re: Trump to cut tariffs on food imports

It is a decline.

This is more about spreading the US influence in South America.

NYT

We got him now!

Reality

Deals with countries are being made. US and China agreed to a temporary deescalation on tariffs back in October.

They have also worked deals with Ecuador, Guatemala, Argentina and El Salvador.

Alos close to a deal with Switzerland.

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WASHINGTON/ZURICH, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Switzerland edged closer to a trade deal on Thursday to reduce President Donald Trump's crippling 39% tariffs on Swiss imports and shrink Switzerland's trade surplus with the U.S. after talks in Washington on Thursday, officials from the two countries said.

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I was assured by Jjdoc, sdv, etc that tariffs don’t raise prices

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We are all paying more because of tariffs.

Complete spin by this administration that everything is cheaper.

People are so binary. Tariffs are either bad or good. What they don't get is that they are a tool that needs calibration. This is that kind of calibration in action.

Let the man cook.

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$1.08 for a gallon.

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For milk????

Homeskillet where you live. That shits 3.75 in coastal MS (and thats great value). Gallon of the good shite (Borden) is like 5.50

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Homeskillet where you live.

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I shite you not, fren.. and I'm in SC

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I shite you not, fren.. and I'm in SC

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Wtffffffff

Is there a fricking walmart milk farm outside your house.

ETA: I didnt even know milk could get that low, shite I havent seen that in ages

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was assured by Jjdoc, sdv, etc that tariffs don’t raise prices

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Break down which imported food you eat regularly that has increased due to tariffs


Plus NYTs

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Unadulterated, instantaneous tariffs on basic things that apply to "Maslow's hierarchy of needs" will need to be adjusted.

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Ah throw a little Maslow in there, I like it. Of the modern era I would say Trump and Reagan probably reached self actualization. Id throw Hedy Lamarr in there as well. A beautiful woman, killer figure, top pin up in WW2, movie star, and along the way invented "frequency hopping spread spectrum technology" which not only secured communication with our nuclear arsenal but was the mother of wi fi, gps and blue tooth. Now that was some woman.

Back to your comments, I concur. I dont see many banana or coffee plantations in the US, give the people what they want. Course if was a talking point for the tariff haters.....and Trump just took that away as well, so we can have back millions of lost manufacturing jobs and our cup of tea...er coffee as well.

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So prices are still going up, but at a slightly slower rate than they were.

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Its tough to say isnt it, what you just described is........inflation went down.