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No. 2243940

Trump intends to pass major tariffs against China and other countries in an attempt to shore up American manufacturing, in effect this means a wide variety of goods will likely become significantly more expensive in the future. This thread is to help nonas plan and coordinate purchases in advance of the tariffs.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/trump-favors-huge-new-tariffs-how-do-they-work

>60% tariff on Chinese goods

>20% tariff on goods from anywhere else
>plan to repeal CHIPS act

Electronics in particular are expected to be worst hit. Gamer nonnies get your rigs built now.

No. 2243949

Over

No. 2243955

Well, I'm gonna go ahead and get my aliexpress orders in.

No. 2243999

>>2243955
what is on your purchase list?

No. 2244015

What do I buy now to get rich later?

No. 2244033

Remember that the goal isn't to bring manufacturing back and force people into buy domestic. The goal is to use these huge tariffs to fund massive tax cuts to the rich. He fucking said it out loud.

No. 2244039

>>2244033
you can't bring manufacturing back without subsidies, I never took seriously that this was going to bring jobs back

No. 2244048

>>2244015
There are potential arbitrage opportunities. Anything that is primarily made in China that the US does not produce is a good bet. Electronics is what you should be looking at.

No. 2244052

>>2244015
taaobao artist alley kawaii slop

No. 2244055

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>>2244015
Gold and silver.

No. 2244058

>>2244052
unironically yes

No. 2244069

>>2244033
Even the technical know how for these jobs has disappeared. It would take generations even with subsidies just to acquire and teach the knowledge for those jobs, which have been gone for so long that you have to start from scratch with buildings and equipment because so much progress has been made since the jobs were last done here.

No. 2244071

So are we speedrunning a recession or what? No one under 25 is ever going to move out of their parents' house…

No. 2244073

>>2244071
we have to hope Trump is so senile he forgot about this

No. 2244086

>>2244071
Speedrunning a depression eventually. Hey! Maybe we can just join a gang then.

No. 2244119

Isn't this a good thing in the end? Sure, it will be difficult for the short term because of price increases, but in a few years when American industry picks up, won't it all have been for the better? More jobs, more industry, more economic stimulation. I'm not trying to start an infight or anything, I just never understood WHY developed nations should stifle their own industry and betray their own workers in favor of subpar products produced by underpaid workers in foreign countries with laxer safety laws. I think in the big cities it's easy to forget that not everyone wants to be in the service industry or the tech industry, some people just want stable and secure jobs in factories close to home.

No. 2244128

>>2244119
It's bad because the industry literally doesn't exist. There is nothing to stimulate or protect.

No. 2244129

>>2244119
Because the increased cost of production won't create new jobs, it will just become more expensive for us.

No. 2244133

>>2244119
Nations have different lifespans than humans. "In the short term" for a nation could be like 10 years, 10 years for a person is a long time. 5 bad years are enough to prevent a person from ever financially recovering. The time to stop Free Trade was in the 80s and 90s. The factories are gone and the expertise and experience is gone, and these were things developed over the course of years if not decades. And now we need to rebuild from scratch.

If you're gonna impose these tariffs they should at least be paired with massive subsidies for domestic production to speed up development and cushion the cost for consumers but I'm skeptical that will happen.

No. 2244138

>>2244119
It will only be a good thing for people who don't have to work for a living and money is not much to think about

No. 2244149

>>2244119
Well nonnie, the famous republican president who historically fucked your country over called Ronald Reagan, the guy Trump is hardcore skinwalking, offshored all manufacturing jobs because rich businessmen wanted to get even richer and the stupid middle class bought into the trickle down lie. Now that those industry jobs have been moved away from the US into China and they're not coming back. Nobody is planning to bring them back. It would be too expensive to pay an American minimum wage, even with those tariffs it's still much cheaper to produce them in a sweatshop in Bangladesh. There's no expertise for those jobs left in the country. And with 60% and 20% tariffs it's going to start a global trade war so other countries will slap huge imports on US products too, something that already happened during Trump's first presidency. The tariffs that are collected from imports are used to fund all the tax cuts to the 1% they promised them.

