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Jun 1, 2019 09:18:16   #
JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida
 
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, but not nearly as bad as the talking heads in the MSM or the globalists in the govt. would have you believe. Unfortunately poor policies passed by both sides of the aisle, have taken advantage of the American worker and made other countries stronger, while making our own trade deficit grow and costing us jobs at the same time. How do we level the playing field? The field has been slanted towards other countries forever so to level that field Trump has very few ways. Tariffs is the most effective available.
Yea but it makes all the goods we buy much more expensive. not necessarily. Let's say Mexico sells us widgets for $10.00 a piece and Trump slaps a 25% tariff on that widget. Depending on the necessity to Americans of said widget there's a good chance consumers won't bye it. Which means the people in our country who import the widget to sell to consumers will no longer buy said widget at $10.00 because they can't sell it in the states for $12.50. So what is more subject to happen is the widget maker will lower his price to say $8.00 so the added tariff doesn't raise prices to high and he can still export said widget. The tariffs definitely hurt the country they are being put on much more than the American consumer.

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Jun 1, 2019 09:45:08   #
TrueAmerican
 
JFlorio wrote:
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, but not nearly as bad as the talking heads in the MSM or the globalists in the govt. would have you believe. Unfortunately poor policies passed by both sides of the aisle, have taken advantage of the American worker and made other countries stronger, while making our own trade deficit grow and costing us jobs at the same time. How do we level the playing field? The field has been slanted towards other countries forever so to level that field Trump has very few ways. Tariffs is the most effective available.
Yea but it makes all the goods we buy much more expensive. not necessarily. Let's say Mexico sells us widgets for $10.00 a piece and Trump slaps a 25% tariff on that widget. Depending on the necessity to Americans of said widget there's a good chance consumers won't bye it. Which means the people in our country who import the widget to sell to consumers will no longer buy said widget at $10.00 because they can't sell it in the states for $12.50. So what is more subject to happen is the widget maker will lower his price to say $8.00 so the added tariff doesn't raise prices to high and he can still export said widget. The tariffs definitely hurt the country they are being put on much more than the American consumer.
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, bu... (show quote)


Well stated and correct !!!!!!

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Jun 1, 2019 09:48:21   #
jimpack123 Loc: wisconsin
 
JFlorio wrote:
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, but not nearly as bad as the talking heads in the MSM or the globalists in the govt. would have you believe. Unfortunately poor policies passed by both sides of the aisle, have taken advantage of the American worker and made other countries stronger, while making our own trade deficit grow and costing us jobs at the same time. How do we level the playing field? The field has been slanted towards other countries forever so to level that field Trump has very few ways. Tariffs is the most effective available.
Yea but it makes all the goods we buy much more expensive. not necessarily. Let's say Mexico sells us widgets for $10.00 a piece and Trump slaps a 25% tariff on that widget. Depending on the necessity to Americans of said widget there's a good chance consumers won't bye it. Which means the people in our country who import the widget to sell to consumers will no longer buy said widget at $10.00 because they can't sell it in the states for $12.50. So what is more subject to happen is the widget maker will lower his price to say $8.00 so the added tariff doesn't raise prices to high and he can still export said widget. The tariffs definitely hurt the country they are being put on much more than the American consumer.
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, bu... (show quote)

but the company can only go so low then it is the customers that end up paying for it . China will take there time making a deal and the American consumer will foot the bill and remember it in November of 2020 just as the women's vote will remember the push to limit abortions and will be reminded about it though November of 2020. My prediction is bye bye Trump

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Jun 1, 2019 09:48:52   #
MR Mister Loc: Washington DC
 
JFlorio wrote:
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, but not nearly as bad as the talking heads in the MSM or the globalists in the govt. would have you believe. Unfortunately poor policies passed by both sides of the aisle, have taken advantage of the American worker and made other countries stronger, while making our own trade deficit grow and costing us jobs at the same time. How do we level the playing field? The field has been slanted towards other countries forever so to level that field Trump has very few ways. Tariffs is the most effective available.
Yea but it makes all the goods we buy much more expensive. not necessarily. Let's say Mexico sells us widgets for $10.00 a piece and Trump slaps a 25% tariff on that widget. Depending on the necessity to Americans of said widget there's a good chance consumers won't bye it. Which means the people in our country who import the widget to sell to consumers will no longer buy said widget at $10.00 because they can't sell it in the states for $12.50. So what is more subject to happen is the widget maker will lower his price to say $8.00 so the added tariff doesn't raise prices to high and he can still export said widget. The tariffs definitely hurt the country they are being put on much more than the American consumer.
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, bu... (show quote)



We have a few choices, let the offending nations keep screwing us or don't buy their stuff. I can go without if need be.

