Congratulations,
My wife was an RN, that is her recommendation as well. Long term care is expensive.
I'm not throwing in the towel on "fixing" SS.
If you have narrow margins there is a limit to what tariffs you can absorb.
Here is the WH version of new plants to be built in the US. We'll see how many actually happen.
www.whitehouse.gov
True. This is happening.
Political donations probably played a role in those tariff decisions...but maybe not.
As US labor costs rose, and union demands made US manufacturing uncompetitive, 12,000 US factories were moved to China to make low cost products for US consumers.I recently bought a "smart TV" made in China for $100 while a comparable SONY was $2,000. I'm not following your logic against tariffs??? We need more revenue to pay down that $37T debt. We also need to rebuild the US manufacturing base, especially the high tech stuff like NVIDIA chips.
Here is the WH version of new plants to be built in the US. We'll see how many actually happen.
More Investment, More Jobs, and More Money in Americans’ Pockets
Today, Hyundai announced a $20 billion investment in the United States — including $5.8 billion for a new steel plant in Louisiana, which will create
True. This is happening.
Political donations probably played a role in those tariff decisions...but maybe not.
Before Trump who was the "Tariff Czar"? I think congress was, so no one was. I don't ever recall a president try to "re-balance" the trade deficit.
As US labor costs rose, and union demands made US manufacturing uncompetitive, 12,000 US factories were moved to China to make low cost products for US consumers.I recently bought a "smart TV" made in China for $100 while a comparable SONY was $2,000. I'm not following your logic against tariffs??? We need more revenue to pay down that $37T debt. We also need to rebuild the US manufacturing base, especially the high tech stuff like NVIDIA chips.
Tariffs kill two birds with one stone, needed revenue, and strengthen US manufacturing.
Who imposed the tariffs? China.Look, I have already explained to you. Those tariffs placed on American goods are RETALIATORY tariffs. I mean I understand, English is not your first language but you really should invest in a dictionary, or at least Google words you don't understand.
Until Trump came along, China did not have a tariff on American soybeans. But in his first administration he started a trade war with China and HE ******* LOST. Biden failed to negotiate the removal of those tariffs. Soybean farmers have now suffered through seven years of tariffs in China on their imports. They have lost billions of dollars in sales.
Seven years of tariffs on Chinese imports have led to retaliation and diminished U.S. exports to China that are conservatively worth $160 billion and as much as $201 billion, based on my analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
U.S. Exports to China Lost To 7-Year Trump-Biden Tariffs: $160 Billion
U.S. exports to China would likely have been $160 billion to $201 billion greater without the seven-year Trump-Biden trade war.www.forbes.com
And no, Chinese citizens are not paying those tariffs. China is just not buying American soybeans. They get them from Brazil now. American farmers have probably lost the Chinese soybean market forever. And let me teach you a little something. I doubt you would know a soybean field if you drove by it. My family raised soybeans, hundreds of acres. It was a five crop in two years rotation. Spring corn, fall soybeans, winter wheat, spring soybeans, fall corn. And there is a reason for that. Soybeans actually put nitrogen back into the soil. It is a vital component to soil management.
You Trumpsters are so simple minded, and absolutely clueless. When Trump places a tariff on a country's imports sometimes, many times, they retaliate. Again, please look up the definition of that word. It appears you don't understand it. And no one in the Trump administration thought this shit through. When retaliatory tariffs are placed on American products it makes products from other countries more competitive. Like Brazil's soybeans. But hell, take something simple, like Kentucky bourbon, do you have any idea of how many distillers are declaring bankruptcy because they have lost their export market? Do you know how much Kentucky bourbon is sold in Toronto now? ******* ZERO. They refuse to buy.
How do you just make this crap up as you go along????
What is 15 + 15?
It is amazing how they stick to the left wing orthodoxy no matter what.
Biden Fd up our energy production. Gas is the major cost in farming. Tariffs have nothing to do with domestic food production.
Hey moron, are you familiar with a concept called cause and effect?