No. 2244174

>>2244149
People are also just used to the cost of goods made abroad. They did used to have to pay American minimum wages. People owned less. It will be extremely hard to get them used to what it should actually cost to buy locally made goods after decades of cheap slop.

We really have to hope this doesn't get enacted.

No. 2244389

>>2244119
There are industries that have zero or very limited infrastructure and capital for 100% domestic production. It could easily take years and years, possibly decades depending on the industry to build that kind of infrastructure, develop the human capital necessary to contribute to that industry, and to make it sustainable over the long run, assuming it's even logistically possible since Trump wants to put a 20% tariff on literally everything and realistically America as a country can only produce so much by itself. Meanwhile, all goods become more expensive for everyone because
1. importers and producers who rely on imports (for example, raw materials) will pass the the tariff onto consumers
2. even if a good or service is 100% domestic it will skyrocket in demand in response to the tariffs, making it more expensive anyways
3. smaller businesses that rely on imports will heavily struggle or die
4. even if we succeed in making certain industries 100% domestic it will lead to more expensive goods and services anyways because labor costs in America are higher than abroad

This isn't even including the fact that other countries can introduce retaliatory tariffs which harm American exports

All of this heavily affects lower-income/"middle class" Americans more, because they spend a larger portion of their income on actually purchasing goods and services, while the wealthy tend to either save or purchase assets (such as stock or real estate). Elon Musk, one of Trump's biggest dickriders, flat out admitted that Trump's policies will crash the economy, but that's what he wants, because he wants a "reset" that will lead to a new economy with fewer regulations. So the wealthy are more than happy to sacrifice everyone else's prosperity since they are able to coast through the difficult economic times, and are unabashedly admitting to it openly.

Trump's entire campaign complained about "inflation" but ironically enough one of his main proposed economic policies will objectively lead to more inflation. He has tried to introduce another major policy, abolishing the federal income tax, to try to compensate for this but once again that disproportionately benefits the wealthy (more specifically high income earners) over everyone else because they pay significantly more in taxes, lower-income individuals will barely even be affected by it being abolished.

Putting all of this together the idea that Trump is in it for the working class is completely laughable. What few actual economic policies he has actually elaborated on are always tailored to favor the wealthy or the elite over everyone else. Yet despite this all, Trump is "good for the economy", whatever that is supposed to mean.

No. 2244460

This fucking faggot I want this fucking faggot dead. What American manufacturing. Where? I can't believe this retardation.

No. 2244666

Gamernonas, what PC parts should I prioritize getting first? New CPU or new SSD?

No. 2244672

>>2244119
>in a few years
No. Also please research why all of these jobs were outsourced to begin with.

No. 2244695

>>2243955
isnt trump a russian ( and in turn a chinese) asset?

No. 2245056

>>2244015
Anything you can sell at a markup, is easy to store and ship, and appeals to a wide audience. Basically, what >>2244052 said. Stock up on pins and acrylic goods like keychains, which cost a lot more to produce in the USA, plus boxes, mailers, anything like that.
>>2244389
Absolutely this. It's going to completely fuck the economy over and everyone but the super wealthy will be fucked over alongside it.

No. 2245084

Fuck. I’ve been trying to save up for a house, but now I feel like I need to drop a few grand to replace my aging electronics. I typically use my shit until it breaks or becomes inconvenient to use, but I think I’m only going to get maybe another year or two out of my phone and laptop anyway, so I might as well replace them now

No. 2245121


No. 2245592

>>2245084
Same, guess I'll just have to panhandle for a cardboard box in the gutter

No. 2245604

>>2243940
>Trump intends to pass major tariffs against China
GOOD. Fuck commies. Fuck Chinese commies. And fuck Xi. Hope Mainland splinters into separate countries.

