Guy
You’re right. Thank you for correcting me.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:35 am to Breesus
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No it isn’t. That literally happened earlier this year.
"Trust me bro" just post a link & people will be glad to read it. I will at least.
Agricultural Futures
This is an example of commodity Futures. They exist for ag products, timber, gas, and many other things. The purpose is to reduce pricing risk of tariffs, shortages, ie exactly what you're talking about
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:41 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Wooohooo, more taxes!
Congrats to the deep state on your increased revenue! More weapons for Israel and Ukraine to fight all those who oppose the new world order.
Congrats to the deep state on your increased revenue! More weapons for Israel and Ukraine to fight all those who oppose the new world order.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:41 am to Ten Bears
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A recent survey of contractors has 30% of all contractors have had a project cancelled. Over 50% have have projects delayed.
It’s construction.
This happens. My family is in large scale (non-residential) construction. 4 generation worth.
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Non residential construction spending is down.
Interest rates impact this. The market is saturated with previously built inventory. If you can’t sell the housing stock that you just built, you are highly unlikely to just keep building.
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Manufacturing output is down.
This is a linear continuation. I’m not sure what you think that your point is.
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But keep thinking this is awesome
Not supporting those that hate us is a positive long term.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:42 am to Bigdawgb
There were no sudden or impactful price increases this year. All of them were slow and controlled and easily digested by the market in all areas. Thank you for the link and correction.
This post was edited on 7/12/25 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:44 am to Breesus
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Explain to me how you are supposed to plan for unannounced 30% tariffs on different countries at different times? How would you do that?
By being educated and observant.
Anyone with a minimally functioning brain has known for quite some time that Europe and Mexico were going to be subjected to tariffs.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:44 am to Breesus
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Breesus
Melt you cuck bitch
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:45 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
That surplus is going to double or triple now
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:45 am to Bigdawgb
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The purpose is to reduce pricing risk of tariffs, shortages, ie exactly what you're talking about
This
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:46 am to TigersHuskers
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Breesus
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Melt you cuck bitch
Easy there.
Breesus is a legit poster with legit questions.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:46 am to OU Guy
If im going to pay higher for something i would rather it be on stuff i buy than the taxes on money i make
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:47 am to Breesus
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You are correct.
Thank you bending the knee peacefully
BTW futures are out there, doesn't mean everyone is using them, just that they're a tool available to decrease you price risk
This post was edited on 7/12/25 at 10:48 am
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:50 am to jimmy the leg
My abject stupidity has been corrected and I am re-educated.
This post was edited on 7/12/25 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:53 am to Bigdawgb
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peacefully BTW futures are out there, doesn't mean everyone is using them, just that they're a tool available to decrease you price risk
Totally man. Glad I know about those now.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:53 am to Breesus
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I’m sure it will all work out with zero headaches or stress and zero impact at all the construction industry.
Not what I said.
What I said was that
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Sudden 30-50% overnight price hikes without warning
is not happening.
I also said that it is a business owners responsibility to stay up to date on things that could negatively impact their business.
This post was edited on 7/12/25 at 10:56 am
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:56 am to jimmy the leg
I agreed with you
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:56 am to Breesus
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You know a little warning and lead time would be nice instead of every other month being complete pricing chaos for people whenever Trump feels like throwing massive tariff spikes into the world
They shoulda played ball...
Why would you give the opponent your playbook ahead of game time? If you want to lead the whole game, they need to be a few pages behind.
Posted on 7/12/25 at 10:57 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, in response to President Trump’s latest tariff announcement, say they are open to trade talks but won’t rule out taking countermeasures.
Trump in his Saturday letters to von der Leyen and Sheinbaum announced a 30 percent tariff rate on goods imported into the U.S. beginning Aug. 1, after an initial 90-day pause and deadline delay lapses on the import taxes.
Hope this didn't sneak up on people just out of the blue!
Trump in his Saturday letters to von der Leyen and Sheinbaum announced a 30 percent tariff rate on goods imported into the U.S. beginning Aug. 1, after an initial 90-day pause and deadline delay lapses on the import taxes.
Hope this didn't sneak up on people just out of the blue!
Posted on 7/12/25 at 11:02 am to jimmy the leg
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Easy there. Breesus is a legit poster with legit questions.
Nah. I’m a dipshit panican retard.
This post was edited on 7/12/25 at 12:24 pm
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