I didn't vote for long term tariffs.

[Mac-7]

This is a decade or longer process of making us, the peons, paying the price of tariff taxes before businesses can fully come back here to America and a lot of pain and suffering put on our shoulders, for what these businesses did, by leaving the USA in the first place....

Why oh why should we the people be punished so harshly for what the businesses did?

The choice is long term gain as opposed to short gratification

 

[hondo 50]

That's not wise. There are people who genuinely need it. Instead, revamp the vetting process.

Oh, please. The US consistently ranks as the most charitable country in the world every year. We are often #1.

"Conservatives" say they want change, but then back track with crap like this. This is why nothing changes.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Let's discuss WHY Trump is enacting these tariffs.

He wants them, in order to boost AMERICAN manufacturing and end, what he says, are unfair trade practices.
In addition, he's doing it as a way to force Canada and Mexico to stop the flow of illicit drugs and illegal aliens.

Let's see if it works, and yes there is going to be pain for at least some time.

 

[hondo 50]

This is a decade or longer process of making us, the peons, paying the price of tariff taxes before businesses can fully come back here to America and a lot of pain and suffering put on our shoulders, for what these businesses did, by leaving the USA in the first place....

Why oh why should we the people be punished so harshly for what the businesses did?

Who made you buy chink junk at walmarx?

 

[westwall]

Sure, but I didn't think he'd use them to this extent. My mistake entirely.

There will be short term pain, followed by long term relief.

 

[YoursTruly]

Stop listening to the media hype... we had tariffs under Obama Bush Clinton Biden and under Trump's first term... if we don't level the field the USA will never get back to glory... its time we defend this nation from abusive tariffs that are piled on us already....
The media wants us to believe we have the only tariffs... and that's a lie...

We're the ONLY ones who are going to be affected by Trumps tariff increases.
And what this is going to equate to, isn't more American jobs. But the quality of those imports getting worse.

Trump's not smart enough to address the USD value, that $36 trillion debt that's caused constant inflation increases for the last 50 years.
Need proof? When doge started finding all that fraud & waste, Trump said we could all get some big government check. Seems OUR money is burning a hole in HIS pocket.

 

[Mac-7]

Ohio State rules, baby!

They only beat us once

And this year is a new year

 

[bendog]

To all the well meaning folks who think "jobs are coming to America" because of tariffs... good luck with that.

Trump and his team of technocrats and transhumanists are actively working on moving everything to AI.... so eventually a lot people are going to be out of jobs.

Musk himself even publicly admitted that.

Wake up.

The problem is that if we start making Maytag washers in the US again, they'll cost what .... 5x? ... as much to meet what unions got before Reagan. Whose giving us the raises to buy this stuff. And personally, I prefer buying cheaper and not so good washer or tv, instead of using the same one for 50 years. There's a reason a mercedes can go a million miles.

 

[Mac1958]

Absolutely amazing that so many thought Trump could actually lower prices after the fact.

They believed the most obvious con man the country has ever seen.

We need to require basic economics education before people graduate high school.

 

[YoursTruly]

There will be short term pain, followed by long term relief.

That's what you get when you follow Melei's brand of fiscal conservatism. Cut overhead and stop printing money.
Trump wants to cut the current overhead and create NEW overhead. That will spend even more.
Why do you think he wants to eliminate the debt ceiling so bad?

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Republicans Are “Scared Sh*tless” of Trump’s Fans

Republican lawmakers who step out of line quickly face the wrath of Donald Trump’s fans.

newrepublic.com

The final straw that reportedly flipped Senator Thom Tillis’s vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were “credible death threats” against the North Carolina lawmaker, according to sources that spoke with Vanity Fair. Tillis was the final Republican holdout on confirming the former Fox News star to lead the Pentagon.

 

[hondo 50]

They only beat us once

And this year is a new year

Hey man; OSU--8 national titles.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Furious Trudeau calls Trump 'dumb' and vows to escalate trade war

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump's decision to level punishing tariffs on their country.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[hondo 50]

Republicans Are “Scared Sh*tless” of Trump’s Fans

Republican lawmakers who step out of line quickly face the wrath of Donald Trump’s fans.

newrepublic.com

No one is doing death threats. You geezers believe everything you read and hear on tee vee

 

[WEATHER53]

You didn’t vote at all

 

[Rambunctious]

We're the ONLY ones who are going to be affected by Trumps tariff increases.
And what this is going to equate to, isn't more American jobs. But the quality of those imports getting worse.

Trump's not smart enough to address the USD value, that $36 trillion debt that's caused constant inflation increases for the last 50 years.
Need proof? When doge started finding all that fraud & waste, Trump said we could all get some big government check. Seems OUR money is burning a hole in HIS pocket.

At least now you admit its our money....

 

[westwall]

That's what you get when you follow Melei's brand of fiscal conservatism. Cut overhead and stop printing money.
Trump wants to cut the current overhead and create NEW overhead. That will spend even more.
Why do you think he wants to eliminate the debt ceiling so bad?

So that the democrats can't constantly grind things to a halt.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

 

[hondo 50]

The problem is that if we start making Maytag washers in the US again, they'll cost what .... 5x? ... as much to meet what unions got before Reagan. Whose giving us the raises to buy this stuff. And personally, I prefer buying cheaper and not so good washer or tv, instead of using the same one for 50 years. There's a reason a mercedes can go a million miles.

lol The myth of Mercedes.

The nothing quite so expensive as an inexpensive used car.

 

[buttercup]

The problem is that if we start making Maytag washers in the US again, they'll cost what .... 5x? ... as much to meet what unions got before Reagan. Whose giving us the raises to buy this stuff. And personally, I prefer buying cheaper and not so good washer or tv, instead of using the same one for 50 years. There's a reason a mercedes can go a million miles.

I'm all for buying American. But it's kind of a moot point, when jobs are going to be LOST because they're moving everything to AI, as I said in post #120.

Tariffs only negatively affect us, the people.