No. 2245689

>>2245084
He wont be sworn in for like three months and it will take a whe before he can actually impose tariffs

>>2245056
I’m pretty sure most bubble mailers are also imported from China so yeah

No. 2245695

>>2245604
We don't make shit here anon, we won't be able to afford anything

No. 2245769

Kek get fucked ameritards also was a separate thread really needed? Cant you discuss this in the America thread?(shitposting)

No. 2245781

>>2245769
People expressed interest in a separate thread

No. 2245788

>>2245695
>what is Mexico
Oh no, now you have to fork out +1$ for useless plastic trash you use maybe twice before shelving it.

No. 2245822

>>2245788
Trump also wants to impose tariffs on Mexico

No. 2245839

>>2245788
>dollar sign in the wrong place
You're not even American.

No. 2245842

I would love for american manifacturing to come back big time. But it should focus on pushing a mark of quality and exporting like some european countries do. I have a table made by an american union factory I use for work and it's the best thing I've ever owned

No. 2245891

Guess I should get my iPhone 16 upgrade? god damn

No. 2245915

>>2245891
You probably should. There’s no downside. You were going to upgrade eventually anyway right?

No. 2245932

>>2245695
This is what boggles my mind. Have people like that never looked at the labels on anything they own? Almost everything is made in China. Putting a massive tariff on almost everything is just going to make things more expensive. It’s not going to make factories magically appear with plentiful jobs. If they truly wanted that, they be providing subsidies to make that happen

No. 2245937

I have a small inheritance I want to withdraw. It's about 25k. If I was going to move anywhere and spend it, where should I go? Has to be in the US because I haven't updated my passport. I'm not using any of it to pay off my medical debt because if I do I'll be down to like 15k. When I finish draining it I'll probably commit suicide if I don't have a stable life and stable job. What should I do.

No. 2245999

>>2245937
Update your passport, your money will go farther other places.

No. 2246020

Hawaiianon here. What the hell do I do? I can’t move out because my medical insurance is covered here and my boyfriend just started his new job here. I’m genuinely terrified by the tariffs because our entire state is dependent on imported products. The taxes are incredibly high here, it’s like $8 per gallon of milk. My entire family is here and I don’t know how to prepare for this. My retarded parents voted for trump and I told them it will backfire on them, and they didn’t listen. I can’t love out because I have a retina specialist for something personal, but I have to see them yearly. My health insurance is only with a few selected states.

No. 2246021

>>2245937
You can rush a passport in ~2 months. Get that shit in now.

No. 2246029

>>2245937
same as other nona said, make sure your passport is up to date. move to an english speaking country for ease of transition if you aren't bilingual, look at the countries who's money isnt as strong as the us dollar. or just fly to swizterland and commit sudoku in a pod.

No. 2246044

>>2246020
I wonder if it might be possible to get involved with local politics to try to carve out some sort of exception? Are you in a position to grow some of your own food?

No. 2246054

>>2246020
What other states accept your insurance? What retina issue do you have? Perhaps it would be cheaper to move states and get medical care in Mexico if you only need a once yearly check up.

No. 2246078

>>2245999
>>2246029
>>2246021
Samefag but I also have mental health issues and need my bipolar medication or some form of it and I'm in a similar situation to Hawaii anon where my insurance is state specific. What the fuck do I do there? I've got coverage until early January and then poof and I don't think mine is particularly cheap without insurance. I'm on anticonvulsants. The only fear is if I switch back to lamotrigane from oxcarbazepine is that I'll have a potential allergic reaction again which is what happened the first time and the only reason I went off lamotrigane. I can't handle being on antipsychotics. I tried several.

No. 2246110

>>2246078
Unless the ACA gets overturned I think the cost of your medication should remain the same even with tariffs it’s the cost of everything else you will need to be careful with.

