you know, trump, he says a lot of things, but this tariff thing? I think he’s really got a good point there. We’re really supporting too many countries.

• an Actual American said this to me. It’s phenomenal how ignorant people are.

How is it that people don't know how a tariff works???

Are there a bunch of "other" tariffs that I don't know about???

It's crazy that over 200 years ago, some Boston dudes got so angry at this same thing happening that they threw every last barrel of tea into the ocean and proceeded to start a fucking war for independence.

Have the day you voted for.

Everything is gonna come tumbling down very soon. Brace, y’all.

I'm so tired of winning.

Yep, haven't bought anything new and tech related since the start of the year.

If you think this is bad, wait until his 5th year in office, because you're still not going to do anything.

i haven't been buying shit

And 6 months from now, it will be the full cost. They're just turning up the heat slowly enough that the frogs don't notice the difference.

Who else would be bearing the costs? The government is profiting from them, foreign companies and individuals aren’t affected beyond a drop in purchasing power, and companies are just going to pass the costs on to the consumer.

This time, exporters are bearing some cost, along with U.S. businesses, who may actually be sparing consumers even worse price increases for the moment. [...] Businesses also might have accumulated inventory in advance of the tariffs setting in, allowing them to hold off on raising their retail prices more significantly.

In case you were curious about the remainder.

Only 55%?

Tell your employers and demand a raise to compensate. Pass the buck until someone in the finance sector gives a shit.

I'm so broke rn that I'm rehoming most of my ducks. I'm only keeping 3 of the 8 that I have. I'll save like $60/month on feed with a smaller flock. That money won't go towards my savings, but to my mortgage payment which will go up by $40 starting in December.

See? Americans actually do love high taxes and big government! Maybe Bernie should start talking about how Mexico’s gonna pay for universal healthcare! (And then just raise taxes)

Is the GOP play here to just keep manipulating the stock market with tariffs then remove them when the campaigns are in swing so they can say "look how we fixed the economy!!1!"

Which their base may or may not eat up depending on how bad their attention span are.

The other option is they have no plan and their just gonna keep grifting.

Whoa, are you saying not all companies were total loyalists to Taco and didn't just eat the cost of his egotistical fantasies?

Only? I would have expected them to take all, and a bit. Never let an opportunity to make some extra profit go to waste...

It's almost like Americans should have listened to every fucking economist in the country.

But Americans are stupid, so here we are.

What childhood enemy of Trump's is making kitchen cabinets and is now being punished?

The "National Security" implications of cabinetry are beyond me.

Not this Guy.