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Jun 1, 2019 09:53:13   #
MR Mister Loc: Washington DC
 
jimpack123 wrote:
but the company can only go so low then it is the customers that end up paying for it . China will take there time making a deal and the American consumer will foot the bill and remember it in November of 2020 just as the women's vote will remember the push to limit abortions and will be reminded about it though November of 2020. My prediction is bye bye Trump


Seems it's ok for you Koko lefties to murder a baby but you scream and yell about executing a guy that kills
a family. The left must be missing something in their make up.

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Jun 1, 2019 10:01:12   #
Liberty Tree
 
JFlorio wrote:
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, but not nearly as bad as the talking heads in the MSM or the globalists in the govt. would have you believe. Unfortunately poor policies passed by both sides of the aisle, have taken advantage of the American worker and made other countries stronger, while making our own trade deficit grow and costing us jobs at the same time. How do we level the playing field? The field has been slanted towards other countries forever so to level that field Trump has very few ways. Tariffs is the most effective available.
Yea but it makes all the goods we buy much more expensive. not necessarily. Let's say Mexico sells us widgets for $10.00 a piece and Trump slaps a 25% tariff on that widget. Depending on the necessity to Americans of said widget there's a good chance consumers won't bye it. Which means the people in our country who import the widget to sell to consumers will no longer buy said widget at $10.00 because they can't sell it in the states for $12.50. So what is more subject to happen is the widget maker will lower his price to say $8.00 so the added tariff doesn't raise prices to high and he can still export said widget. The tariffs definitely hurt the country they are being put on much more than the American consumer.
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, bu... (show quote)


liberals complain about tariffs hurting the consumer, but want to raise the minimum wage to ridiculous amounts for the job being performed and raise taxes on corporations. This cost jobs and the costs are passed on to consumers, but that is OK with liberals because that is what they are doing while tariffs are what someone else is doing. More liberal hypocrisy.

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Jun 1, 2019 10:06:27   #
Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon
 
I have no time to argue about the stupid tariffs. I am doing something about it. I am building a large pantry on and adding another deep freeze. When the tariffs hit I will still be eating very well.

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Jun 1, 2019 10:12:40   #
Gatsby
 
JFlorio wrote:
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, but not nearly as bad as the talking heads in the MSM or the globalists in the govt. would have you believe. Unfortunately poor policies passed by both sides of the aisle, have taken advantage of the American worker and made other countries stronger, while making our own trade deficit grow and costing us jobs at the same time. How do we level the playing field? The field has been slanted towards other countries forever so to level that field Trump has very few ways. Tariffs is the most effective available.
Yea but it makes all the goods we buy much more expensive. not necessarily. Let's say Mexico sells us widgets for $10.00 a piece and Trump slaps a 25% tariff on that widget. Depending on the necessity to Americans of said widget there's a good chance consumers won't bye it. Which means the people in our country who import the widget to sell to consumers will no longer buy said widget at $10.00 because they can't sell it in the states for $12.50. So what is more subject to happen is the widget maker will lower his price to say $8.00 so the added tariff doesn't raise prices to high and he can still export said widget. The tariffs definitely hurt the country they are being put on much more than the American consumer.
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, bu... (show quote)


Tariffs on Chinese imports won't cost me a dime, I have been boycotting their crap for 40 years.

Adding Mexico to my boycott list won't bother me a bit either.

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Jun 1, 2019 10:20:42   #
MR Mister Loc: Washington DC
 
Gatsby wrote:
Tariffs on Chinese imports won't cost me a dime, I have been boycotting their crap for 40 years.