Inflation is stable, wages are up taxes down spending power is up. We dont need to export but most countries have to export to America. We are the largest economy in the world and their economies depend on exports to America. They need us ewe dont need them. They will pay fir the privilege. Manufacturers will pay the tariffs because they must sell but consumers dont have to buy. Tariffs will bring in 1 trillion a year and pay off the deficit in 2 years. Trump has leverage and knows how to use it
My post makes better sense
i know that the Trump tariffs cause higher prices for US consumers
You seem to be forgetting, that our tariffs are the reciprical ones.
Not on soybeans prior to Trump's first trade war.
And that wooshing sound you're hearing are the Chumps coming home to roost.
You're not aware of much, are you?
Farmers use diesel. But they also use fertilizer, some times it is 30% of their input costs, much higher than the cost of fuel.
Link?
Its not tariffs. Its Bidenflation poor energy policies EPA regulations and too much governmentFarmers use diesel. But they also use fertilizer, some times it is 30% of their input costs, much higher than the cost of fuel.
Farmers Feel Fertilizer Price Squeeze as Tariffs Hit Ag Sector - Farm Policy News
Farm groups are warning that President Donald Trump's tariff war is worsening already high fertilizer prices, making it harder for farmers to afford planting their usual amounts of corn, wheat and soybeans.farmpolicynews.illinois.edu
There are a lot of things that Trump does or says that I don't agree with but until you clowns can come up with someone to vote for who agrees with most of my values and knows the difference between a man and a woman, MAGA gets my vote.The chickens are coming home to roost across the heartland of America. As harvest season approaches, our farmers, many of them Trump voters, are looking at a nonexistent market for their crops, especially corn and soybeans as a result of Trump's self imposed trade war.
There is moneÿ built into the budget bill to provide assistance (welfare) to farmers to compensate for the lost revenue from the crops they can't sell so that may save some from bankruptcy. Still, here we go with another case of Trump's rhetoric about "making America Great Again" not matching the reality of the results of his incompetent policies.
Tariffs are hurting farmers
Brown said one issue that rounds out all the problems farmers are facing: tariffs.
“I think the tariffs are the ice cream on the cake of a perfect storm,” said Brown. “When you try and sell a product, okay, U.S. soybeans leaving New Orleans without the tariff to China are cheaper than Brazilian soybeans, at the current market. But when you put the tariff on top of them, Brazilian beans are cheaper.”
What can be done to help farmers?
“In the short term, they have no choice but to mail us a check,” said Brown. “I don’t know a farmer that likes the check program. Nobody wants to take the taxpayer dollars, but nobody wants to go broke, nobody wants to lose everything. Long term, we have to have options, markets, and places to sell our product.”
‘I have never been as worried as I am now’: Arkansas farmers gather to share concerns
Hundreds of farmers gathered in Brookland to speak with representatives of Arkansas leaders to share with them their urgent plight: the difficulties they face in farming today.www.kait8.com
U.S. producers of corn and soybeans have sent dire warnings as prices for their crops have crashed in recent years while President Donald Trump’s trade war whipsaws farmers.
On Thursday, the National Corn Growers Association raised alarms about “the economic crisis hitting rural America, as commodity prices drop at a time when input costs remain at near-record highs.”
Corn prices have plunged more than 50% from their 2022 peak, while production costs are down just 3% in that span, translating to a loss of 85 cents per bushel, the NCGA said, adding that the outlook for next year is worse with even lower prices and higher costs.
The NCGA called on Congress and the Trump administration to boost demand, including via higher blends of ethanol and increased foreign market access.
A week before that, the American Soybean Association sent a letter to Trump, warning that “U.S. soybean farmers are standing at a trade and financial precipice.”
Rural America is suffering an economic crisis as crop prices plunge — 'U.S. soybean farmers cannot survive a prolonged trade dispute' | Fortune
"Prices continue to drop and at the same time our farmers are paying significantly more for inputs and equipment."fortune.com
