Tariffs - genius or the beginning of the end?

Uh, yeah. We're really fucking far past that Originally Posted by HDGristle

Are we?

Should selling in the USA be a right or a privilege?

Canada charges a 20 percent tariff on US lumber, why should we get fucked by them?

No, why should you get fucked by them?

Is your house made of wood?

We are. Back then we were on the gold standard and international trade was a smaller part of our economy. Bigly.

Also, we had a 14.54% tariff on Canadian softwood until this week.

We are. Back then we were on the gold standard and international trade was a smaller part of our economy. Bigly.

Also, we had a 14.54% tariff on Canadian softwood until this week. Originally Posted by HDGristle

So, you're predicting an increase in Maple flooring?

And the gold standard?

Explain please.

So, you're predicting an increase in Maple flooring? Originally Posted by Devo

No. That's 25% now.

As for the gold standard.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard

You should watch the 60 Minutes interview Pelley did with Lighthizer

Trump has done more in 2 weeks than Biden did in 4 years. And you guys cried and cried about tariffs. The war isn’t over but the day goes Trump. Again.

“Mexican president announces the following:
- Tariffs paused for "one month from now"
- Reinforcing U.S border with 10,000 troops
- U.S. will crack down on firearm trafficking into Mexico”

So she extracted some promises from Trump. Nice.

She's proven a savvy leader with a cool head thus far.

A trend appears to be emerging that Trump's a tariff paper tiger

We can add this as another Trump win to the “orange man bad” thread soon to start.

Appreciate the example.

Mexico kisses the ring.

I’ll ask again. If tariffs are so bad why did Biden leave Trumps tariffs intact from his 1st term? Originally Posted by Green_Mountain

He didn't. He kept some, eliminated others, gave waivers on others and added some of his own. Originally Posted by HDGristle

You need to reconsider your answer, Gristle.

Biden kept and added/increased much more than he eliminated.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/13/polit...ump/index.html


Again, I'm not a fan of tariffs. But I am a fan of honest representation of the facts.

I reconsidered. Still perfectly comfortable with my post.

Thanks, Lusty

I reconsidered. Still perfectly comfortable with my post.

Thanks, Lusty Originally Posted by HDGristle

Your CNN fact checkers aren't.

You're welcome.

When they fact check that post, lmk.

It's kind of like praising Trump for getting Mexico to send 10k troops to the border for a surge.

Biden got Mexico to do that without a big hullabaloo about tariffs. In 2021. In 2022 he got them to invest $1.5 billion at the border. He got them to take 15 administrative actions in 2023.

Using Tariffs like a blunt cudgel while having a smiling face get him to do more of the same while giving concessions.

Check the facts