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[EvilCat Breath]

Making Chinese goods more expensive will encourage American manufacturers to raise the price of American goods. In each case we will have inflation to an extent not seen during the Biden administration.

Uh huh. What happened last time tariffs were imposed? Did you know that fuckwad Biden kept many of Trump tariffs? On what products?

 

[protectionist]

That's what people were saying after the 1984 election when Reagan won 49 states.

Guess what?

But he didn't win before 25 million illegal alien Democrats left the US.

 

[protectionist]

In other words, you can't answer my question. The next time you go to a department store look where nearly everything is made. it is made in China. Now what do you think will happen when Trump puts a 60% tariff on that stuff? The price for American consumers will go way up. That sirrah is inflation. It will be so fast and obvious that the poorly educated people Trump pretends to love will notice it right away.

Were you living in a closet 2017-2020. There were tariffs galore, and prices for American consumers did not go way up. In fact, it was one of the least inflationary presidencies ever.

Inflation was very low for all 4 years. At times it was zero, and when Trump left office, it was only 1.4%. So recent history shows your theory does not hold water,

 

[Hector12]

Were you living in a closet 2017-2020. There were tariffs galore, and prices for American consumers did not go way up. In fact, it was one of the least inflationary presidencies ever.

Inflation was very low for all 4 years. At times it was zero, and when Trump left office, it was only 1.4%. So recent history shows your theory does not hold water,

There never was a seventy percent tariff on Chinese goods. That is what Trump plans to impose. Get back to me if that does not cause massive inflation. I do not think there should be any tariffs at all. I want the Chinese to be rewarded for producing quality consumer products at reasonable prices. I have been buying Chinese products for decades.

 

[protectionist]

There never was a seventy percent tariff on Chinese goods. That is what Trump plans to impose. Get back to me if that does not cause massive inflation. I do not think there should be any tariffs at all. I want the Chinese to be rewarded for producing quality consumer products at reasonable prices. I have been buying Chinese products for decades.

And have you owned a US business that went out of business because of having to compete with products made in China ?

Did you lose a job because your company closed, or was forced to let go workers ?

Did you throw away products because they were the junk quality that is typical of stuff made in China ? I think we've all done that, since about 1990.

Are you aware of the enormous risk (if not damage) to US national security that exist by us receiving Chinese made products in the US..?
According to a Maritime Administration advisory on last week’s executive order: “[ZPMC] (Chinese) cranes may, depending on their individual configurations, be controlled, serviced, and programmed from remote locations.” Equipped with a range of sensors to observe and record both physical and digital flows, the cranes provide an extraordinary centralized network for acquiring business intelligence that also creates collection opportunities on the military cargoes and personnel that routinely use commercial terminals. If the cranes were to malfunction or cease to operate normally, they could cripple U.S. transportation capacity, creating dangerous shortages and cascading supply chain failures. Such disruptive scenarios are no longer science fiction, as observed in recent cyber attacks like Volt Typhoon, a massive PRC exploitation of U.S. critical infrastructure IT systems, and the complete operational shutdown at DP World port facilities in Australia.

Washington Tackles a New National Security Threat: Chinese-Made Cranes

The cranes at U.S. ports are the latest target in the Biden administration’s efforts to secure supply chains and mitigate cybersecurity risks.

carnegieendowment.org

Are you aware that the U.S. may be exposed to the risk of vital supplies being cut off, sabotage, or espionage ? This could include steel, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, etc.

 

[Hector12]

And have you owned a US business that went out of business because of having to compete with products made in China ?

Did you lose a job because your company closed, or was forced to let go workers ?

Did you throw away products because they were the junk quality that is typical of stuff made in China ? I think we've all done that, since about 1990.

Are you aware of the enormous risk (if not damage) to US national security that exist by us receiving Chinese made products in the US..?
According to a Maritime Administration advisory on last week’s executive order: “[ZPMC] (Chinese) cranes may, depending on their individual configurations, be controlled, serviced, and programmed from remote locations.” Equipped with a range of sensors to observe and record both physical and digital flows, the cranes provide an extraordinary centralized network for acquiring business intelligence that also creates collection opportunities on the military cargoes and personnel that routinely use commercial terminals. If the cranes were to malfunction or cease to operate normally, they could cripple U.S. transportation capacity, creating dangerous shortages and cascading supply chain failures. Such disruptive scenarios are no longer science fiction, as observed in recent cyber attacks like Volt Typhoon, a massive PRC exploitation of U.S. critical infrastructure IT systems, and the complete operational shutdown at DP World port facilities in Australia.

Washington Tackles a New National Security Threat: Chinese-Made Cranes

The cranes at U.S. ports are the latest target in the Biden administration’s efforts to secure supply chains and mitigate cybersecurity risks.

carnegieendowment.org

Are you aware that the U.S. may be exposed to the risk of vital supplies being cut off, sabotage, or espionage ? This could include steel, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, etc.

None of that contradicts my assertion that Trump's tariffs will cause greater inflation than we experienced under Biden.

 

[MisterBeale]

Who thinks Biden voted for Trump?