No. 2246139

I don't even know what things I'll need to buy a year from now. Almost all of my purchases are repairs of existing items I own and stuff for my daughter.

No. 2246171

>>2246054
They don't know if it's a progressive eye disease or not. I have to get a yearly check up to see if it's progressive. There is only 4-5 other states IIRC, I am with kaiser. I just also don't want to move out because I know nobody else anywhere outside of Hawaii, my mom and whatnot live there. I am terrified of moving out of Hawaii in case my mom gets cancer again.

No. 2246188

>>2246171
I would like to clarify that they first thought it was retinitis pigmentosa, but the yearly check up is to tell if its progressive or benign. I had no progression in the last 6 months, but because RP specifically is so unknown, it's difficult to tell if its just very slow or just benign. I am 21, they only detected this now because my mom asked for a full comprehensive eye exam before vision care ends at 21. I am genuinely terrified in case this is progressive, because treatments were going so well, but now I'm worried trumps policies and whatnot may cut funds for said research for these diseases. I hope it isnt progressive, but the eye doctor said if the genetics come back inconclusive they won't know what it is and all that can tell is the checkups, which is why it's crucial for me to go to them. I can't move, all my previous doctors and all my history is here, all my family. If the eye disease is progressive, there is nowhere else I can go if I end up blind, my mom and the rest of the family is here, and they were all born here.

No. 2246291

>>2245604
You're beyond retarded nonna I don't know what to say. The world is falling apart and you care about the Chinese. Pure American political brainrot. Btw I'm just a Eurofag lurking here and you Americans are one of a kind. Lol. Lmao even.

No. 2246356

>>2246188
I remember you from another thread. Did your doc start you on vitamin A or other antioxidant supplements? I read that would help.

No. 2246451

>>2246356
No, but they said it could be benign. They said nothing else can tell what it is except time if the genetics come back nonconclusive. Right now, it is asymptomatic. They are not entirely sure if it is retinitis pigmentosa or something else, because he said the images is completely identical and shown no progression the past 6 months. I'm just trying to eat 2 cups of cooked spinach a day for vitamin A just in case. They don't know if it's benign or progressive, so I am hoping it's benign.

No. 2246541

>>2246451
Consider getting tested to see if you can convert beta-carotene to vitamin A, many people have a (common) gene variant that impairs their ability to absorb vitamin A from anything but animal sources.

No. 2246562

>>2244666
CPU I think. You have more options for non-China made SSDs.

No. 2246645

>>2244389
Great post, nonnie

No. 2246646

>>2244666
your graphics card
>>2246029
>move to an english speaking country for ease of transition
>look at the countries who's money isnt as strong as the us dollar
pick one

No. 2246647

He isnt going to do shit against China.

No. 2246742

>>2246647
there's basically no downside to being cautious and making purchases you would have made anyway early in the event the tariffs do pass. I hope he forgets about this.

No. 2246753

Idealistically I don’t hate the idea of less foreign dependence, less exploitation, less consumerism overall. Kiel James Patrick sweaters pissed me off the other day, 70% acrylic made in China for $128 - put an end to that nonsense. If my tacky golden retriever sweater is going to cost as much as a week of groceries it better be 100% wool handmade by a nice little old lady in Maine. But I like the idea that it could potentially revive the rust belt. It would take decades though - if not simply for the fact that all the unwanted babies need to ripen to work these new manufacturing jobs. But also I think he’ll forget all this because what the hell is Apple, Tesla, Amazon going to do without China? Get real.

As far as preparing, the American auto industry is long dead so get your cars serviced now I guess.

No. 2247109

>>2246020 i'm in alaska and feel your pain. it's so fucking expensive to live here already, with trump imposing tariffs i'm going to have to just order shit to my parents house in the midwest and have them send it USPS flat rate lol. that is if he doesn't continue to gut the USPS. fuccccckkk i barely got through the first four years, how the fuck are we going to get through another four
>>2244389 great explanation, i hope you work in education nonny

No. 2247130

>>2246753
I think a lot of people would be OK with a more autarkic economy in theory it's just the getting there that's gonna be real tough. It will be years of making do with shitty prices hoping for domestic production to gear up and stabilize.

