Economy Trump's April 2nd Tariffs

Unreal overreach of the federal government. Nothing good comes from it. Trump is pushing the limits on authoritarianism here bigly.
So far his whole presidency has just been stress testing just how much he can get away with. The answer is apparently, a lot
 

US lays out plans to hit Chinese ships with port fees​

"The Trump administration has unveiled its plan to impose port fees on Chinese ships as it tries to revive shipbuilding in the US and challenge China's dominance of the industry."​


This obviously is an area of my concern, but after the 301 release yesterday, they are clearly targeting large container vessels (min 4000 teu capacity or larger), LNG vessels in which only one US built/flagged vessel exists and car carriers regardless of where they are built. My segment appears to be completely exempt from this which I'm thankful for.
 
This obviously is an area of my concern, but after the 301 release yesterday, they are clearly targeting large container vessels (min 4000 teu capacity or larger), LNG vessels in which only one US built/flagged vessel exists and car carriers regardless of where they are built. My segment appears to be completely exempt from this which I'm thankful for.

You know what they say, if you dont like the tariff wait a week.

Or was that about the weather
 
Nicholas Gilbert, who tends 1,400 cows at his dairy farm in Potsdam, close to the Canada border, told The Atlantic that a recent order of livestock feed cost him $2,200 extra due to tariffs. The feed came from Ontario, and he mistakenly believed his supplier at the Canadian mill would cover the difference.


ahhh yes. the suppliers are just going to cover the difference out of the goodness of their hearts and everybody will live happily ever after the end instead of simply just passing the added costs down to the consumers.

but hey, it will be worth paying all those thousands of extra dollars every time he needs to feed his cows just as long as he gets to read some mean tweets out of it. that's what he voted for.
And that guy is just going to pass the along down the line. Ultimately, the end consumer pays for all of it.
 

U.S. Plans to Use Tariff Negotiations to Isolate China​

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants trading partners to limit China’s involvement in their economies in exchange for concessions on reciprocal tariffs​


The problem is now China is buying all their oil from Canada. So nations have a choice. Keep getting China money and then wait 4 years for the Orange Clown to be out of office or cut off China and trust and Orange Clown who constantly flip flops. Option 1 looks like the smarter option. When Trump is gone we will still have the largest army but has weakened us economically and the sad part is smart people knew what the Orange Clown was doing was dumb but decided to stay silent for social media clicks and cred.
 
As I’ve said, repeatedly, my comment was clearly directed toward those who gave freaked out, sky is falling, overblown reactions.

The tariffs are misguided, dangerous, detrimental to America, short sighted, irresponsible, reprehensible and downright stupid.

They will likely lead to incredibly negative consequences to the United States and will likely empower our greatest adversary in China.

I denounce them and I denounce Trump.

A 2% dip in the stock market =/= end times.
As I said earlier we are very possibly looking at the beginning of the end of the American led rules based order so not "end times" but maybe the end of America as the leader of the liberal transatlantic alliance. To mock that by attacking strawman about "end times" is your way of obfuscating that, as if the people to mock here are the ones pointing to Trump's slash and burn approach to bureaucracy, trade, and diplomacy and not people like you who downplay it.

The reality is that the most vociferous Trump critics who assumed the worst have been right pretty much every step of the way while mealy mouthed "independents" like yourself who can't help themselves from minimizing the damage Trump does and equivocating between both sides couldn't have been more wrong and should generally be dismissed and held in contempt. I'm sure you're feeling it yourself these past few weeks and the more serious people stop taking people like you seriously the better.
 
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The problem is now China is buying all their oil from Canada. So nations have a choice. Keep getting China money and then wait 4 years for the Orange Clown to be out of office or cut off China and trust and Orange Clown who constantly flip flops. Option 1 looks like the smarter option. When Trump is gone we will still have the largest army but has weakened us economically and the sad part is smart people knew what the Orange Clown was doing was dumb but decided to stay silent for social media clicks and cred.
if you live in america and i find out your identity, you will be going straight to el salvador! you do not insult OUR president!!
 
This is another side effect of the tariffs that is disgusting and going decimate small businesses.





 
What an awesome post about just how absolutely moronic this administration is. It's like a Saturday Night Live skit or comedian's routine. And what boggles the mind beyond comprehension are the people who continually support this, and defend it with enthusiasm.

If you don't mind, I'd like to use you post in my sig.

Cheers.
I kinda stole it from a guy who's carved a niche on youtube posting hour long power point presentations about military economics <lmao>

Go nuts, I did :)
 
To the MAGA doggers if you want to know how fucking bad the Orange Clowns Tariffs are going just look at the price of the US dollar free falling.
Now I know you have no idea what that means unless Tim Pool, Benny Johnson or Fox News tells you what that means. To be honest none of your confirmation bias media you ingest will even bring it it up.
Cliff Notes. The rest of the world is catching up to Americans who have read a fucking book, The Old Ass Orange Clown is an economic idiot. I have enough money I can withstand a recession but worry about my children’s future when less than half the population thinks a 3rd generation trust fund baby who failed at owning multiple casinos has his old ass bruises hands on the wheel of our economy.

Side note Trump has new bruises on his hands as of yesterday. McConnell had bruises on his hand like Trump right before he stroked out twice while talking. Anyone want an sig bet on Trumps stroke before he finishes this term.
 
I look forward to fake trade deal #5 coming on Monday. Old Ass Oompa Loompa coming off as desperate right now. Pro tip China ain’t calling.
If you are going to be racist to be elected at least be economically smart. Don’t get me wrong I am making a shit ton shorting the Orange Clowns Stock Market but him fucking up Bidens soft landing has me worried about my kids future.
 
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As I said earlier we are very possibly looking at the beginning of the end of the American led rules based order so not "end times" but maybe the end of America as the leader of the liberal transatlantic alliance. To mock that by attacking strawman about "end times" is your way of obfuscating that, as if the people to mock here are the ones pointing to Trump's slash and burn approach to bureaucracy, trade, and diplomacy and not people like you who downplay it.

The reality is that the most vociferous Trump critics who assumed the worst have been right pretty much every step of the way while mealy mouthed "independents" like yourself who can't help themselves from minimizing the damage Trump does and equivocating between both sides couldn't have been more wrong and should generally be dismissed and held in contempt. I'm sure you're feeling it yourself these past few weeks and the more serious people stop taking people like you seriously the better.
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So far his whole presidency has just been stress testing just how much he can get away with. The answer is apparently, a lot

They have this built-in resistance among the base.

You criticize one thing, you're moaning. Criticize two or three, you've got TDS. Criticize more, it's a witch hunt or you're paid.

There's absolutely no way of pushing back on Trump's stress-testing that part of his base will be able to tolerate.

They're pretty extreme. They're in real deep.
 
This is what happens when you elect a Sundowning Old men who does not listen to anyone. Sundowning Biden was smart enough to listen.
Who exactly is going to work our new factories. I have coached little league baseball for the last 3 years. It’s not the next generation. What parent is going to be amped their kid is working a minimum wage factory job that based on their salary can’t even afford a home. Keep telling you MAGA Rubes, Sundowning Trump is so riddled with dementia he thinks it’s the 1950’s. Plus he has new hand bruises. Fucking guy is dying in front of our eyes.
If either of my kids got a factory job, I would look in a mirror and say you failed!
 
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