Posted on 05/06/2025 1:41:09 PM PDT by karpov
"Americans are broadly skeptical that Trump’s recent wave of tariffs will yield meaningful economic benefits, particularly in the short term. Most expect the tariffs to lead to higher consumer prices, and few believe they will bring in more revenue than they cost, while about half think they will result in increased U.S. manufacturing jobs. In addition to higher prices, the disruption could include supply chain problems, reduced U.S. exports, business slowdowns, job losses and an economic recession.
While Republicans express more optimism and a greater willingness to accept economic disruption, independents and Democrats are far less convinced — about both the potential upsides of the policy and the worthiness of enduring any economic pain to achieve them.
These findings suggest a challenging political environment for sustaining aggressive tariff policies, particularly as the public’s appetite for disruption is limited. Anything lasting more than a few months will severely test Americans’ patience, and anything beyond a year is even less likely to be tolerated.
To date, Trump has shown a willingness to make exceptions to the high tariffs he announced on April 2, amid pushback from other countries and key U.S. industries. As economic consequences continue to unfold, public opinion may prove to be another constraint on how far the U.S. can go in reshaping its trade relationships through tariffs."
At least half of Americans are ignorant
At least one third of the posters on this thread at this point are ignorant. (Hint: It ain’t you, goodnesswins...)
Not to be outdone by the WSJ the formerly conservative NR chimes in on the horrors of empty shelves because of Trump’s America first non-globalist agenda.
For these clowns at NR to defend the status quo ante as “free trade” is beyond despicable. It’s as if any attempt to right that listing ship was indefensible to them.
“Trump is now arguing that children are going to have to get used to having less.”
You can have a free country and less junk, or slavery...
Excellent post Pissant, right on the money.
I wonder if anybody who is bitching about the price of dolls has noticed that the cost of fuel is lower. I guess dolls are of strategic importance whereas fuel is just a luxury.
Oh, we must do it for the children!
The tariffs are about cutting off the money going to create the weapons that will be fired at us when the CCP decides to take Taiwan. Last week a half a trillion dollars.ilitary supplemental bill started working through Congress. That’s in addition to the regular military budget. It’s focused largely on expendables.
It will be a happy day when the toads at NR and WSJ have to admit they’re wrong about tariffs just as they were wrong about free trade. They are terrible at economics. Trump views tariffs as tax revenue. Trillions will flow into the treasury shrinking the deficit while factories pop up like mushrooms and jobs boom. Red China’s economy will collapse. Trump promised to make America rich again. At least he has a plan. WSJ and NR are paralyzed by fear and prisoners to the status quo.
I still have the ‘Anyone But Trump” issue of their Feb 2016 rag. Some of the authors have come around. This was 6 years after I went on their cruise(2010). 800 followers. onboard. I doubt they count get half that many now. VDH was given a ‘inner’ cabin. I ‘nodded’ him out of respect for his scholarship. I’m done with them.
I did have the pleasure of sitting at the dining table with Derbyshire and the late Andrew Breitbart. Fantastic fella. Really wish he wouda’ lived.
Should I sign up for the Mike Gallagher(Larry Elder) Alaska cruise? Got the money. Celebrities I can avoid. It’s the freeper-types I’d enjoy the most.
The Master of Misdirection is at it again and why not, the press takes the bait so easily.
He didn’t fix everything in three months! 😭😭😭
National review.
I scanned a bit of it - false premises heaped upon false premises.
If there are problems with tariffs we will know sooner than later. I was a little bit worried for the first few days but I haven’t seen any evidence of any decrease in abundance. One day they didn’t have any yellow onions at the local market but that was only one thing and it passed by quickly. One of my prescriptions went up to 3 times what it was before. Otherwise I have been able to buy everything I have been looking for and I haven’t noticed any price increases worse than what Bidenflation caused. But really as one of the smarter people I am not worried.
It is. Recall that special issue they put out before he was elected the first time. Numerous guest editorials.
I wish I could go on a cruise with those guys. I enjoy listening to them and others sometimes on the Salem Radio Network.
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