Was he actually thinking that those $450 were just gifted by the exporter?
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How does this benefit me?
Is the satisfaction of making dear leader and his rich friends richer not enough for you?
Bro… dear leader is sending everyone $2000 for how rich the tariffs made him, and he doesn’t even need congressional approval to do so… much like blowing up random boats in international waters and attempting to steal Greenland.
He must be a domestic terrorist or something if he’s not unequivocally grateful for the opportunity to personally enrich dear leader!
In theory by making him not buy from a Spanish supplier and choosing a cheaper American one (given the tariffs), strengthening America’s industry, creating a stronger economy that leads to prosperity, better education, healthcare, habitation and salaries.
IN THEORY
I bet he didn’t even say thank you for the opportunity to
führerfurther line their pocketsHahaha thank you for the laugh and not only with the golden call back to Zelenskyy!
There are plenty of benefits - dei is illegal, trans folks aren’t able to compete in women’s sports, brown people are afraid to go outside. Does that supersede $450? You tell me.
So here is what you do:
- Shout out loud: “Teehee I am a foreign company now!”
- Pay your extra Glorious Golden Donny Dollars
- Get item (maybe)
- Get shot (eventually) (probably)
At first you think he may just be naive of how tarrifs work. Which is still true, but it doesn’t explicitly label him as maga.
Then he says this…
How does this benefit me?
And there it is. The selfish attitude that tells me he voted for this exact outcome without a clue what that outcome actually was. Just voted for his team, and didn’t bother with the details. Oh well. Have the day you voted for.
Not only that but imagine if he was right and the seller paid the tariff, does he honestly think they would just eat the loss?
He thinks mexico paid for the wall.
He thinks the wall was fully built years ago in trumps first term.
He believes trump tells the truth.
In other words, he did “his own research”, which consisted of believing his own biases, and confirming them in an echo chamber.
It’s amazing how some people still don’t fully grasp that Trump supporters don’t look at the world, they just look at Trump to tell them what they would see if they did.
no they actually look at fox, and even what some right wing grifter tells them. trump is just there as “eye candy” for these companies and people.
:)
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Anyone with an ounce of wit knew it was an import tax on Americans from day one. Some people are just oblivious.
This is literally how tariffs work. They don’t benefit you. They fuck you in your anus. We tried to tell you.
“But…I didn’t think it would be my anus!”
Leopards at my anus.
Seen that one
It’s all those woke economists’ fault (and literally anyone else who understands anything)!
woke economist
Oof, what an oxymoron 🤣
Wokenomics!
Thanks Obama!
If all the SMART people weren’t so WOKE then MAYBE I’d listen to them and we’d get some ACTUAL WORK done around here!!!
(Sorry to steal your comment, BigMacHole)
wish they did 😔
Sadly there are tariffs on those toys too. :(
You have to pay extra to get fucked.
😔
For fairness here, tarrifs can be beneficial and useful when specifically targeted at industries which you can compete globally in with commensurate subsidies. In other words, universal tarrifs is the same as shooting your own nuts off, but targeted tarrifs can be helpful in growing specific industries you can grow.
All tarrifs are paid by the population of the country doing the tarrifing, but when it’s well thought out and specifically targeted it can be a good thing.
Lastly, for clarity, fuck trump, what he’s doing is incredibly stupid and will only hurt US citizens.
It’s also incredibly stupid that they tariff components.
If a US company wants to build a dishwasher then they’re probably going to have to buy some parts from China, because the US lacks vertical integration, except they’re not going to because those parts are also tariffed. So you might as well just make the dishwasher in China and pay a single tariff on the whole thing.
Is it possible that the Trump administration is just made up of idiots?
Possible? Donald Jesus Trump or his fapostles idiots? How could it be???
Possible? Donald Jesus Trump or his fapostles idiots? How could it be???
Aren’t taxes supposed to be paid according to the “tax incidence”, which depends on the elasticity of supply and demand? (Basically, how easy it is for respectively the seller and the buyer to find alternatives?) I guess that since a lot of products dont have domestic alternatives, US buyers have few alternatives, whereas foreign sellers have many (they dont necessarily have to sell to the US). As a result, yes, the US buyer will be paying most of the tariffs?
