tariffs start this weekend

[HDGristle]

Jesus, even I don't eat 14 lbs of bacon in a month.

Not buying what you're selling if you can't get that right.

[HDGristle]

Well, that goes above and beyond. Play stupid tsriff games, win stupid prizes like a Bourbon ban

https://www.kob.com/news/business-mo...-some-shelves/

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

Jesus, even I don't eat 14 lbs of bacon in a month.

Not buying what you're selling if you can't get that right.

you want the bacon .. fried or raw .. admit it

Originally Posted by HDGristle

Well, that goes above and beyond. Play stupid tsriff games, win stupid prizes like a Bourbon ban

https://www.kob.com/news/business-mo...-some-shelves/

i drink more than most people's car payments .. please tell me why this is an issue to me?


babvaahhahghahgaaaaaaaaa

[HDGristle]

Write an email to Chris Swonger. He can explain the impact of bans and tariffs quite eloquently.

He's over in Europe atm, trying to keep the EU from implementing delayed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. distilled spirits. And trying to get British Colombia to reconsider.

[lustylad]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

Some of those tariffs by Mexico and Canada you're unhappy with were retaliatory after he slapped on additional tariffs right after getting the USMCA deal.

That didn't bring back large swaths of U.S. jobs but it did juice inflation and effectively increase our taxes.

I'm not a tariff fan, but you're wrong about the record on inflation and jobs.

In early 2020 (i.e. right before the pandemic knocked the economy off kilter) annual CPI inflation was relatively modest (around 2.0%) and the number of US manufacturing jobs was more than 400,000 higher than when Trump took office 3 years earlier.

[RX792P]

Remember back in 2020...Trump's little China tariff war?
That turned out well didn't it.

The US spent more in farmer subsidies due to lost exports than we took in from the increased tariffs on imports.

[HDGristle]

Originally Posted by lustylad

I'm not a tariff fan, but you're wrong about the record on inflation and jobs.

In early 2020 (i.e. right before the pandemic knocked the economy off kilter) annual CPI inflation was relatively modest (around 2.0%) and the number of US manufacturing jobs was more than 400,000 higher than when Trump took office 3 years earlier.

The USMCA was signed on Jan 29, 2020 and went into effect on Jul 1, 2020. The additional tariffs I mentioned were in retaliation for his Aug 2020 tariffs.

If you're going to disagree, go for it. But do try to understand the argument and timeline