Tit for Tat Tariffs - The US versus the World

[BPPLEE]

Hey! Don't disrespect quotes from past decades, new stuff is hard to come up with and I personally think it's cool that we can still yell "Hillary's Server!" And have it be accepted.

Bush lied people died

 

[RocksInMyHead]

Ok so ignore how it affects other American wineries. Got it

Where did I say that?

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Well according to some in this thread, they predict that your business will do better if Trump raises the tariff on imported wines. It makes sense to me.

The winery isn't in competition with European wines. It's not even exported and I haven't really seen it outside of Santa Barbara County. But I will admit since covid, I have not been paying too much attention.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Tariffs on China are now at 145%.

 

[7thKeeper]

Hey! Don't disrespect quotes from past decades, new stuff is hard to come up with and I personally think it's cool that we can still yell "Hillary's Server!" And have it be accepted.

Is "Thanks Obama!" still usable as well or do I need to update?

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Is "Thanks Obama!" still usable as well or do I need to update?

It's still good because Obama was the one in charge of the Biden administration

 

[rambot]

Tariffs on China are now at 145%.

Tariffs on Chinese goods Americans buy is 145%.

Those goods are things that poor Americans buy. Poor Americans who don't really have a lot of flexibility in their budgetting.

Now I can be as "anti-consumerism" as the next guy and a part of me thinks it would be GREAT if North Americans bought less cheaply made garbage but the fact is, some of those purchases are a kind of necessity for those people.
But I don't think they'll be happy at the price rising.

 

[BNR32FAN]

Trump owns a vineyard, Trump Winery which means any tariff on wine and champagne will benefit his own business. Since he neither divested nor put anything into a blind trust, he is fully aware of this conflict of interest.

Sure, it's minor compared to his meme coin and forcing the government to pay a premium into his venues during his very frequent visists, but still, it is one more thing....

Yeah he also owns several establishments that serve imported wines, so there’s that aspect as well.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Tariffs on Chinese goods Americans buy is 145%.

Those goods are things that poor Americans buy. Poor Americans who don't really have a lot of flexibility in their budgetting.

Now I can be as "anti-consumerism" as the next guy and a part of me thinks it would be GREAT if North Americans bought less cheaply made garbage but the fact is, some of those purchases are a kind of necessity for those people.
But I don't think they'll be happy at the price rising.

 

[rambot]

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I guess that's a response.

I think Dratch is pretty funny but most of her work was when I was no longer watching SNL.

Did you want to fill me in on this one?

 

[Oompa Loompa]

I guess that's a response.

I think Dratch is pretty funny but most of her work was when I was no longer watching SNL.

Did you want to fill me in on this one?

It was a picture of her SNL character Debbie Downer.

 

[Pommer]

I would buy Trump vinegar.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Tariffs on Chinese goods Americans buy is 145%.

Those goods are things that poor Americans buy. Poor Americans who don't really have a lot of flexibility in their budgetting.

Now I can be as "anti-consumerism" as the next guy and a part of me thinks it would be GREAT if North Americans bought less cheaply made garbage but the fact is, some of those purchases are a kind of necessity for those people.
But I don't think they'll be happy at the price rising.

All those poor Americans where I live could afford Trump flags, hats, and bumper stickers. They will be fine.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

All those poor Americans where I live could afford Trump flags, hats, and bumper stickers. They will be fine.

Now they can look forward to sewing those hats and flags themselves for a living. How fun!

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Now they can look forward to sewing those hats and flags themselves for a living. How fun!

They will be made with love.

 

[Nithavela]

China Hikes Tariffs on US Imports to 125%

Beijing says Trump's tariffs will 'become a joke in the history of the world economy'

www.newser.com

China has once again responded to President Trumps's tariffs with countermeasures, but it says this will be the last time. Beijing said Friday that it is raising tariffs on US imports from 84% to 125% starting Saturday, the AP reports. On Thursday, the White House confirmed that a 125% tariff announced by Trump would be imposed on top of an earlier 20% tariff he linked to fentanyl production. "The US alternately raising abnormally high tariffs on China has become a numbers game, which has no practical economic significance, and will become a joke in the history of the world economy," China's finance ministry said in a statement announcing the new tariffs.

lol

 

[trophy33]

Trump dodged a disaster from the bond market, but the damage isn’t over yet
President Donald Trump’s stunning tariff pivot Wednesday followed massive tumult in the $140 trillion global bond market and particularly in the $47 trillion portion involving U.S. fixed income.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/trump-dodged-a-disaster-from-the-bond-market-but-the-damage-isnt-over-yet.html

 

[KCfromNC]

Whatever you say.

Don't worry, I wasn't expecting there to be a believable answer for the issue my post identified in the talking points.

 

[KCfromNC]

Sounds like Democrats are just jealous that Trump is actually doing the things other politicians have been giving lip service.

Yeah, democrats got jealous of Trump and immediately(*) jumped in Obama's time machine, leading to them saying the things they did decades ago.

Hard to believe this spin is meant to be taken seriously.

 

[KCfromNC]

Absurd! The debt of this nation is not a random made up assertion.

Nor was it what my post was responding to. But I guess that's the game - make random outlandish assertion, when called on it subsequent posts try to run away from those to something that's not obviously wrong.