The Trump Tariffs thread

[DZero]

They don't need to. A deal with EU covers 27 nations

Also, China, Japan and South Korea wants to be taxed as a block

Trump wants just to show up as the bully but fails hard.

 

[Roger Wilco]

New levels of stupid

 

[Jaskalas]

New levels of stupid

MAGA and Trump have become the new Stalin of central planning.

 

[K1052]

Well well well if it isn't the consequences of my actions....so I will scream it's somebody else's fault.

 

[K1052]

MAGA and Trump have become the new Stalin of central planning.

They are gonna attempt price controls by the fall.

 

[Heartbreaker]

They are gonna attempt price controls by the fall.

Depending on how big your bribe is...

 

[VRAMdemon]

New levels of stupid

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Lol! .. Dementia Donnie just admitted that China doesn’t pay for the tariffs.

After being the one responsible for the increased cost, trump demands Walmart not raise prices in order to maintain their profit margins. This is why he’s known as the king of bankruptcy.

Don the Con: - “Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected”

So ... instead of raising the corporate tax rate on the windfall these corporations are making, Trump, instead wants to increase the tax rate by implementing tariffs which he knows will be passed on to the consumer. Trump’s lashing out at Walmart is another display of his BS in an attempt to fool his ignorant MAGA base that he’s fighting for them.

 

[cytg111]

New levels of stupid

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If only that logic was used towards living wages for employees. Well.

 

[VRAMdemon]

Depending on how big your bribe is...

Don the Con: - "I’ll be watching"

There's the threat, just like a mob boss wanna be

To recap:

Trump responds to Walmart’s price hikes over his tariffs by saying they should “eat the tariffs” and not raise prices, since they “made billions of dollars” last year. “I’ll be watching,”

Telling private companies what they can charge? Sounds a lot like communism.

Also ... He doesn't seem to understand revenues have to cover expenses. That's one of the reasons why he had those bankruptcies.

Does he believe in selling at a loss and making it up in volume? lol

 

[VRAMdemon]

They are gonna attempt price controls by the fall.

Kamala Harris: "I will seek to protect consumers from price-gouging by corporations."

Trump/MAGA: "SHE'S A MARXIST!"

Donald Trump telling someone else to go without profit. Coming from the guy selling dinners at the Whitehouse for buying his crypto scam.

Don the Con: - 'Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected'

So why was Trump trashing Biden's economy?

The man who's spent a lifetime declaring bankruptcy and sticking other people with the bills has an economic theory, folks, lol

 

[VRAMdemon]

Incidentally ... Trump’s comments echoed Lutnick’s comments Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union arguing STILL that “businesses and the countries primarily eat the tariff.”

Brought to you by the same morons who have continually warned about raising the minimum wage because, "Businesses will just pass on the cost to consumers."

We are most likely watching the biggest tax increase on the American consumer in United States history

And Congress were not the ones who did it

47 is 86ing himself.

 

[BoomerD]

Yep

Majorly


I just checked my house recently to find out what was Made in America..

1. Weber Grill
2. Can Opener
3. Hammer & Pliers from the 1950's
4. 1950's oven that we don't use anymore

And nothing else.

Sorry to report…Weber grills are either 100% made in China…or assembled in the US from imported (from China) parts.

 

[Indus]

Liberation Day 2.0 coming soon..

 

[K1052]

Liberation Day 2.0 coming soon..

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[DZero]

Liberation Day 2.0 coming soon..

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It is happening since they already has 10% tariff, expecting to be the definite tariff of 35% at least for EVERYONE. Even allies. Even the 10% ones.

Except of course Russia.

 

[alien42]

has anyone bought anything directly from China since the tariffs started? i have a an Etsy purchase coming later this week and have no idea if i will have to pay a tariff in order to receive the package or if the seller already paid it.

 

[Indus]

has anyone bought anything directly from China since the tariffs started? i have a an Etsy purchase coming later this week and have no idea if i will have to pay a tariff in order to receive the package or if the seller already paid it.

There's supposed to be a $800 exception and you're not supposed to be taxed on the first $800 of imports.. but who the hell knows anymore.

 

[Heartbreaker]

There's supposed to be a $800 exception and you're not supposed to be taxed on the first $800 of imports.. but who the hell knows anymore.

That was from packages shipped directly to customers from China.

That's the de-minimus loophole, which was closed, and as of 6 days ago, it was set at 54%:

The "de-minimis" tariff rate is now 54%. Here's what that means for e-commerce.

Low-value parcels shipped from China to the U.S. are now subject to a 54% tariff after a trade agreement was reached.

www.cbsnews.com

Depends where it was shipped from, if direct from China, you probably owe 54% to clear customs.

If it was imported, and you are shipped from a US warehouse, you likely owe nothing.

 

[DZero]

That was from packages shipped directly to customers from China.

That's the de-minimus loophole, which was closed, and as of 6 days ago, it was set at 54%:

The "de-minimis" tariff rate is now 54%. Here's what that means for e-commerce.

Low-value parcels shipped from China to the U.S. are now subject to a 54% tariff after a trade agreement was reached.

www.cbsnews.com

Depends where it was shipped from, if direct from China, you probably owe 54% to clear customs.

If it was imported, and you are shipped from a US warehouse, you likely owe nothing.

For now... Trump is capable to steal more money from us

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Your Home Without China

We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.

www.nytimes.com

failed NYT article on how badly this is gonna go

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916255299893158241

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I keep hearing this. I am currently suspect of all news that isn’t local.
Marked for follow up in three weeks.

No shortages at this time. I’ll follow up in another 4 weeks.
Prices do appear to be rising again.

 

[Indus]

For now... Trump is capable to steal more money from us

I don't like electric shavers.. or at least never did before, but I bought one to last me till Trump is gone.

I'm not paying even more on shave blades as that'll really be expensive over 4 years.

Gotta work harder and not throw our money away with these tariffs.

If I can save 70% more somewhere, I'll be happy and I know it'll never be 100% as we can't live without Hom Mali or Basmati Rice and Olive Oil.

 

[Heartbreaker]

Experiment to see how many people would pay the extra price of "Made in USA" for a showerhead.

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5403514/tariff-made-in-usa-label-texas-experiment

"I was expecting the cheaper, Made-in-Asia [version] to quote-unquote 'win.' But I was not expecting that the results were this off balance. We sold zero 'Made in the USA' versions."

You would need crazy tariffs to make them in the USA:

He's doubtful that Trump's new tariff policy will spark a domestic renaissance in that kind of manufacturing.

"There's nobody in the United States that's going to start making showerheads here, even if the tariff were 250%," Whedon said.

 

[K1052]

Experiment to see how many people would pay the extra price of "Made in USA" for a showerhead.

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5403514/tariff-made-in-usa-label-texas-experiment

You would need crazy tariffs to make them in the USA:

Yeah other companies have tried this experiment too and found out the same.

Also Americans love the idea of more domestic manufacturing but few actually want to take the jobs, especially low value manufacturing.

 

[Heartbreaker]

Yeah other companies have tried this experiment too and found out the same.

Also Americans love the idea of more domestic manufacturing but few actually want to take the jobs, especially low value manufacturing.

No one other than the desperate wants those jobs, and absolutely no one wants to pay the extra cost of Products that even minimum wage US labor would cause.

 

[Indus]

No one other than the desperate wants those jobs, and absolutely no one wants to pay the extra cost of Products that even minimum wage US labor would cause.

Over the years the former middle class, currently working poor have steadily moved from shopping at Macys to shopping at Dollar Stores.