>>2247109
What keeps you in Alaska?

No. 2247305


No. 2247384

>>2244672
Horrible environmental impacts were one, nonnie. Rivers used to catch on fire they were so polluted. See China, India today…>>2244119

No. 2247423

>>2247384
True. Pollution was so bad that by 1970s there were several major environmental scandals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin-Buc_Landfill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_the_Drums
Love Canal is particularly interesting because it was an environmental justice campaign ran almost entirely by women.

No. 2247661

>>2243940
hey retard most of trumps tariffs are already in place because the biden regime never got rid of them in fact they added more to them.

No. 2247672

>>2246110
I'm on the cheapy Obamacare insurance which isn't great but if Trump overturned it and the cost of my meds skyrocketed I just might go to Washington to choke him to death myself out of frustration because I fucking need that shit or I will literally die. I forgot to refill and I went 3 doses without my meds and almost fainted. When I was off them I was absolutely uncontrolled and nuts and I cannot afford to stop medication now that I'm on it because withdrawal might kill me. This shit isn't even benzos btw

No. 2247685

>>2247661
Hey retard, they're talking about new ones you fucking retard

No. 2247695

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Jodi I have a job for you

No. 2247987

>>2243940
This. And i don't want to fearmonger more, but as a 3rd worlder I have already lived through something similar so i have a few points that i want to add:
1) The industry that suffers the most from this it's the healthcare industry, both animal and human. Medications, goods, appliances, repairs, exty, every part of this it's either wholly outsourced and no one remembers how to do it anymore or the components needed to develop it come from different parts of the world with different patents. Simple things like syringes or common medications might be fine, anything more complex like ncu units & equipment or repair and maintenance CT scanners, no.
And if animal healthcare lacks, you become extra vulnerable to zoonotic diseases. fun stuff.
3) the second biggest victim are the semi-industrial & medium sized electronics. There will always be a black market for phone and laptop parts, but if you need something larger than a tablet or specific tools you're out of luck.
2) everyone wants to sell cheap & easy things to manufacture and can hit the markets quickly. Plastic cups, cheap toys, bullshit like that. No one wants to do the heavy lifting and manufacture vital but not easly selleable things. I won't worry about kawiwi shit or makeup, but the manofacturing of The Specific Bolt That NCU Units Use is a less attractive market.
4) Repairmen become gods among men even if half of their jobs is just wonkly patch things up so they they survive a couple more weeks. The ability to prevent hindances goes out of the window, you don't know how badly things can get until it happen
5) The industry begins to lag and stagnate because most efforts are made to repair, maintain and produce things that already exist instead of manufacturing new things. This is how China gets several times better than you.

No. 2248926

how will this effect books? asking because I buy a lot of danmei

No. 2248944

>>2247695
Damn even in prison she still looks cute KEK

No. 2249978

>>2248926
I think it wouldn't, isn't most danmei sold in the US still printed and bound within US borders?

No. 2250006

>>2249978
I don't know how this will effect the intellectual property of foreign nationals + what if the paper and ink are from other countries. 7seas is the major English company selling danmei but a lot of the books I own say printed in Canada. One independent American publisher just announced that they were going out of business so I panicked.

No. 2250014

>>2250006
Correct me if I'm wrong but America produces a lot of paper iirc and ink isn't difficult to manufacture. If tariffs are going to affect danmei it will be because of IP, not physical materials.

No. 2250037

>>2250014
I think your right about the ink and paper. I hope Chinese intellectual properties aren't attacked. I just don't really know how all this will work out.

