I had a feeling this would happen.

[Rawley]

By other countries having tariffs on us, they already have barriers on our goods.

What happens if we do nothing at all?

Trillion dollar trade deficits.

There will always be a trade imbalance with smaller countries.

LOL A bit funny that you consider a $125 billion dollar trade deficit with Vietnam to be "small"

 

[ShahdagMountains]

Why do you trumpanzees always thinks Trump is God and a trustworthy competent individual?

They didn’t. As usual you over exaggerate.

 

[Rawley]

LOL God, I hated that song.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Trillion dollar trade deficits.

LOL A bit funny that you consider a $125 billion dollar trade deficit with Vietnam to be "small"

Population of Vietnam is 100 million, less than 1/3rd of ours.

GDP of Vietnam us 439B, ours is 28T.

You expect Vietnam to be able to import as much from us as we do from them? Or any small country for that matter?

 

[Rawley]

Population of Vietnam is 100 million, less than 1/3rd of ours.

GDP of Vietnam us 439B, ours is 28T.

You expect Vietnam to be able to import as much from us as we do from them? Or any small country for that matter?

Sure, why not? I expect a balanced trade. Their ability to import is proportional to their ability to export.

 

[Lesh]

You'd have us do nothing? Status quo?

Noting is sure better than disaster

 

[ThisIsMe]

Sure, why not? I expect a balanced trade. Their ability to import is proportional to their ability to export.

They don't have the need or the money to import as much as we do. They also have no need to import as much since they only have 1/3rd the people.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Noting is sure better than disaster

Long term..long term..

We'd not be in this situation if manufacturing hadn't been driven out of this country, due to cheaper goods from other countries....due to no tariffs...

We rely on everyone else to make our stuff for us, and now look where we are...at the while of those whom we are dependant upon

 

[Lesh]

Long term..long term..

We'd not be in this situation if manufacturing hadn't been driven out of this country, due to cheaper goods from other countries....due to no tariffs...

We rely on everyone else to make our stuff for us, and now look where we are...at the while of those whom we are dependant upon

Pretty good chance a lot of us won’t be around by the time Trump’s mess gets straightened out

 

[berg80]

China is now on the record with a government official saying the country "resolutely opposes" Dotard's 50% tariff threat and will retaliate.

 

[leftwinger]

They have no concept of money. 36 trillion dollars means nothing to them as they have no intention of ever paying it off and are perfectly fine with adding to it at infinitum.

Yep, they want your children to suffer later so they can "do it in the street" now.

 

[leftwinger]

Opposing these tariffs doesn't mean anyone is siding with China.

Uh? That's exactly the result.

 

[The Duke]

Incredible. A global embarrassment.

Get stuffed, you fuckin' retard. You ain't no foreign policy maker. I wouldn't trust you to stand up for somebody stronger than you, because you ain't worth doing so. Punk. STFU with your mouth. You ain't shit. Who in the fuck do you think you are to judge others? You're beneath most of the population.

 

[Lesh]

Get stuffed, you fuckin' retard. You ain't no foreign policy maker. I wouldn't trust you to stand up for somebosy stronger than you, because you ain't worth doing so. Punk. STFU with your mouth. You ain't shit. Who in the fuck do you think you are to judge others? You're beneath most of the population.

Wow. Triggered?

Snowflake

 

[The Duke]

Wow. Triggered?

Snowflake

More like tired of fucking douchebaggery.

 

[BluesLegend]

Get stuffed, you fuckin' retard. You ain't no foreign policy maker. I wouldn't trust you to stand up for somebody stronger than you, because you ain't worth doing so. Punk. STFU with your mouth. You ain't shit. Who in the fuck do you think you are to judge others? You're beneath most of the population.

That clown thinks he's smarter than everyone else, that's why his posts are so funny.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

OP has been struggling with severe TDS. Maybe they can help.

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/07/nx-s1-5351312/artificial-intelligence-mental-health-therapy

 

[The Duke]

OP has been struggling with severe TDS. Maybe they can help.

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/07/nx-s1-5351312/artificial-intelligence-mental-health-therapy

Who can help with TDS? It's bad. A dude sold a significant chunk of his portfolio today
I doubt things will drop much more, he could end up hosed.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Remember folks, the people saying we have to endure the pain of the stock market collapse, embrace the coming recession, and be more self reliant are the same folks who completely lost their shit at the mention of wearing a mask to save their grandmother's life.

They were correct about the masks. Are you saying they will be correct this time as well?

 

[Delldude]

Noting is sure better than disaster

And what about our interest payments on the national debt is 25% of our tax revenues now and growing daily. As it grows government spending will have to be reduced to divert tax revenue to the debt....or they could just print more money and increase inflation and borrowing......except there will be a point rather soon when no one wants to lend us cash anymore due to our financial dilemma. Moody's a week or so ago made comments about our credit rating may drop AGAIN.

So tell me about disaster. This is what Trump is trying to fend off. It's people like you who are too stupid to come to this realization.