Adding Mexico to my boycott list won't bother me a bit either.



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Jun 1, 2019 10:24:11   #
jimpack123 Loc: wisconsin
 
MR Mister wrote:
Seems it's ok for you Koko lefties to murder a baby but you scream and yell about executing a guy that kills
a family. The left must be missing something in their make up.


One thing Mr. ED I am all for tightening of abortions but 8 weeks sounds to extreme and if the woman was raped there should be a way to end the pregnancy. but it is the women's body and it still should be there choice

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Jun 1, 2019 10:28:01   #
archie bunker Loc: Texas
 
JFlorio wrote:
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, but not nearly as bad as the talking heads in the MSM or the globalists in the govt. would have you believe. Unfortunately poor policies passed by both sides of the aisle, have taken advantage of the American worker and made other countries stronger, while making our own trade deficit grow and costing us jobs at the same time. How do we level the playing field? The field has been slanted towards other countries forever so to level that field Trump has very few ways. Tariffs is the most effective available.
Yea but it makes all the goods we buy much more expensive. not necessarily. Let's say Mexico sells us widgets for $10.00 a piece and Trump slaps a 25% tariff on that widget. Depending on the necessity to Americans of said widget there's a good chance consumers won't bye it. Which means the people in our country who import the widget to sell to consumers will no longer buy said widget at $10.00 because they can't sell it in the states for $12.50. So what is more subject to happen is the widget maker will lower his price to say $8.00 so the added tariff doesn't raise prices to high and he can still export said widget. The tariffs definitely hurt the country they are being put on much more than the American consumer.
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, bu... (show quote)


My lifestyle hasn't changed a bit because of tariffs.
I'm about to need a new set of tires that likely will come from Mexico, and if I have to pay 3 bucks a tire more, so what? 12 bucks ain't gonna kill me. I can make that in 10 minutes.

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Jun 1, 2019 10:30:06   #
MR Mister Loc: Washington DC
 
jimpack123 wrote:
One thing Mr. ED I am all for tightening of abortions but 8 weeks sounds to extreme and if the woman was raped there should be a way to end the pregnancy. but it is the women's body and it still should be there choice


I'm not talking about abortion, I'm talking about killing a baby that is just days from being born or has already been born and then killed. That's called MURDER. The Democrats have no problem with this.

O' by the way there are over 60 methods of birth control. No woman should ever get pregnant unless she wants too. Well, any smart woman.

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Jun 1, 2019 10:33:35   #
debeda
 
JFlorio wrote:
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, but not nearly as bad as the talking heads in the MSM or the globalists in the govt. would have you believe. Unfortunately poor policies passed by both sides of the aisle, have taken advantage of the American worker and made other countries stronger, while making our own trade deficit grow and costing us jobs at the same time. How do we level the playing field? The field has been slanted towards other countries forever so to level that field Trump has very few ways. Tariffs is the most effective available.
Yea but it makes all the goods we buy much more expensive. not necessarily. Let's say Mexico sells us widgets for $10.00 a piece and Trump slaps a 25% tariff on that widget. Depending on the necessity to Americans of said widget there's a good chance consumers won't bye it. Which means the people in our country who import the widget to sell to consumers will no longer buy said widget at $10.00 because they can't sell it in the states for $12.50. So what is more subject to happen is the widget maker will lower his price to say $8.00 so the added tariff doesn't raise prices to high and he can still export said widget. The tariffs definitely hurt the country they are being put on much more than the American consumer.
Tariffs do hit the consumer in the pocket book, bu... (show quote)



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Jun 1, 2019 10:34:06   #
debeda
 
jimpack123 wrote:
but the company can only go so low then it is the customers that end up paying for it . China will take there time making a deal and the American consumer will foot the bill and remember it in November of 2020 just as the women's vote will remember the push to limit abortions and will be reminded about it though November of 2020. My prediction is bye bye Trump



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Jun 1, 2019 10:34:22   #
debeda
 
MR Mister wrote:
We have a few choices, let the offending nations keep screwing us or don't buy their stuff. I can go without if need be.



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