No. 2250132

As a eurofag - will this affect makeup? Guess I need to finally do that Glossier order before January lol

No. 2250363

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>>2250006
Oh fuck. This is the worst way to find out about it.
https://nitter.poast.org/PFH_Blossom/

No. 2250368

>>2250132
the tariffs are on imports to america

No. 2250393

What foods do you nonnies think this will effect the most? I buy beef and lamb from aldi which comes from Australia, it's already increased in price from last year. I plan on stocking up more than I usually do. I know China relies on the US for pork, even having their own factories in America just to ship back to them.

No. 2250412

>>2250393
Condiments and super processed foods for sure. Coffee will go up. America has too many imports so I cant list every. Look inside your pantry and Google where your stuff comes from. My family's will be hit hard by tariffs. I'm lucky to live in a rural farm place so produce and meat are local. Btw if you don't have a deep freezer get one soon if you can. My family lived off ours for much of the Covid shutdown. If you can, find local farmers and buy what you can from them. Stands on the sides of the roads, farmers markets, Facebook marketplace, all might have some local produce. Invest in getting an animal butchered for yourself if you can. If you hunt, please try and preserve as much of the animal as you can. A deer can last a long time even for a medium sized family. Don't forget boars too.

No. 2250735

I'm tired of cheap Chinese carcinogenic bullshit anyway. Hopefully we can have American made products now, even if they are expensive.

No. 2250768

>>2250735
same. I'm still expecting this to have a lot of negative consequences, since we haven't had manufacturing here in ages and it won't just pop into existence because of tariffs. Even if everything become made in the US on non-slave wages the extra costs will be on the consumer like always. but the one silver lining is that maybe those temu/shien influencers like you see in the consoom thread will become less relevant once nobody can afford that stuff, maybe my mom will stop unloading plastic clothes from her shopping addictions on me kek

No. 2250973

>>2250735
Decades ago when we did make the products here, they were made out of carcinogens as well. We just moved all that shit out to China because people were pissed that the water kept getting poisoned

No. 2251839

I need to vent/bitch about this since I do home remodels. I was just at Pacific Sales, I know they're owned by Best Buy, but there's already a sign on the door that they're increasing prices on products starting January 1st. It's entirely possible they're taking advantage and gouging, since this is all just under the expectation tariffs will be imposed, not after the fact. Point being:

I cannot stress enough that if you were THINKING about getting a new appliance, fridge, washing machine, microwave, ANYTHING - oh my god buy it now. They'll hike prices and use tariffs as an excuse whether they pass or not. Lock in a price now just to have it and make sure you own it. It may not be an immediately visible increase across the board - it'll depend on the brand - but prices will increase due to a lot of individual parts inside appliances needing to be imported. Whether that's heating elements, motors, light bulbs, heatsinks in lights, power cables, water dispensers, small plastic housings, etc etc etc, even if it's assembled in the US, those parts have to come from somewhere. This would also hit any imports that show up in Home Depot or really any hardware store. Drywall mud made in China, cabinet hardware, sprays, foams, rough-in boxes for wall sockets, electrical parts - all of it will just be more expensive even if it's negligible. I genuinely hope he doesn't target the EU because that can also affect slab yards (a lot of tile and countertops come from Italy/Spain) and most luxury furniture.

If you have low-IQ family members who seriously think a tariff is a one-way tax on China, the easiest way to explain it to them is that it's a payment AT PORT WHEN THE PRODUCT ARRIVES, not just a magical annual tax bill to Xi. That product, on arrival, is now some % more expensive both ways. The company making it now has to make up that difference because they're paying to import in the first place. The consumer eats the cost because they can't stay in business by just paying more in general with nothing to bolster sales. There's no way on Earth it'll lead to more American manufacturing in a reasonable amount of time, since outsourcing for electronics especially became so popular decades ago, it became a standard. >>2244389 is a very good explanation overall as to why it won't work. Some companies might pull it off if they already have good vertical integration - as in, also owning companies that get the raw materials - but most won't. This is a good post >>2247987 repealing the CHIPS act is fucking dumb because that means little Timmy's gaming rig is easily a few grand more expensive with less options for what to even put in it.

