Darkwind
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They don't understand supply and demand.
Trump Admin moves to Restate Tariffs and Tax Americans
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Zincwarrior
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No you idiot. It increases the prices domestic manufacturers have both in material inputs and demand for their products. Did you fail 4th grade math? Idiot.
No. Its literally a tax on the importer. You damn ******* idiot.
Hafar1014
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If my product isnt selling I have to lower the price. I owned two retail stores. Options are find another supplier. THe manufacturer will lower the cost as well becvause I wont buy from him. Demond drops prices drop
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Tough shit. Maybe those companies who import foreign goods should find domestic sources instead.
I'd gladly pay more for products that created American jobs.
Zincwarrior
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Which are also impacted both by tariffs and by increased demand. Its like no one took economics, or basic math.
Good for you **** nuts. The rest of us are tired of increasing prices for no reason.
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GOOD. Americans who choose to buy foreign products SHOULD pay more for them. Don’t like it - but American.
Hmmmm, how does that work???
Many items we buy, are no longer manufactured in America. We can't choose to buy American as a patriot, if America no longer manufactures it.
It's not as SIMPLE as you think.....
Darkwind
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Nike does not publish per‑model factory costs, but independent breakdowns and industry sources give a reasonable range for both production and wholesale prices.oreateai+2
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So, a 10% tariff on any one of these types of shoes adds less than 6 dollars total to the cost to import.
If they wholesale at 55 per unit and sell them for 150 per unit, a 5-dollar-per-unit tariff is hardly onerous.
The same math can be applied to other goods imported into the US.
Meanwhile, the US has its goods tariffed right out of competition in every nation around the world that does business with us. Essentially, closing their markets to our goods while the quislineg left whine that we have to pay a few bucks more for luxury items.
Isn't that their line when it comes to taxation? They'd be willing to pay a few dollars more per paycheck for the services that aid in keeping Americans wholly dependent upon our government?
Factory cost per pair
For a typical Nike sneaker in the roughly 100–120 dollar retail range:- Chron (Business Insider reprint) estimated about 30 dollars total cost for a 100 dollar Nike sneaker (materials, labor, factory overhead and profit, plus basic logistics).[chron]
- A detailed cost analysis for Nike Air Force 1s (115 dollar retail) puts Nike’s production + freight + import duty around 30–33 dollars per pair before corporate overhead and marketing.[instagram]
- A broader industry estimate suggests Nike’s production expenses (materials, labor, factory overhead) generally fall around 25–50 dollars per pair, depending on model complexity and materials.[oreateai]
Wholesale price per unit
Nike usually sells footwear to retailers at about half of suggested retail (MSRP).- The Air Force 1 example: retail 115 dollars, Nike’s wholesale price to Foot Locker/JD/Finish Line is about 57.50 dollars, essentially 50 percent of MSRP.[instagram]
- Industry commentary and retailer discussions indicate many athletic shoes are wholesaled at roughly 50–55 percent of MSRP, with retailers taking the remaining margin at full retail price.reddit+2
- An analysis of a generic Nike‑style 100 dollar sneaker suggests around 50 dollars of the consumer price goes to the retailer and about 22 dollars to production, reinforcing that the brand’s wholesale is near half of MSRP.[soleretriever]
- Estimated factory/production cost to make one pair: roughly 25–35 dollars (often quoted around 30 dollars for a 100 dollar shoe).soleretriever+2
- Typical wholesale price Nike charges retailers: about 50–65 dollars per pair (around 50 percent of MSRP).reddit+2
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So, a 10% tariff on any one of these types of shoes adds less than 6 dollars total to the cost to import.
If they wholesale at 55 per unit and sell them for 150 per unit, a 5-dollar-per-unit tariff is hardly onerous.
The same math can be applied to other goods imported into the US.
Meanwhile, the US has its goods tariffed right out of competition in every nation around the world that does business with us. Essentially, closing their markets to our goods while the quislineg left whine that we have to pay a few bucks more for luxury items.
Isn't that their line when it comes to taxation? They'd be willing to pay a few dollars more per paycheck for the services that aid in keeping Americans wholly dependent upon our government?
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AND AMERICAN YOU STUPID *****.
I sell welding supplies. When tariffs result in higher costs on welding machines and related products, I raise the price. In order to remain a viable business, I have to reach a certain profit margin. Unfortunately, my buyers pay for the increase. They, in turn, charge more of their services. The result? Inflation.
Hafar1014
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If people are willing to buy thats the right price. Inflation is slowing government spending causes inflation. Consumer spending lowers it by controlling demand. If you raise the price and no one buys you have no options. Lower the price or watch inventory sit on your shelf.
And Hafar won't get the cheaper products his optimism suggests.
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Tariffs are good for American workersThe Trump admin looks to restate tariffs via unfair trade legislation, insuring that the average American pays more for products.
Trump administration launches Section 301 trade probes into Mexico, China, EU, others
Trump administration launches Section 301 trade probes into Mexico, China, EU, others
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, said President Trump was not authorized by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, IEEPA, to impose tariffs.www.cnbc.com
Key Points
The Trump administration announced new trade investigations of China, Mexico, the European Union and more than a dozen other economies, with the goal of replacing President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, which were recently ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
The probes, which are likely to be expanded to more nations, will be conducted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently predicted that by August, U.S. tariffs would return to the levels that existed before the Supreme Court’s ruling.
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new trade investigations of China, Mexico, the European Union and more than a dozen other economies, with the goal of replacing President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, which were recently ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
The probes, which will likely expand to more nations, will be conducted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters during a call.
That law permits the U.S. to impose tariffs on imported goods from other nations found to have engaged in unfair trade practices.
Section 301 tariffs could replace at least some of the reciprocal tariffs on most of the world’s nations that Trump imposed on them last year without congressional authorization.
“The president’s trade policy remains the same,” Greer said.
“Protect American jobs and to make sure we have fair trade with our trading partners,” he said.
Greer said that the Section 301 probes “will cover acts, policies and practices of certain economies relating to structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors.”
“We expect that this investigation will uncover a variety of unfair trading practices related to excess capacity and production in manufacturing,” he said. “Our view is that key trading partners have still production capacity that is really untethered from the market incentives of domestic and global demand.”
He said that has led to large and persistent trade surpluses.
Besides Mexico, China, and the EU, the other economies being investigated are Japan, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Thailand.
“We do expect that there will be other Section 301 investigations on a country-specific basis, or maybe other tools or investigations that may come up,” Greer said. “I won’t go into too much detail.”
Under Section 301, the Trade Representative Office will receive written comments on the probe and hold a hearing. “We’ll also be consulting with our trading partners who are subject to this investigation,” Greer said.
“After all of that, the USTR, we will have our findings and our analysis, and we will propose, if necessary, a responsive action,” he said. “Responsive action can take a number of forms. It can be tariffs, it can be fees on services, it can be other things.”
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Do you sell US-made welders or just the cheap chinese stuff?
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They're the ones paying them, after all.
JGalt
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You sure as hell weren't tired of increasing prices when those shitheads Biden and Harris were ruining the country.
What's changed?
C_Clayton_Jones
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The willfully ignorant and dishonest right.
The US consumer needs to be taxed into submission. I hear ya.
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