Also: I think it would make more sense for those targeted tariffs to be one of the last steps in creating a home-grown industry, and not one of the first. Rather than slapping down some tariffs and hoping that your captains of industry will build the infrastructure to meet the demand, you’d instead want to subsidize the industry first, and only put the tariffs in place to curb imports once domestic production has ramped up. By applying the tariffs first, you’re just taxing your population with no incentive for change, because the demand doesn’t disappear while waiting for the industry to be built, and the people who might do the building can just pass the import costs on to the consumer anyhow.
Don’t forget the damage done by being so wildly inconsistent in maintaining the policy. MAYBE someone would invest in building production to take advantage of the tariff protections. However when you cancel the tariffs a month later, then reinstate them, then lower them, raise them, cancel them, and renew them again like a child mashing buttons, nobody will EVER invest in national production because they can’t expect those tariffs to still be there when the factories are ready. Trump would have to actively try to do more economic damage than he has already.
Now you’re thinking with tarrifs!
Let them do their own research now.
If they fucked me in the I’d at least have a good time. They fuck me in the wallet, which hurts a lot and not in a sexy way.
It’s almost like the extreme radical left domestic terrorist demoncrats didn’t eli5 how tariffs work from day one!
I just ate $34.80 in import fees for a sweater recently. It’s rough. The pig will swing soon.
When the current ways fail, return to the old ways.
Knitting a jumper requires time, patience, and a modicum of skill but nothing outside the ability of a determined beginner. It can be done while watching TV!
You can also make it 100% wool instead of acrylic or polyester, which most clothes are made from now-a-days. Therefore being warmer, longer lasting, slightly water resistant, more sustainable, and considerably more environmentally friendly when it inevitably meets its demise many years from now.
$34.80 would go a long way in covering the cost of the wool, potentially even all of it depending on the type chosen and your location.
Next thing you know you’ll be surrounded by your own-made blankets and scarves wondering why you ever put up with the plastic crap we’re sold in shops. And the warmest you’ve ever been!
I wish that I could make stuff, but you see how my right hand is curling a bit in the picture despite me trying to keep it straight?
Sadly, two strokes have done a number in my motor skills. My cane is resting just out of frame and I’m precariously balanced in that shot.
I didn’t see your picture before commenting. I’m sorry to hear that. I like your drip though, very avante garde!
You must have skills to knit a sweater while watching tv. I can’t even do a plain, no pattern, knit stitch only scarf without staring at it. I can listen to podcasts or something, just no looking away.
Watching is a strong word to be fair haha
Zoning in and out
Is it at least a good sweater?
I had an imported parcel get lost last year, and the seller was kind enough to just send out another. I paid the fees for the replacement and then after six months the original parcel showed up. Funny how that happens.
My fashion sense used to have me looking like I was in a yet-unreleased Final Fantasy, but the further we go into fascism times, the more I end up drifting away from that. One of my friends recently said I look like an android refugee. I suppose she’s not wrong. Most of my wardrobe is like this now.
I’m no fashion icon but I do find it annoying that most clothing I come across is symmetrical. I don’t know what I like more, the asymmetry or the pocket of champions. Incredible.
If you have a link to wherever you got it I wouldn’t mind having a window shop. Thanks for sharing!
Yup! For stuff that fits this vibe, I usually hit up ZOLNAR on Etsy, but their stuff often feels more like uniforms than street clothes; and Navaho Clothing there, which is where this piece came from.
I’m not much of an advertiser and I’m not really about spamming that stuff, so there’s no links. Hope that’s okay!
Android refugee isn’t a bad look, it looks very cool.
Omg that is a fantastic sweater. I’m temporarily handicapped at the moment, have to use crutches or zimmer, and that there is the pocket of dreams. You look super stylish. I’m sorry to hear of your health woes - I hope some recovery is possible.
My second stroke was over two years ago. Physical therapy every day! Gotta keep at it!
I’m terrible at Megabonk though, just like everyone else. And I play a lot of solo board games to help with the motor function! Currently neck-deep in Arydia and Stars of Akarios!
What you mad at lil bro? that’s called making america great again! Next time you order your equipment from USA 🏈🦅
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“But they don’t make it here, everything is offshored.”
“Oh, well, should have thought of that first.”
Happens every time, dang it
Surprise! You’re being taxed. They use tariffs because you don’t know what the word means
Another Magat that’s only slightly more intelligent than a bar of soap.
It appears that Dan is suffering from a case of “really fucking stupid.”