Another slightly worrying knock-on effect is if he imposes tariffs, it's possible companies will just close business or merge since they won't be able to stay afloat anyway. Buying power goes down, people hold off on doing repairs/remodels, the already-expensive oven is now $1k more… so people just don't buy. Companies shutting down and closing overseas factories also means less jobs in that country. It'll hit everyone in different ways and it's not great.

>>2250735
It's worth noting that a lot of outsourcing to China is because they have very lax laws on chemical dumping and little punishment for poor factory conditions. As >>2250973 said, we were already making things kinda toxic, it had real consequences, so we sent it away so someone else could make it. China sortof doesn't have an EPA, and a lot of punishment for poor environmental conditions doesn't extend to rural areas or facilities that the government is quiet about. They'll show and save face for US news outlets, but the reality is pretty grim in actual factory floors. There's a good reason that poor quality is hidden from easy at-home scrutiny.

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>>2244119
>>2250735
Issue is, even if we magically did get countless of factories to pop up tomorrow and enough workers to work them daily, there are some resources that are just not available in our region. We don't have all types of rare earth deposits here. Even if we did start mining them again, like >>2250973 said, people were pissed because it poisoned our water supplies. We could make lithium molybdenum oxide batteries here again but it'll ruin our environment - hence why Trump/Musk/etc want to get rid of environmental regulations. Because we have it so good now, no one remembers the nasty smog that engulfed cities back in the day.

No. 2252117

>>2251839
>They'll hike prices and use tariffs as an excuse whether they pass or not.
Yeah. It will be a very convenient excuse. So what if the washing machine is Made in Thailand. The seller will lie through their teeth and make up bullshit you won't be able to verify.

No. 2252121

>>2251839
>Another slightly worrying knock-on effect is if he imposes tariffs, it's possible companies will just close business or merge since they won't be able to stay afloat anyway. Buying power goes down, people hold off on doing repairs/remodels, the already-expensive oven is now $1k more… so people just don't buy. Companies shutting down and closing overseas factories also means less jobs in that country. It'll hit everyone in different ways and it's not great.
Fewer jobs in China and more in SEA and Latin America is a good thing.

No. 2258885

>>2250014
Press(wo)man here! You're right; because of the cost of shipping for paper, it's much cheaper to make right here in the states.
As far as ink goes, we have ink manufacturers here. What becomes an issue are the components to make it: dye and pigment. Some are in-house; some are imported. Dye based inks don't last long and might fade/eat through the paper. Pigments can be synthetically made, but that comes down to, yet again, the possibility of exported components.
At the absolute worst, we'll have no shortage of paper goods.

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>>2244119
If Trump cared about bringing back domestic manufacturing, he wouldn’t be repealing the CHIPS act. The explicit purpose of the CHIPS act is to invest in US high tech sectors to lessen our dependence on China. Why he wants to repeal this act, I have no clue. CHIPS act would be great for the economy and National security, but I guess Biden touched it so it’s bad.

No. 2259220

I wonder if coffee gets too expensive how much will employee productivity decrease

No. 2259225

>>2259220
Perhaps people would switch to tea or yaupon holly? Yaupon can be grown in the US.

No. 2259439

>>2243940
i don’t know if i should splurge on a new laptop for black friday or not kek

No. 2259491

>>2259220
Coffee is only expensive if you buy it out instead of making it yourself. French presses are extremely cheap and easy to use.

No. 2259600

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This is so disheartening to read about as a college student. I thought the economy will be in a relatively stable condition after I graduate but it seems like the tariffs are going to fuck people up for at least a decade. I wish I had a stable job so I can at least invest in items to possibly resell but I'm too poor and busy to think about things like that.

No. 2259640

>>2259600
Same nonna. I graduate next month and it looks like there’s nothing to look forward to.



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